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You'd probably build a machine to do that for you.
by jhgb 5y ago
You'd probably build a machine to do that for you.
- altacc 5y agoThis is a one off build, where they placed the LEDs by hand.
- jhgb 5y agoI imagine that even one-off builds of complicated things may include specialized tools in their construction.
- dylan604 5y agoMost people do not appreciate that when doing custom builds, it is often the case that it takes more time to build jigs and other things to help than it takes to do the actual build.
- jhgb 5y agoYes, but GGGGP suggested that the alternative would be not building it due to lack of patience. That's not "extra time" but the difference between having and not having a result.
- tinus_hn 5y agoYou would be surprised that many complicated things are built manually, it’s much too expensive to build a machine to do it. Chinese hands are really cheap.
- altacc 5y agoIn this case there is a video of them placing the LEDs by hand. At least they didn't have to solder them individually! (They used reflow soldering.)
- pottertheotter 5y agoThere are a few people working on open source pick-and-place machines. Here’s one example https://youtu.be/y14pdfjYsyo https://youtu.be/y14pdfjYsyo