After chatting with other folks in the knife building group, we wanted to experiment with a couple of different conductive materials. The first choice was a conductive rubber, which was a sheet of silicone with embedded carbon-fiber strands. I tested with E6000 and rubber cement.
The other material I was interested in was Velostat. I used the same adhesives and applied them at the same time as the rubber experiment. For the rubber swatches, I glued the samples to a knife handle I chopped off earlier, but the Velostat I just applied some to the surface.
All of the rubber samples released from the knife handle, but the adhesives stuck the handle well. The rubber cement released from the Velostat, but the E6000 formed a strong bond, which made it the only combination that worked.
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2020-03-07
Conductive rubber test samples
The other material I was interested in was Velostat. I used the same adhesives and applied them at the same time as the rubber experiment. For the rubber swatches, I glued the samples to a knife handle I chopped off earlier, but the Velostat I just applied some to the surface.
Velostat testing
All of the rubber samples released from the knife handle, but the adhesives stuck the handle well. The rubber cement released from the Velostat, but the E6000 formed a strong bond, which made it the only combination that worked.
One clear winner
GitHub repo for EleKSco.
The rest of the posts for this project have been arranged by date.
First time here?
Completed projects from year 1
Completed projects from year 2
Completed projects from year 3
Completed projects from year 4
Completed projects from year 5
Completed projects from year 6
Disclaimer for http://24hourengineer.blogspot.com and 24HourEngineer.com
This disclaimer must be intact and whole. This disclaimer must be included if a project is distributed.
All information in this blog, or linked by this blog, is not to be taken as advice or solicitation. Anyone attempting to replicate, in whole or in part, is responsible for the outcome and procedure. Any loss of functionality, money, property, or similar, is the responsibility of those involved in the replication.
All digital communication regarding the email address 24hourengineer@gmail.com becomes the intellectual property of Brian McEvoy. Any information contained within these messages may be distributed or retained at the discretion of Brian McEvoy. Any email sent to this address, or any email account owned by Brian McEvoy, cannot be used to claim property or assets.
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2020-03-07
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