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Re:Micro-engraver who works between heartbeats to keep his h... by dekhn on Thursday April 14, 2016 @11:13AM (#11497333)
The difference between me and this guy is that I'd spend 20 years developing a micro-engraving machine to automate this.
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Re:Micro-engraver who works between heartbeats to keep his h... by LeifCarrotson on Thursday April 14, 2016 @05:38PM (#11500539)
It wouldn't be 20 years, http://hackaday.com/2015/01/13/cheap-diy-microscope-sees-ind... describes making an electron microscope from a piezo buzzer and a needle which achieves atomic resolution.

But the existence of the bicycle does not make the marathon any less an accomplishment.

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Re:Micro-engraver who works between heartbeats to keep his h... by dekhn on Friday April 15, 2016 @06:46PM (#11508181)
No I mean it would take me 20 years. I'm sure people who make their own scopes for a living could hack one up fast.

(BTW I make microscopes for a hobby and the cheap EM scopes blow me away)

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Re:Micro-engraver who works between heartbeats to keep his h... by MarcScott on Thursday April 14, 2016 @02:36PM (#11499280)
And when you died, the machines would still exist.
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Re:Micro-engraver who works between heartbeats to keep his h... by dekhn on Thursday April 14, 2016 @05:29PM (#11500485)
It's a mixed bag. I still have a lot of respect for artisans, but I think the short answer is, building the machine is probably worth it if you want to scale up.
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