A desktop 16mm contact printer made for CNC/laser cutting and 3D printing
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README.md

contact printer

A desktop 16mm contact printer and film transport platform made using 3D printing and aluminum extrusion.

Acknowledgements

Developed with support from Filmwerkplaats at WORM and SPECTRAL.

Special thanks to Esther Urlus, Hrvoje Spudić and Nan Wang.

Magnetic clutch design inspired by Clyde Shaffer's Shaffer Linear Processor.


Project Home: git.sixteenmillimeter.com/16mm/contact_printer

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