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1. ent+F3[view] [source] 2020-10-15 10:27:57
>>pangor+(OP)
There's at least this: https://hackaday.io/project/167446-diy-inkjet-printer

But as others have mentioned, commercial printers are really cheap, especially for how complicated they are to replicate so there's not much motivation to make them.

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2. Fnoord+Yl[view] [source] 2020-10-15 12:55:11
>>ent+F3
The printers are cheap (if you also need a scanner price is going up a little). The ink isn't cheap though, its artificially high, and all the major printer manufacturers actively hamper your ability to go for a non-branded ink version. Cause that is where their profit margins lie.
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