Cut a small stripe off of the conductive foam so it's a little bit wider than the tip of the pen.If you can't easily achieve this, you may want to use a different pen or try to break the rear off. Disassemble the rear of the pen so that you get a tube.A not insulated wire or a wire stripper to remove insulation more than twice the length of your pen.A small piece of conductive foam (the kind that microchips and other small electronic parts come embedded in).
Here's a video in case you don't like reading instructions. This is what the process should look like:Īnother method found on lifehacker uses conductive foam instead of aluminum foil. (No, this will not harm your tablet's or phone's screen.)
The following method found on CNET uses aluminum foil as well but also includes a Q-tip to accomplish a screen gentle meeting place: Here's what you'll need: Since there are different ways of crafting your own stylus, I'd like to expand on this a bit. Using Aluminum foil has already been mentioned by Mooseman.