The Doll Forum

I'm actually getting ready to work with inductive charging for another product we're developing but it occurred to me a while ago how perfect it is for a doll. One thing I considered was a charging slipper. So the inductive pickup would be in her foot. A slipper that fits properly would ensure the ...

Actually, I was hoping that the skeleton would be conductive from one end to the other. It could be used as the ground plane just like a car uses all the metal as the ground. That really wouldn't be too hard to test, a couple of sewing needles for probes to just puncture the skin and touch the multi...

Your iron is too hot

I'm actually getting ready to work with inductive charging for another product we're developing but it occurred to me a while ago how perfect it is for a doll. One thing I considered was a charging slipper. So the inductive pickup would be in her foot. A slipper that fits properly would ensure the o...

A soldering iron wouldn't produce enough heat to solder it in the first place unless it was one of the big ones for industrial use. But, as stated, solder would not penetrate the metal and make a strong joint. When my Doll's back broke I had 4 soldering irons,, a soldering / hot air station, 1 indus...

Short responses because I only have a few minutes..... A quick search on Amazon for "flexible sensor" finds pretty much what you're concept is for this sensor in a variety of shapes and lengths, I never looked until now. My ideas are built upon work from others and the flexible sensor ide...

Short responses because I only have a few minutes..... A quick search on Amazon for "flexible sensor" finds pretty much what you're concept is for this sensor in a variety of shapes and lengths, I never looked until now. Copper doesn't bother me inside a doll because it would need to be en...

One very old Robotics trick was to use ESD foam for pressure sensing, it changes it's resistance as it's compressed. It was typically sandwiched between two strips of copper clad board and then covered in heat shrink tubing. No reason that couldn't be flexible with copper tape instead of rigid pheno...

I like the way you think, several people have been working on capacitive sensors, graphite is an interesting concept. It makes me wonder about 3D printing carbon fiber or conductive filament antennas to glue to the skull. Cap sensors are not all created equal, Christine's Man is using some uncommon ...

I hear you on the free time thing Brother, no time for anything with that perky job in the way. Talc, more commonly cornstarch from the baking isle is put on after the silicone is cured, it softens the feel and needs re-applied from time to time. Cornstarch is also worlds healthier to have around th...

On Netflix, "The Tourist" S2 E1 a police officer has a doll. In this scene he's upset because she fell from a chair.

Welcome! Wow! I'm really looking forward to having you in the community. Some of us, including me have used liquid plastics and silicone from Smooth-On in the past, and it sounds like you possibly have a lot more experience with that. I was excited to see you mention the eco flex products, I've been...

As of late I've been 3D printing with TPE, it's interesting to say the least, but before anybody's mind drifts to sex, 3D printed TPE is not of a soft enough shore hardness for that kind of thing IMO. Anyway, it got me thinking again of making bladders and diaphragms. Today I realized that small but...

Yes, starting back in 2018 or 2019, I just finished a post about this ironically when I saw yours.
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This has been "invented" so many times I almost feel like it should have a subcategory or something...

Where? I searched but couldn't find anything. (This site really needs subcategories for organization). Do you have links? Apologies for my earlier post. I didn't mean to be short or dismissive of your idea, by all means keep thinking, please keep working on this. Every mind that sets itself towards...