Lego printer using felt tip marker as ink

[WelshBloke]

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

Its better than the POS lexmark I had, refills look cheaper too.:awe:

 

[Bl0cks]

Its better than the POS lexmark I had, refills look cheaper too.:awe:

Exactly, no more "you can't print anything because light cyan is out"

I would like to turn in an essay using this printer lol

 

[thepd7]

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.

~75 DPI or so says the developer (comments include an FAQ)

 

[Kelvrick]

marked

 

[Sealy]

He just didn't let it run long enough!

lol yes probably!

He's now making a slot machine, he has taped yard sale price tags to some lego rims and has somehow got them to spin just slightly staggered from each other, so it really is like a real one It makes noises and everything. He amazes me daily

 

[mmntech]

I'm going to print all my documents that way from now on. :awe:

 

[Train]

At first I thought it wasn't that great, I've seen some pretty amazing stuff in the mindstorms gallery. But then I read this part:

This is not a kit you can buy and does not use mindstorms. I designed/built/coded it all from scratch including analog motor electronics, sensors and printer driver, the USB interface uses a “wiring” board.

This guy's geek penis is way larger than mine.

 

[halik]

awesome

 

[Schfifty Five]

This video is win.

Legos are win (except their insane price tag)

And the music in the video is totally win.

 

[WA261]

Cool, but damn.....talk about some time on your hands.

 

[Fenixgoon]

thats awesome!

 

[Born2bwire]

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.

Oh yeah. Plotters are always kinda neat to watch.

 

[brblx]

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.

i just mean the prehistoric construction of the machine. i mean, legos as gears kind of suck balls. we've always had better tech than that for printers since 'printers' have existed.

but that's not the point of it (to be high tech). it's a joke. relax.