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1/2 open-source 1/2 hp spare parts
If the parts are easily obtainable off the shelf, then the project is still open source.
Bigger issue is that this is licensed NC, so distributive enterprise collaboration is not possible
Thanks. worth mentioning that 100% of the projects listed on crowd supply over the past decades that fund have shipped to backers
Whereas there's lots of scams on kickstsrter and indigogo, CS is a very trustworthy platform
Not true. E.g. https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68/micro-desktop never shipped.
Wow. Funded on 2016. Last update about testing on 2020. Nothing since (in 2025).
What the hell happened? And what did crowd supply do about it? Did they make any reimbursement to the backers? Or, at least, issue an apology?
Overambitious solo developer + health issues.
No reimbursments or apologies.
27 mm-wide paper roll
That’s a small roll of paper.
I also wondered where they left the other 10". They probably have dropped a '9', so it should read 297 mm wide paper roll to be compatible to A4/A3 paper.
Looks very very cool but I don't want to deal with an inkjet printer ever again.
Same, is there any real reason they should exist? isn't laser just better ?? If i have to ' repair ' my printer every 14-55 prints, is it really a printer or just a really frustrating puzzle game?
Aren't laser printers super toxic?
The results can be summarized as follows: Laser printers are one of many sources of indoor air pollution. They do not pose a specific health risk.
Sadly it's all german, but here are the sources: https://www.bundesumweltministerium.de/themen/gesundheit/innenraumluft/emissionen-aus-laserdruckern
Nice project, I guess a roll of paper is actually more expensive than regular sheets though.
You can also use A3 and A4 sheets
Still sounds like a great niche product, if you can make use of the larger page size.
Its a foundation MVP. If it's licensed openly, anyone can take this and add more complex moving part components, like paper trays.
Edit: nope. License is NC. So this project is dead before it even started. Such a fucking waste.
Is there an open source laser printer? Even if black and white that’d be sweet.
Cool project
Open Printer
Terrible name.
I wonder if this can be expanded into an “open plotter”.
I think you want this
https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/wiki/D3D_Universal_Plotter
Really love this design 🩶 Want
Does it have a place to install a hood over the paper roll? My cats would fuck that up.
It's open hardware. So if it doesn't you could 3d print your own
Why inkjet tho?
Because it is easy and cheap. You can buy inkjet cartridges which include the printhead. These are the hardest parts.
Now you „only“ need a motion system.
For a laser printer you need much more complex parts.
I guess if this project takes off they will start looking into Laser printers.
Link to the build instructions and CAD files?
This is the only page I've ever printed with a FOSS printer.
And, god, I'm printing it on toilet paper.
Open Printer will use the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0
Lol wut?!?
So they're literally violating the terms of their own license by selling this on crowd supply!
No, the author always has all rights to the creation. The license is always about how all non-authors are allowed to use the work.
Ok, so this author just thinks they're more important then the rest of the community? Asshole.
That surely was his intention /s 🤦
this post was submitted on 03 Oct 2025
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