Has anyone modified their c-stick? I find that mine gets difficult to use after five or ten minutes just due to the trace amounts of sweat on my fingertips.
I am considering taking a razor blade and slicing a "X" or "#" into the surface. If that didn't work, I might apply a tiny drop of super glue on the surface and rub some sand into it, with the goal of having the sand get glued into the slits I've just cut.
People on various forums have glued sandpaper, fabric, and leather to the c-stick, all claiming positive results.
One person glued together two guitar picks then drilled a hole the size of the c-stick, creating a smooth plastic ring.
Another person put a rubber band around their system, resting on the stick, but that's hardly a fix at all.
Has anyone tried anything? My main concern here is damaging the c-stick in a way that renders it even more useless. It would be unfortunate for a modification to not withstand use and eventually worsen the problem.
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[–] Negrotive [S] ago (edited ago)
The fabric thing didn't work at all: as soon as my finger caught the edge of the fabric the piece tore off really quickly.
I went to Ace and bought this thing (excuse the dust) which kinda bites into my finger and is really easy to use. The only problem is that it doesn't really stick onto the c-stick that well. Additionally, it rises up just enough that the screen comes in to contact with it when you close the device, pushing it down a bit. This hasn't done any damage to the bottom right corner of the screen yet, and I have a screen protector on anyway, but it's still not the ideal solution.
I'm going to glue together this little washer thing and a cut-to-fit piece of this sprinkler filter, both also purchased at a hardware store. Then I'll glue that over the c-stick using this Pliobond stuff which I bought because it says it works on rubber and withstands stretching and flexing -- what I believe to be a contributing reason for failure of the regular super glue when I tried using fabric.
[–] Negrotive [S] ago (edited ago)
I let the glue cure for a couple days. Now I've done some basic trimming: if the piece works I'll bend down the pointy edges (very carefully as to not upset the glue) and glue the contraption onto the c-stick. Here's a shot of the underside and here's what it looks like in action.
[–] Negrotive [S] ago (edited ago)
The mod passed the cafe test. It's not the ideal fix, but it's a hell of a lot better than the c-stick alone. One thing I wish I had done was drill out the center of the washer ever so slightly. The metric-sized washer I used was a tight fit, and sometimes it popped off
(I never did glue it on).