Comments on: 3D printing a mechanical computer http://boingboing.net/2011/10/26/3d-printing-a-mechanical-computer.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 22:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Ray Perkins http://boingboing.net/2011/10/26/3d-printing-a-mechanical-computer.html#comment-1254564 Ray Perkins Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=126094#comment-1254564 Mechanical computer? Just the dividing chain from a mechanical car odometer. Mechanical computer? Just the dividing chain from a mechanical car odometer.

]]> By: chris coreline http://boingboing.net/2011/10/26/3d-printing-a-mechanical-computer.html#comment-1254517 chris coreline Thu, 27 Oct 2011 07:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=126094#comment-1254517 Every day, another step toward the machine uprising :/ Every day, another step toward the machine uprising :/

]]> By: fnc http://boingboing.net/2011/10/26/3d-printing-a-mechanical-computer.html#comment-1254484 fnc Thu, 27 Oct 2011 05:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=126094#comment-1254484 3-d printing a 3-d printer? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RepRap_Project 3-d printing a 3-d printer?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RepRap_Project

]]> By: Nathan Hornby http://boingboing.net/2011/10/26/3d-printing-a-mechanical-computer.html#comment-1254052 Nathan Hornby Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=126094#comment-1254052 I was going to say the only other 3D printed story I need to hear about is when someone 3D prints a 3D printer. Seriously though, we get that people can 3D print things, it's not really that different to announcing that someone drew a mechanical computer; or printed out the plans on an inkjet. I was going to say the only other 3D printed story I need to hear about is when someone 3D prints a 3D printer.

Seriously though, we get that people can 3D print things, it’s not really that different to announcing that someone drew a mechanical computer; or printed out the plans on an inkjet.

]]> By: dagfooyo http://boingboing.net/2011/10/26/3d-printing-a-mechanical-computer.html#comment-1253923 dagfooyo Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=126094#comment-1253923 That's awesome!  Now if someone can design a 3D-printable mechanical computer that's capable of controlling a 3D printer, then we'll be getting somewhere. That’s awesome!  Now if someone can design a 3D-printable mechanical computer that’s capable of controlling a 3D printer, then we’ll be getting somewhere.

]]>