Have the patents expired? I'd assume InkJet is older than 2005
this post was submitted on 27 Sep 2025
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I love this! If its reasonably priced I'd go for one.
I'm wondering about the price too. Feel like we see someone trying to do this every few years and most of them tend to fall apart when someone figures out how much it will cost to do it effectively.
This one seem to have kept it very simple though. Not exactly a new idea but simplifying paper feed with the continuous roll & cutter idea might be genius.
That rules. I wonder what the print speed it, and if they'll be a way to use toner carts
Not a super complicated device, but toner would be a very different tech stack, probably not.
a lot in garbage bin
Looks like the use-and-throw cartridges philosophy of companies is backfiring, making it easier to make an Open Source one.
They'll probably try to sue for reusing their stuff.
But I guess, now I get another reason why picking out of trash is criminalised in the US.
As JustEnoughDucks said, this is pretty "cheated".
Specially the cartridge part, which I considered to be the main barrier to entry.
In fact, the main reason I went through the article was to find out how they managed ink delivery.
Hopefully someone tries that part too.