DIY open source PVA glue embosser
ABOUT US
At Tactile Printer One we offer a practical, real-life solution that is meant to facilitate the visually impaired to make better sense of the world they live in.
Tactile Printer One is an innovative project with DIY blueprints for embossing machine that can be built anywhere. Glue-embossed graphics can be created at great price & quality, with materials that can be bought from the nearest to you DIY store.
This is a do-it-yourself project meant to enable teachers, parents, or the person near the visually impaired to piece together one of the four distinct printing machines, that help the visually impaired print glue-embossed graphics, in a cost-effective manner.
OUR EXPERIENCE
The Urban Development Association (ADU) is a Romanian NGO that has been activating for 14 years to empower the blind community through access to educational resources that enables them to be easily integrated into today’s society.
2020 – Tactile Images – tactile graphics studying independence
DOWNLOAD & BUILD
SLIGHTEST
– Made of debited wood
– PAL
– A4
– Syringe and PVA glue
CHEAPEST
– Made of PAL
– A3
– Syringe and PVA glue
– High capacity
LOW-NOISE
– Aluminum & 3D printed parts
– A4
– Syringe and wood glue
BIGGEST
– Very strong
– Aluminum
– A4
– Syringe and wood glue