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The Genius of the Lego Printer

Posted by timothy on from the dot-by-dot-by-dot dept.

Barence writes "If you've ever struggled to build anything more complex than a cube of Lego, this will blow your mind. It's a fully functioning Lego printer, complete with felt tip print head."

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  1. Re:Lego Printer? by clone53421 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I thought it printed LEGO creations from LEGO blocks.

    Y’know, your average 3D printer... but with LEGO bricks.

    That would be cool.

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  2. Next steps by wickerprints · · Score: 4, Interesting

    1. Multiple colors via a pen carousel and switching mechanism.
    2. Support for plotting in addition to line-by-line output.
    3. Halftone dithering.

  3. Re:Lego Printer? by smellsofbikes · · Score: 4, Interesting

    For what it's worth, here's a video of a LEGO car printer made of LEGO bricks. It's not an arbitrary 3d printer, it just does cars, but you can choose the color of the car.

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