Comment on FYI (opinion.) don't buy an MMU

• ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  You have to. The only way it works is with a completely new heating system which requires a completely new nozzle design.

  Yes a new design is required, we agree. But there is zero need for them to do everything they can to enforce vendor lock-in other than them insisting on that bullshit.

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  • roofuskit@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Please list the design choices and were unnecessary, why they were unnecessary, and how you would design it differently to avoid “vendor lock in.”

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    • ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      By open sourcing electrical specs, hardware specs, design specs, communication specs…so that anyone can make 1:1 drop-in compatible equipment for the system.

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      • roofuskit@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Name one bontech nozzle, hotend, or extruder you cannot buy. A clone of?

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