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*Cost will vary by location between $300–$400
by the_alchemist 5y ago
*Cost will vary by location between $300–$400
- notum 5y agoAnd cost could likely be mitigated by NOT using LEGO, which is a buzzword that makes the article, and rather opting in for literally anything else: like Meccano if it has to be a toy. Stay tuned for my $2000 Cheetos(R) four axis CNC.
- Arcanum-XIII 5y agoWhich would be incredibly cheap for a CNC… for a small one, in 80/20 profile I would be higher than this :D
- justinc8687 5y agoIf you look at the BOM, the Legos are only $60 of the cost.
- Luc 5y ago"Of course, the microscope doesn’t have to be made out of LEGO — it’s possible to 3D print all the components or mill them. But those approaches take a lot more time, and it would be tricky for people to do it at home. Another advantage of LEGO, Temiz says, is that the bricks are very precise and easily obtainable. And it’s possible to modify the structure by simply replacing a piece with a different one or assemble the microscope in a completely different way to take cross-section images, for example."
- lancewiggs 5y agoLego is produced to very fine tolerances - so it’s smart, as well as engaging, for this.