matackable:

cinnabees:

Guys, I keep seeing that post going around about putting uncooked spaghetti noodles in your tablet pen to work as replacement nibs, and I know OP means well and stuff, but PLEASE DON’T DO THAT.

Pasta, no matter how smooth it is, is still a product of dry flour, and rubbing it down on a surface creates micro-sized grit that will scratch up your screen faster than any tablet nib, and they wear down even faster, so it won’t even be worth it. Also, it’s so brittle, if it breaks inside the pen, it will be difficult to clean it out.

Tablet nibs are a pain to replace and buy, but buying a 10 pack of them for $7-8 on Amazon is going to be a better choice than having to pay a heftier sum to repair a scratched up tablet surface/screen.

Spread this post if you can, because I’d really hate to see someone accidentally damage their tablets this way.

A pain to replace and buy? Your tablet comes with the tool to pull them out. That or use a set of tweezers. It’s not that difficult. Nibs cost like $8-10. If you can’t find nibs for your old tablet pen, try eBay or maybe it’s time to upgrade.

Please don’t even perpetuate that this process is difficult because it REALLY isn’t.