An open source repairable printer.

Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨floofloof@lemmy.ca⁩ to ⁨technology@lemmy.world⁩

https://www.crowdsupply.com/open-tools/open-printer

cross-posted from: mander.xyz/post/47449079

I stumbled across this link in the comment of another post, and thought it was super promising!

Someone mentioned something about in the US, this would be illegal due to DRM laws - not sure about the specifics of this, but regardless an open source printer seems like something we’ve needed for ages, as printers are something that always seem like way more of a headache then they need to be. It seems like such a simple technology that has existed for quite some time, but they are always such a pain to deal with. (Maybe it’s just my bad luck with printers?)

source

Comments

Sort:hotnew top

BCsven@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Illegal due to US govt wanting discrete traceable patterns printed so they can track money duplication on colour printer or track Ransom letters?

source
- Arghblarg@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Good thing I live outside of the US then ;)
  
  This looks awesome…hope they make it, I’d buy one if it isn’t toooo expensive.
  
  source
  - bleistift2@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    I imagine that similar regulations exist in the EU. For instance, no copy machine will let you copy a Euro bill.
    
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EURion_constellation
    
    source
- Goretantath@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago
  So what? Thats exactly why I WANT a custom built printer, fucking spying shits.
  
  source
- HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Will it being open source helps get around that
  
  source
- Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago
  Come and Take it ^^TM
  
  source
solrize@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago
This is an ink jet printer that used HP print head /ink cartridges… Fwiw, repairable impact printers have been around longer than computers. Think of old fashioned teleprinters. Noisy, but likely to survive the apocalypse.

source
Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I’m curious how they source the ink.

I recently watched a video about a 3D printer with color that is effectively obsolete because it used what was once common hp cartridges that hp discontinued.

source
- ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago
  If you lean on any proprietary component, any printing company is going to intentionally make you obsolete. For them, it’s a no-brainer.
  
  source
- _edge@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago
  HP print cartridges.
  
  source
pageflight@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Sounds great. I can’t figure out what the status is. Working prototype? Manufacturing?

source
- _edge@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago
  I’m disappointed they say coming soon. Laat year or so, when they announced it, everyone assumed immediate availability.
  
  source
DaddleDew@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago
This isn’t new. I remember seeing this printers many years ago already. I’d approach it with suspicion.

source
ClydapusGotwald@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
It’s going to break doesn’t matter that it is open source. It’s a printer at heart.

source
- SergeantGarcia@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago
  Printers can work. At work we have these big canon plotters for big posters. They are basically super size inkjet printers. They have been printing for years and they never need maintenance.
  
  source