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> Given that it is possible to make a 3D printer out of old dot matrix printer parts Using no other parts, at least none others that would not also have been a
by dragonwriter 2y ago
> Given that it is possible to make a 3D printer out of old dot matrix printer parts
Using no other parts, at least none others that would not also have been available in the 1970s?
- tdeck 2y agoPossibly? This guy made a 3D printer out of wood and unipolar stepped motors salvaged from old typewriters: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yz_DKXIuL8U https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yz_DKXIuL8U However getting the right thermoplastic filament would be a major challenge, and slicing would require a high end mainframe with graphical terminals. Everything would be prohibitively slow. Also regular 2D printers were much more expensive back then.