Uploaded April 2015 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Longer video showing a document being printed on a Qume daisy wheel printer. Back of the printwheel is painted white and colored to show motion.
The print carriage is driven by a brush DC motor. The motor has a very fine optical encoder on the back, and allows the very fine control shown in the video. There's a reason this printer was $3000+ in 1984!
Filmed at 240 FPS using an iPhone 6.
Longer video showing a document being printed on a Qume daisy wheel printer. Back of the printwheel is painted white and colored to show motion.
The print carriage is driven by a brush DC motor. The motor has a very fine optical encoder on the back, and allows the very fine control shown in the video. There's a reason this printer was $3000+ in 1984!
Filmed at 240 FPS using an iPhone 6.
