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The open-source, DRM-free Open Printer shows off a working prototype (www.techspot.com)
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[–] -4 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

Seems to me needlessly mechanically complicated. Why not just build for single standard paper, then complicate later?

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  • [–] 7 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

    How is pulling a sheet from a roll more complicated than pulling a sheet from a stack?

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  • [–] 1 point 4 weeks ago (1 child)

    Higher chance for paper jams to occur maybe?

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  • [–] 8 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 child)

    Nah, feeding from a roll is significantly easier than feeding from a stack of sheets. Tons of variables when it comes to the stack while a roll is much more consistent and avoids the issue of reliably pulling a single sheet from a stack which is not a trivial problem.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

    Yea its sometimes quite hard to separate pieces of paper with your fingers, i have no idea how machines do it

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