An laser printer is just a reverse scanner. It’s basically a resin printer with toner. We’re well past those being diy doable. It’s a couple of wires to deliver a charge to the drum and paper, a laser to remove the charge from the drum for the image, and a reservoir for the toner for the drum to pick up. The most complex part is the laser and mirrors for alignment, which is well into hobby diy territory.
Honestly, I don’t really have any idea how a laser printer works beyond the basics.
However, someone has invested the time to create an opensource inkjet printer. It’s a fair assumption that firstly, they know more about printers and hardware than either of us and secondly, they also know everyone prefers laser printers.
Those two assumptions lead me to the conclusion that there’s a significant barrier to producing an opensource laser printer of which you’re not aware.
My comment, although unnecessarily douchey, was an allusion to the age old refrain of open source enthusiasts everywhere: if the project isn’t good enough for you, fork it and make your own.
An laser printer is just a reverse scanner. It’s basically a resin printer with toner. We’re well past those being diy doable. It’s a couple of wires to deliver a charge to the drum and paper, a laser to remove the charge from the drum for the image, and a reservoir for the toner for the drum to pick up. The most complex part is the laser and mirrors for alignment, which is well into hobby diy territory.
Ok, well… we’re all looking forward to you publishing the repo for an opensource laser printer then I guess.
Don’t be a douche. I’m just saying it’s less complex than it seems and if 3d printers can figure out open spurce, this is comparable.
Honestly, I don’t really have any idea how a laser printer works beyond the basics.
However, someone has invested the time to create an opensource inkjet printer. It’s a fair assumption that firstly, they know more about printers and hardware than either of us and secondly, they also know everyone prefers laser printers.
Those two assumptions lead me to the conclusion that there’s a significant barrier to producing an opensource laser printer of which you’re not aware.
My comment, although unnecessarily douchey, was an allusion to the age old refrain of open source enthusiasts everywhere: if the project isn’t good enough for you, fork it and make your own.