Circuit Scribe: Draw circuits with a rollerball pen
Posted by: Jon Ben-Mayor on 11/24/2013 10:37 AM
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The goal of Circuit Scribe is to make it easier for "makers to make" by allowing you to draw smooth lines with conductive silver ink creating functioning circuits instantly. They are looking to further fund the project via Kickstarter so they can switch over to get the pen and ink manufactured large scale - rather than brewing up batches of ink by hand as they have been doing.
The final design of the basic Circuit Scribe pen will look similar to the prototype displayed here and in the video. We plan to purchase the parts directly from Sakura or partner with them outright to manufacture the pens. The quality of the pen and the reasonable price make this the ideal choice for our ink. The rollerball pen design works really well, is cost effective, and we love the utilitarian simplicity of it. It also writes for a while (60-80 meters). The written lines achieve a conductivity of 50-100 milliohms per square per mil.
No matter what, we are going to continue our STEM outreach and build an online education site for Circuit Scribe. But if we can raise $250,000 we can make the robust, user-friendly education portal of our dreams! We'd like to build a platform for kids, educators, & makers with activities, lesson plans, and user-submitted projects. We'd also like to do more workshops & outreach events. In order to do this we'll need to expand our team and work with educators to develop more low-cost, high-quality electronics projects that are fun for kids and teachers. Please help us reach our goal!
Check out the full project: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/electroninks/circuit-scribe-draw-circuits-instantly
The final design of the basic Circuit Scribe pen will look similar to the prototype displayed here and in the video. We plan to purchase the parts directly from Sakura or partner with them outright to manufacture the pens. The quality of the pen and the reasonable price make this the ideal choice for our ink. The rollerball pen design works really well, is cost effective, and we love the utilitarian simplicity of it. It also writes for a while (60-80 meters). The written lines achieve a conductivity of 50-100 milliohms per square per mil.
No matter what, we are going to continue our STEM outreach and build an online education site for Circuit Scribe. But if we can raise $250,000 we can make the robust, user-friendly education portal of our dreams! We'd like to build a platform for kids, educators, & makers with activities, lesson plans, and user-submitted projects. We'd also like to do more workshops & outreach events. In order to do this we'll need to expand our team and work with educators to develop more low-cost, high-quality electronics projects that are fun for kids and teachers. Please help us reach our goal!
Check out the full project: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/electroninks/circuit-scribe-draw-circuits-instantly
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