Fabrication
Outline
Fabrication of the TacTip is straightforward and consists of 5 steps, outlined below. If you are interested instead in buying a ready-made TacTip, contact us by email for a quote.
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1) 3d-printing | 2) Skin | 3) Flesh | 4) LEDs | 5) Camera |
Equipment
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3D-printer Stratasys | Laser cutter Epilog Laser | Soldering iron RS | Microscope RS |
Bill of materials
Image | Description | Qty | Units | Unit Price | Link |
| Acrylic sheet (50 mm x50mm) | 1 | each | £2.50 | |
| Loctite 406 glue | 1 | each | £11.82 | |
| Loctite 770 primer | 1 | each | £17.37 | |
| Mould release agent | 1 | each | £13.28 | |
| White paint | 1 | each | £1.89 | |
| Syringe (20ml) | 1 | pack | £7.20 | |
| Blunt-tipped needle | 1 | pack | $9.90 | |
| RTV27905 Silicone gel | 1 | pack | £130.51 | |
| LED ring | 1 | each | 12 Eur | |
| Surface mount LEDs | 6 | each | £0.161 | |
| Surface mount Resistors | 6 | each | £0.052 | |
| Cable reels (red and black) | 2 | each | £9.43 | |
| M3x8mm Screws | 3 | each | £0.04 | |
| Camera | 1 | each | £69.99 | |
| Black insulating tape | 1 | each | £1.08 | |
| Heat shrink 10m reel | 1 | each | £8.36 | |
| USB extension cable | 1 | each | £0.91 |