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It's funny because 3d printers are cheaper to purchase, maintain, and supply for
Yeah, but try printing out your kid's book report on one.
Totally doable, use a multicolor printer and print it like 3 layers thick - you'll get thin flexible plastic sheets.
Not actually practical, but totally doable lol
Easy enough to convert it to a pen plotter. You can 3d print the attachment first, then use it to have it move a pen around with G-code.
Totally could
You'd need two filament colors, and it would take a while just to do one page. If it's a five pager then it could take hours. And then you'd have to turn in a big stack of plastic slabs. If you accidentally print a typo-
... Yeah, point taken
3d print it onto a plastic tablet like you're sending it to Ea-nāṣir
Get that extra credit!