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The Open Printer Is a Raspberry Pi Zero W-Powered, Fully-Open, Highly-Flexible Inkjet Printer (www.hackster.io)
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[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

So... Basically the same principle as 3d printing (melt the printing medium, send it through an extruding head that directs it onto a surface in a desired pattern), but just in 2 dimensions, and with a different printing medium? Neat.