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We are way overdue for an open source 2d printer
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this post was submitted on 26 May 2025
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We would absolutely love an actual open source printer you can get off the shelf parts and maybe some 3d printing and just use normal liquid ink rather than some inkjet cartridges. And no not some janky 3D printer set up to be a make shift printer, like an actual put the paper in and stuff comes out kind of printer. Prompts for a scanner and copier combo
isn't there like a big difference between a printer and a 3d printer? are you really expecting one device to do both?
They are nothing alike and require wildly different mechanical systems.
Personally yeah, you can’t really stick a stack of papers into a 3d printer and print stuff as you need. Would be really cool if there was a way to use old printers and throw in a new nozzle. Maybe add an ink tank and try to work it that way maybe? We’ll be starting computer science in a uni eventually so might do that as a project. If we do that we’ll open source it so people can reuse old outdated printers from e-waste to new printers.