Comment on Shit like this is why we need open source printers!
mvirts@lemmy.world 1 day agoWe wouldn’t need to reinvent the printer, just replace the computer in it. It wouldn’t be completely open source but it would be cheap.
Also, maybe we can make inkjet resin 3d printers
frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
The software is where most of the magic happens. How do you control steppers and ink output otherwise?
GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Not to dismiss the very real problem you raise, but that only has to be solved once per hardware configuration. This is why digital piracy is so successful - you only need the efforts of some very talented individuals to solve that particular problem and you’re good. As hard as that may be, it’s still simpler than manufacturing and assembling hardware where accuracy to 1/1000" in a dust-feee environment is a requirement.