▲ 298 ▼ 3D printer maker Bambu Lab faces patent infringement lawsuits that could threaten hobbyist 3D printing in general (www.tomshardware.com) submitted 2 years ago by Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 58 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18550496
[–] Dkarma@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (1 child) Disposable what?!?! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] YeetPics@mander.xyz 1 point 2 years ago The print beds are SINGLE USE injection molded ABS(I think it's ABS, anyhow). They snap over the heating element and seem to be a gigantic waste of resources. You can tell R&D was pushed to make their machines as profitable as possible by avoiding reusable parts. You can't refill their spool cassettes either without some RFID hacking. It's fuckin' bogus. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] YeetPics@mander.xyz 1 point 2 years ago The print beds are SINGLE USE injection molded ABS(I think it's ABS, anyhow). They snap over the heating element and seem to be a gigantic waste of resources. You can tell R&D was pushed to make their machines as profitable as possible by avoiding reusable parts. You can't refill their spool cassettes either without some RFID hacking. It's fuckin' bogus. permalink fedilink source parent