On 15-Jul-08 21:14, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> Kevin Wampler wrote:
>
>> I actually had one of those as a kid -- it was indeed pretty cool.
>
> I had a spiragraph kit.
>
> It was actually annoyingly difficult to make any remotely interesting
> images. I thing the felt pens we used were just too blunt. Also very
> hard to make the gears rotate without slipping off. Or ripping the
> paper. Or the template sliding. Or...
>
>
>
> I was just looking at a site explaining how to build one, and I suddenly
> had a killer flash of inspiration: THERMAL PAPER and a LASER POINTING
> DEVICE!
>
> Think about it - 100% friction-free graphing! EPIC WIN!!!
Tell me how you want to move the laser friction free.
>
> I want to try this *so* badly right now...
>
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