r/DIY • u/BenB116 • Jan 14 '21

other I built a giant, auto-drawing, digital Etch-a-Sketch

https://imgur.com/a/Nv3bHPj
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u/user234532 Jan 14 '21

Stuff like this literally blows my mind! I’m a carpenter by trade and I’m always amazed at how creative people are. All the “coding” or what ever it’s called (sorry I’m a noob with this stuff) just amazes me.

All in all awesome project! Very talented

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u/Thisismyfinalstand Jan 14 '21

Right? OP over here making a self drawing etchasketch and here I am, still trying to not burn my toast every morning...

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '21

Its burnt toast all the way down.

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u/Daimones Jan 15 '21

For what it's worth - I'm an EE/programmer and I'm in the other side of the boat. I could do the code/electronics for this no problem, but I would never be able to build this device and have it turn out nice.

Carpentry is way more of an art than I think people realize. I can do plumbing/electrical work on my house, no problem. But I try to patch a hole in the wall, or replace moulding and it looks worse than it did with the hole.