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Squishy Circuit Dough Recipes--CREDIT: The Art of Tinkering

(Make One Of Each Type)


Conductive dough

Mix 1 cup (240) ml water,1 cup(120g) flour,¼ cup (75g) salt, 3 tablespoons cream of tartar, 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, and some drops of food coloring in a pot over medium heat. stir continuously  as the mixture boils until it forms a ball in the pots knead it on a floured surface  until its nice and smooth. store it in an airtight  container; it will stay malleable for a few weeks.

Insulating dough

To make complicated circuits, you need a non conductive dough, too. Mix 1 cup (120 g) flour, ½ cup ( 100 g) sugar, and 3 tablespoons vegetable oil in a bowl. Then incorporate up to ½ cup  (120 mL) distilled water in tiny increments ( about 1 tablespoon at a time) until the dough forms cohesive lump. Knead in a little more flour until its easy to knead mold with your hands. You can store this dough just like its conductive doppelganger.

-Typed by: Jasmine

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