Conductive Dough

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Joseph

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Jul 11, 2012, 12:41:35 AM7/11/12
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I finally got something halfway interesting going with this stuff. Excuse my gruesome looking hands. https://vimeo.com/45554359

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Jul 11, 2012, 4:33:10 PM7/11/12
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what is the dough ?    i mean did you mix somthen into playdough ,etc,   ?

Pat McCarthy

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Jul 11, 2012, 5:03:07 PM7/11/12
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Salt dough is conductive…

MOST dough plasticine based…. Pretty high resistance stuff

Upside to them is continued plasticity… salt dough dries out in days

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Pat McCarthy

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Jul 11, 2012, 5:04:23 PM7/11/12
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  1. Pour 1 cup salt into large bowl.
  2. Add 1 1/4 cups warm water, mix well.
  3. Add 3 cups flour, mix well some more.
  4. Knead into ball, seal in plastic bag and refrigerate

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Jul 11, 2012, 5:17:25 PM7/11/12
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neat,    ive been looking at the shape lock stuff or sugru  , thinking i could make it conductive adding in a conductive powder of some sort .    

 the idea was for touch sensors made all weird shaped !   " throttle grip"
 



   http://www.instructables.com/id/How-To-Make-Your-Own-Sugru-Substitute/

Joseph

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Jul 11, 2012, 5:52:31 PM7/11/12
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Recipe for this dough is...

1 cup Water
1 1/2 cups Flour
1/4 cup Salt
3 Tbsp. Cream of Tartar
1 Tbsp. Vegetable Oil
Food Coloring
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