Lego printer using felt tip marker as ink

[Barfo]

This video has made my day

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX09WnGU6ZY

 

[PottedMeat]

Hehe very cool. Resolution must be ~20 DPI or something. Probably can't get much better with the backlash on those lego racks and gears.

 

[calvinbiss]

I wish I was that smart.

 

[ElFenix]

:awe:

 

[KeithTalent]

Bitchin'!

KT

 

[DnetMHZ]

That's pretty cool.

 

[TekShopping]

thats prety cool , wonder how long it took him to build that

 

[skyking]

I wish I was that smart.

Me too> Respect for some fine skills.

 

[Raduque]

Damn that thing prints slow, but it's so awesome it doesn't matter! :awe:

 

[dank69]

How much is he going to charge for ink refills?!

 

[ViviTheMage]

hahaha, that's pretty damn good.

 

[highland145]

How much is he going to charge for ink refills?!

Since I have never had a felt tip pen last worth a crap, a lot.

Showed this to my 9 year old lego fanatic. Told him to have it done by the time I get home.

 

[SunnyD]

Wow, I don't know what's more impressive... the printer itself or the fact that the dude wrote a custom printer driver for it.

 

[brblx]

why, that's the worst printer i've ever seen.

 

[Homerboy]

I was just going to post this myself.
SUPER cool

 

[PingSpike]

That's pretty awesome.

 

[Sealy]

I'm so showing that to my 8 yr. old...

he was attempting to use his lego mind storms to build a rubics cube solver, he actually got it programed to be able to turn the cube twice which is pretty huge in itself. He told me though, that it didn't do a good job of solving it. lol!

 

[HardcoreRobot]

awesome

 

[DrPizza]

why, that's the worst printer i've ever seen.

Why's that? It's not much different than the printers we had in the CAD room in 1985, except those had 4 pens. Printing wasn't a whole lot faster.

 

[daw123]

That is awesome.

 

[rasczak]

that was really cool

 

[F1N3ST]

Lego is a hypocrisy.

 

[xanis]

That is coolest Goddamned thing I've seen in a LONG time. Awesome.

 

[grrl]

I'm so showing that to my 8 yr. old...

he was attempting to use his lego mind storms to build a rubics cube solver, he actually got it programed to be able to turn the cube twice which is pretty huge in itself. He told me though, that it didn't do a good job of solving it. lol!

He just didn't let it run long enough!

 

[disappoint]

I'm so showing that to my 8 yr. old...

he was attempting to use his lego mind storms to build a rubics cube solver, he actually got it programed to be able to turn the cube twice which is pretty huge in itself. He told me though, that it didn't do a good job of solving it. lol!

Wow that's pretty cool for an 8 yr old!

The Lego printer was pretty funny, it's like skywriting, only slower...and not in the sky lol

Know what would be cool? Skywriting on clouds in the sky with lasers.