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Creating Your Own Printer?

Posted by Cliff on from the if-you-want-something-done-right dept.

hajo asks: "I am in need of a Large (60" plus) printer which can print onto any thickness material for a specific art/robotics project. I loved the earlier Slashdot story where the two students used two motors and an inkjet can for large mural prints; but I need a higher quality end result. I can build a plotter mechanism with two PC controlled stepper motors; But I would like to find out how to use head the parts from a cheap inkjet printer. Where can I find info on the hardware and drivers for such a project. I have a hard time believing that I'm the first who wants to use the ink jet head parts of a printer to do something with them. Any hints, tips and URLs deeply appreciated. I believe this project will make for an interesting read and as thanks for any help I will keep the Slashdot community informed of any results."

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  1. You should be able to do it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Some guy named Gutenberg made his own printer centuries ago.

  2. Karma Whoring Oversimplification by NanoGator · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Why don't you just use a paintbrush?"

    There, that should get me a +3 Insightful.

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  3. Here you go... by Fastball · · Score: 2, Funny

    Your Own Printer

  4. Re:Stupid question... by gi-tux · · Score: 2, Funny

    Or maybe this will work. It should scale well to any size material and it can cover just about any type of surface as well. Your quality is only limited by your skills.

    Sorry I just couldn't resist this one folks :-) But seriously, why does everything have to be robotics? People are cheap today also with unemployment soaring.

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