• Takumidesh@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Good news is, you will never be able to stop hobbyist 3d printing.

    Sorry patent trolls, you can’t make aluminum extrusion, stepper motors, an extruder, and a short circuit illegal.

    • SpaceMan9000@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      The problem is that most people aren’t making RepRap printers from scratch, they’re buying kits which has everything included.

      Bambu makes decent gear, I don’t think we want to have the only option being Chinese machines which always makes compromises to make it cheaper. And that’s coming from a person who uses Chinese printers.

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        3 months ago

        I don’t think we want to have the only option being Chinese machines

        When you shut everyone else down, they’re the only guys left with the freedom to do business.