Gossip Nail

TOOLS AND MATERIALS

  1. Isopropyl Alcohol (99-99.8%)

  2. Isopropyl Alcohol (70%)

  3. Formlabs Form3L Printer

  4. Formlabs Clear Resin V4

  5. Sandpaper (213Q P800-grit)

  6. ViniMay Metal Chrome Gel Nail Polish 

  7. D&Z orange and turoquoise gel polish color 313 and 365

  8. Dafu yellow gel polish color M045

  9. Angelina nail supply Clear UV Top Coat

  10. Nail File

  11. X-acto Knife

  12. UV Lamp

CONSTRUCTION STEPS

Preparing the 3D Resin Print

  1. SLA print the two files of the ring and nail cover design.

  2. Carefully remove the 3D print from the build plate and soak in isopropyl alcohol (99-99.8%).

  3. Cut the supports from the 3D print. 

  4. Once supports are removed, give a rinse in IPA for any remaining support debris.

  5. Using super fine sandpaper (P800), sand all the 3D prints gently to remove any remnants of supports. If needed, you can take an X-acto knife and gently remove any little broken support pieces, but be careful not to cut the model itself.

Coating and Curing the Ring and Nail cover

  1. Apply one layer of the metal chrome gel nail polish to the nails. Cure with a UV lamp in between each layer.

  2. Apply 3 layers of yellow, orange and turquoise gel nail polish to the nails. Make gradient of colors using a fluffy brush. Cure with a UV lamp in between each layer.

  3. Once dried, paint the nail cover with a clear UV top coat. Cure with a UV lamp.

FUNCTIONALITY

Microphone Circuit

  1. Construct the controller circuit following the circuit schematic.

  2. It is recommended that the circuit be soldered onto a Perma-Proto Quarter-sized Breadboard PCB for easy use.

  3. Program the microcontroller through Arduino. The testing code can be downloaded below.

  4. When talking to the microphone, the on-board LED will dim according to the volume of the sound.

Microphone Visualization

  1. To visualize the sound, program the microcontroller through Arduino. The code can be downloaded below.

  2. To connect the Arduino to the p5.js visualization, p5 serial control need to be installed: https://github.com/p5-serial/p5.serialcontrol

    The p5.js visualization sketch: link

Speaker Circuit

  1. Construct the controller circuit following the circuit schematic.

  2. It is recommended that the circuit be soldered onto a Perma-Proto Quarter-sized Breadboard PCB for easy use.

  3. Program the microcontroller through CircuitPython. The testing code can be downloaded below.

  4. To prepare the audio file, prepare the sound file in .wav format using the online recording tool: https://resonaterecordings.com/voice-recorder/

  1. The .wav file needs to be renamed to “audio.wav” and saved to the CircuitPython folder when the microcontroller is connected to the computer.

SKIN APPLICATION

Applying the Ring and Nail Cover

  1. File the natural nail and the back of the nail cover with a nail filer.

  2. Clean both the natural nail and the back of the nail cover with isopropyl alcohol (70%) and isopropyl alcohol (99-99.8%), respectively.

  3. Apply a clear, double-sided adhesive nail sticker to the natural nail.

  4. Attach the nail at a 45º angle from the nail bed to the nail tip.

Removal

  1. Unstick the nail from left to right and remove the remaining sticker tab peeling it off with your fingers.