Is there an open source laser printer? Even if black and white that’d be sweet.
this post was submitted on 03 Oct 2025
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Cool project
Open Printer
Terrible name.
1/2 open-source 1/2 hp spare parts
If the parts are easily obtainable off the shelf, then the project is still open source.
Bigger issue is that this is licensed NC, so distributive enterprise collaboration is not possible
Looks very very cool but I don't want to deal with an inkjet printer ever again.
Same, is there any real reason they should exist? isn't laser just better ?? If i have to ' repair ' my printer every 14-55 prints, is it really a printer or just a really frustrating puzzle game?
Aren't laser printers super toxic?
The results can be summarized as follows: Laser printers are one of many sources of indoor air pollution. They do not pose a specific health risk.
Sadly it's all german, but here are the sources: https://www.bundesumweltministerium.de/themen/gesundheit/innenraumluft/emissionen-aus-laserdruckern
Open Printer will use the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0
Lol wut?!?
So they're literally violating the terms of their own license by selling this on crowd supply!
No, the author always has all rights to the creation. The license is always about how all non-authors are allowed to use the work.
Ok, so this author just thinks they're more important then the rest of the community? Asshole.
This is the only page I've ever printed with a FOSS printer.
And, god, I'm printing it on toilet paper.
Why inkjet tho?
Because it is easy and cheap. You can buy inkjet cartridges which include the printhead. These are the hardest parts.
Now you „only“ need a motion system.
For a laser printer you need much more complex parts.
I guess if this project takes off they will start looking into Laser printers.
Link to the build instructions and CAD files?
27 mm-wide paper roll
That’s a small roll of paper.
Thanks. worth mentioning that 100% of the projects listed on crowd supply over the past decades that fund have shipped to backers
Whereas there's lots of scams on kickstsrter and indigogo, CS is a very trustworthy platform
Nice project, I guess a roll of paper is actually more expensive than regular sheets though.
You can also use A3 and A4 sheets
Still sounds like a great niche product, if you can make use of the larger page size.
Its a foundation MVP. If it's licensed openly, anyone can take this and add more complex moving part components, like paper trays.
Edit: nope. License is NC. So this project is dead before it even started. Such a fucking waste.
I wonder if this can be expanded into an “open plotter”.
Does it have a place to install a hood over the paper roll? My cats would fuck that up.
It's open hardware. So if it doesn't you could 3d print your own
Really love this design 🩶 Want