Alessandro Contini made it!
After Rome Maker Faire, he continued to play with the stamps:
More #prototyping on the #stamp circuit idea by @manhluong powered by @techlabtl and @BareConductive! pic.twitter.com/PCimfQ35vB
— alessandro contini (@CNTLSN) October 14, 2013
And manage to stamp a circuit and attach the components on it, helped by Evu Nez, in Berlin:
Waiting for the ink to dry... @manhluong @BareConductive @techlabtl pic.twitter.com/5zTcX25sOU
— alessandro contini (@CNTLSN) October 16, 2013
At first it didn’t work:
@rossatkin @manhluong @BareConductive @techlabtl it turns on but doesn't make any sound :/ we'll try tomorrow w/ another stamp and more ink!
— alessandro contini (@CNTLSN) October 16, 2013
But on a second try, it worked!
Can you turn a piece of paper into an electronic music instrument? Yes you CAN! http://t.co/MS11HBRumW #stamp #ataripunkconsole
— alessandro contini (@CNTLSN) October 18, 2013
He then proceeded writing a short post on his Facebook about it:
https://www.facebook.com/alessandro.contini.31/posts/635707683140897
So it can be done!
I am very happy about this outcome: as Alessandro pointed out, its not the results that made all this beautiful but the journey that led to it.
(That is a flexible circuit, by the way.)
It’s cool to see how an idea is transformed, interpreted and executed.
My only regret? Not being physically there with Alessandro when the circuit was turned on for the first time.
Finally, Alessandro told me that had he to change the circuit a bit (leaving out a couple of resistors), because the conductive ink is too resistive, compared to copper. Also, applying the ink to the stamp is not easy and fast.
There are still lots of work to do, on many fronts.