Sand Printer (In Progress)
An idea for a machine that prints images using dyed sand.
Arduino, Breadboards, Sand, Bolts, 3D Resin Prints, Carbon Fiber, Steel, Electricity
2022
Digital → Physical
Starting with a the design for a machine called the "4xiDraw" (it's an open source AxiDraw), I created an idea for what a sand printer could look like. The goal was to print bitmap images using dyed sand by placing the sand in a very precise way while dithering the printed image to 12 colors. In the end, the machine did not end up producing images using colored sand, but I hope to return to this concept another day.
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