The Brother ScanNCut uses a separate pen holder with specific sized felt tip ink pens to draw your designs. I want to plot electronic traces, but Brother doesn’t manufacture conductive ink pen cartridges so Denis and I began to hack together a solution.   First we took apart an existing pen holder and cleaned both the felt tip and […]

  Bare Conductive Paint cracks with with age causing it to become inconsistent in transmitting electrical currant.    

  An electronic trace made from CuPro conductive paint from LessEMF oxidizes over time, but it will still conduct current. Use a multimeter to test the trace for continuity then attach the power source to areas of paint that have not oxidized.     If the power source is attached to the oxidized areas the circuit will not activate.   […]

  I have a collection of conductive paint that is sitting on my workbench waiting for a paper computing project to begin!   Circuit Scribe pen from ElectronInks that I purchased at Maker Faire NYC September 2014.       Also on my workbench is Bare Conductive Paint and CUPro from LessEMF.     Time to get to work!  

  Dried up conductive paint makes a pretty picture. I left a jar of LessEMF CUPro paint open for about six month. Oooops!    

  The winter sunshine illuminates my current paper computing projects.    

  Way back in 2011 I used CUPro conductive paint to test different application methods for circuit boards and LEDs. Thanks to my impeccable filing system I just found the sample papers and the paint.     GOOD NEWS – the paint is still is working as a conductive trace! In fact even after three years the resistance remains the […]

  You’ve purchased a quart of conductive paint, pried the can open, and now you’re wondering how to use it? Not to worry! All you need is a piston syringe to transfer the paint from the can to a squeeze bottle of your choosing.   I found these 60 cc syringes on Amazon.   The least expensive option is a […]

  CONDUCTIVE PAINT for sale! ***** UPDATE 10AM SOLD ******** CUPro from LessEMF. Extra bottles from my 5 June workshop. 2 oz bottles. Use before 2015. $20 + shipping. Perfect for summer time paper computing craft projects! email info @ etextilelounge.com for details   Draw electronic circuits.  

Pretty pretty paint!     A challenge to remove the safety clips…   I was skeptical of the plastic tub, but it worked out just fine.   Once I arrived at Arrowmont I transferred the paint to 1 oz squeeze bottles that the participants could use for paper computing.