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Here's the crowdfunding link: https://www.crowdsupply.com/open-tools/open-printer https://www.crowdsupply.com/open-tools/open-printer It wasn't obvious from th

Here's the crowdfunding link: https://www.crowdsupply.com/open-tools/open-printer https://www.crowdsupply.com/open-tools/open-printer It wasn't obvious from the article, but the printer also supports 11" wide paper rolls for us American users. Honestly, beyond just the openness, the small form factor also looks really compelling.

microtherion 1y ago
I would hope that the "27mm" in the article were a typo (it would translate to 1" paper). Edit: The project description does indeed state 27mm as one of the supported formats (A4 and A3 width are also supported). Seems an odd choice to me, but there may be a market there I don't know about.
- javawizard 1y ago
  I'm pretty sure they meant 27cm, or 270mm. Or perhaps they meant 297mm - the exact height of a sheet of A4 - and mistyped the "9".
xp84 1y ago
11" wide? So it'll print an 8.5x11 sideways?
- kotaKat 1y ago
  Yes, that's the plan it looks like you can do. I'm excited to have it wall-mounted and printing into a basket.
- SirFatty 1y ago
  11x17, or tabloid, or B size.
  - xp84 1y ago
    Nice. 11x17 capability is practically unheard of in anything marketed to consumers.
    - SirFatty 1y ago
      yup, and those printers have a heffy price tag also. An interesting printer/projec to be sure.
      - _delirium 1y ago
        Inkjet printers that can do 11x17" are usually marketed under a "pro" or "business" line, but not necessarily expensive. Here's a $279 model: https://www.bestbuy.com/product/epson-workforce-pro-wf-7310-wireless-wide-format-inkjet-printer-black/J7JTY36QQ5 https://www.bestbuy.com/product/epson-workforce-pro-wf-7310-...
      - axiolite 1y ago
        Epson Workforce Pro WF-7820 is just $200 on Amazon right now. Brother MFC-J5340DW is currently at $280. Tabloid printing used to be quite inexpensive... Any 11" wide dot-matrix printer could manage it. The rise of inkjets made it relatively more expensive. I resorted to rescaling tabloid (11x14") printouts to US Legal (8.5x14") to keep old business applications working. In recent years, as A3 format copiers (with network printing) have become very common in offices everywhere, it's becoming inexpensive to print on tabloid sized paper once again.
dangus 1y ago
Which sucks, that means no label printing, no envelope printing, no duplex. 90% of what I use my printer for is printing mailing labels for packages.

microtherion 1y ago

I would hope that the "27mm" in the article were a typo (it would translate to 1" paper). Edit: The project description does indeed state 27mm as one of the supported formats (A4 and A3 width are also supported). Seems an odd choice to me, but there may be a market there I don't know about.

javawizard 1y ago
I'm pretty sure they meant 27cm, or 270mm. Or perhaps they meant 297mm - the exact height of a sheet of A4 - and mistyped the "9".

xp84 1y ago

11" wide? So it'll print an 8.5x11 sideways?

kotaKat 1y ago
Yes, that's the plan it looks like you can do. I'm excited to have it wall-mounted and printing into a basket.
SirFatty 1y ago
11x17, or tabloid, or B size.
- xp84 1y ago
  Nice. 11x17 capability is practically unheard of in anything marketed to consumers.
  - SirFatty 1y ago
    yup, and those printers have a heffy price tag also. An interesting printer/projec to be sure.
    - _delirium 1y ago
      Inkjet printers that can do 11x17" are usually marketed under a "pro" or "business" line, but not necessarily expensive. Here's a $279 model: https://www.bestbuy.com/product/epson-workforce-pro-wf-7310-wireless-wide-format-inkjet-printer-black/J7JTY36QQ5 https://www.bestbuy.com/product/epson-workforce-pro-wf-7310-...
    - axiolite 1y ago
      Epson Workforce Pro WF-7820 is just $200 on Amazon right now. Brother MFC-J5340DW is currently at $280. Tabloid printing used to be quite inexpensive... Any 11" wide dot-matrix printer could manage it. The rise of inkjets made it relatively more expensive. I resorted to rescaling tabloid (11x14") printouts to US Legal (8.5x14") to keep old business applications working. In recent years, as A3 format copiers (with network printing) have become very common in offices everywhere, it's becoming inexpensive to print on tabloid sized paper once again.

dangus 1y ago

Which sucks, that means no label printing, no envelope printing, no duplex. 90% of what I use my printer for is printing mailing labels for packages.