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Re:Knitting machine from the 80s hacked to "print" digital i... by chopsueyar on Sunday October 23, 2011 @06:47PM (#3147523)
Brother kh-930e

They are $700 to $900 on eBay.

You use a Python proggy to emulate a Tandy floppy drive with the design from a 1-bit bitmap.

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Re:Knitting machine from the 80s hacked to "print" digital i... by jgrahamc on Monday October 24, 2011 @05:25AM (#3148837)
Yes, the interesting bit is not the Cosby sweater, but the interfacing of the knitting machine itself by emulation of a serial attached Tandy floppy drive.

http://www.antitronics.com/wiki/index.php?title=Electroknit_...

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Re:Knitting machine from the 80s hacked to "print" digital i... by jwallaceparker on Sunday October 23, 2011 @09:24PM (#3147900)
The toughest part about this is hiring Bill Cosby to stand still while you knit a sweater of him. Then have Bill Cosby put on the sweater and stand still again.

Then you knit another sweater!

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Re:Knitting machine from the 80s hacked to "print" digital i... by rmason on Sunday October 23, 2011 @07:14PM (#3147592)
Just sent the link to a friend who has a MakerBot and also knits. I said think of it as a MakerBot using yarn as its feedstock.
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Re:Knitting machine from the 80s hacked to "print" digital i... by mrhyperpenguin on Sunday October 23, 2011 @08:57PM (#3147837)
Does anyone know if there's a picture of Bill Cosby with the sweater?
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Re:Knitting machine from the 80s hacked to "print" digital i... by Steko on Monday October 24, 2011 @12:56AM (#3148344)
It's Cosbys all the way down.
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Re:Knitting machine from the 80s hacked to "print" digital i... by FrejNorling on Sunday October 23, 2011 @07:10PM (#3147581)
This is awesome!
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