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Shutterstormphoto t1_iwrmuh2 wrote

Reply to comment by bmg50barrett in Zen Sand Table by Alex_Sisyphus

Sounds like you can build one for $400-1000 and a week or two of work. Doesn’t seem overpriced to me… I guess it depends on the precision and quality of the build. I’m sure you could make one with Lego mindstorms if you want to.

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Alex_Sisyphus OP t1_iwq7ve6 wrote

Reply to comment by tifosiv122 in Zen Sand Table by Alex_Sisyphus

Yeah! When you just let the ball go ham it can produce some really cool stuff! I love to layer the OG tracks with some of the really intense patten ones to see what will happen.

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Alex_Sisyphus OP t1_iwq7n2r wrote

Reply to comment by B34RD in Zen Sand Table by Alex_Sisyphus

That's amazing! The tables have come so far since its Kickstarter days. I have one of the little guys at home (along with a side table, but I mostly use it for drawing) and I think its so cute. It lights up my room and it feels so cozy now that its cold and snowy.

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Alex_Sisyphus OP t1_iwq5yif wrote

Reply to comment by Barnowl79 in Zen Sand Table by Alex_Sisyphus

Yeah actually you basically got it. So THR is THeta (circle) and Rho (straight lines). So I tell the table to spin, then go forward/backward or curve to a certain degree. I'm not the best at code, so I find it a lot easier to draw in illustrator and make the file a SVG. Everything needs to be one continuous line, otherwise the ball gets lost in the sauce

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Alex_Sisyphus OP t1_iwq3ulm wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Zen Sand Table by Alex_Sisyphus

More or less there is a robot under the sand with a magnetic arm moving the ball around in the patten you see. Theres like over 2000 different designs it can do and you can even make your own!

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