The photos don't do it justice: the components are in glorious 3D in real life.
There's probably something profound about making an old-fashioned pen from new-fangled technology. Probably.
Monday, 28 November 2011
Surface-Mount Printed Circuit Board Pen
There's a retired gentleman just around the corner in our village who makes "hand crafted writing implements." As well as some beautiful turned-wood examples, he makes pens from surface-mounted PCBs. I've never seen anything quite like them. He heats a section of board and curls it into a tube, which he then encases in clear acrylic. He turns and polishes this to produce a pen shaft. In his shed.
Makes a great present for geeks. Not surprisingly, my girlfriend not-so-secretly bought one from the village craft fair at the weekend. Hurrah for Christmas!
There's probably something profound about making an old-fashioned pen from new-fangled technology. Probably.
There's probably something profound about making an old-fashioned pen from new-fangled technology. Probably.
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Wow! I love this creative circuit texture on pen...
ReplyDeletethat's innovative design, truely different.
ReplyDeletelets thanks to- surface mounted technology, which has made our
cell phone fit inside our pocket and now this electronics pen.
Top post. I look forward to reading more. Cheers.
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