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Very. The tolerances are very tight and it needs all kinds of lubrication and being 'massaged' while it is run. IIRC the whole reason Babbage could not build i
by runamok 11y ago
Very. The tolerances are very tight and it needs all kinds of lubrication and being 'massaged' while it is run.
IIRC the whole reason Babbage could not build it was because the machine shops of the day could not produce precise enough parts...
- chx 11y agoI wonder if a desktop CNC mill like the Othermill (claimed precision 0.001 in) would be a better fit than a 3D printer.
- FrankyHollywood 11y agoBesides that, the parts will be stressed with a lot of force. I doubt whether plastics are strong enough. Look at it working: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiRgdaknJCg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiRgdaknJCg (at about 2:30 it is just computational art :)
- toomuchtodo 11y agoYou could laser sinter the entire device piece by piece.
- andars 11y ago"Modern manufacturing methods were used but uncompromising care was taken to ensure that the precision achievable by Babbage was nowhere exceeded." [1] [1]: http://www.computerhistory.org/babbage/modernsequel/ http://www.computerhistory.org/babbage/modernsequel/