Mechanical Image Duplicator
By Cy Tymony ■ Illustrations by Alison Kendall
You will need
Thick white cardboard
Pencils (2)
Paper
Paper clips (4)
Paper clip boxes (2)
AA battery or other small weight
Marking pen
Transparent tape
Scissors
Before Chester Carlson invented photocopying, inventors engineered various mechanical devices to replicate images. With a few everyday items found in the home, you can make a pantograph, an image duplicator that allows you to use one pencil to trace an image while another pencil follows its path in parallel to produce a near-identical copy.
1. Cut out and position cardboard strips.
You’ll need 4 cardboard ...
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