WOULD SOMEBODY THINK OF THE IP HOLDERS!!!
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DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
They’re using weapon printing as the wedge, but this is really about protecting all manufacturers.
bad1080@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
This is the thing imo. Come in under “ban ghost guns” but 10 years from now you try to print a new battery door for your remote and get blocked because the design is the property of Samsung.
Fuck Bambu and co, I’ll keep my voron around as long as humanly possible
LilBobbyTables@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
It’s more about protecting companies like Disney, Nintendo, etc replacement parts. 3D printing is rife with copyright infringement, and companies like those would absolutely love a way to block their IP from being printed, or to be able to sue those who do it.
Funkt4st1c@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
…and this is why roght to repair laws need to be enforced heavily. If your stupid joystick is broken on purpose so you can squeeze $100 out of me every 6 months, i have a right and duty to correct it for myself and anyone who asks.
(But fr tho stop buying nintendo products. They absolutely arent worth the moral weight and consumer disrespect. Pokemon is an incredibly lazy rpg design meant to sell toys)
wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
The way I see it, a person can print a company’s IP as long as they’re not trying to sell it.
What are they going to do, sue me for drawing a picture of mario or making kirby out of clay? Printing for personal use is the same concept.
I could see them going after 3D model designers who post stls of their IP. Personally I think if they’re not selling it then it shouldn’t be an issue, but I don’t think the companies would see it that way, and I don’t know exactly where the law stands on it.
This is why they can’t simply pass IP laws, but they’re sneaking it in with the pretense of “protecting the children” (when most school shootings happen with guns that were legally obtained by the shooter or their parents…)
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Yeah, I don’t see how this is a problem. I mean people make all kinds of things without 3D printing. Think of a Star Wars stormtrooper set of armor. People have been making those for decades, and selling them, before 3D printers took over some of the work. I’m sure IP is part of the reason companies want to regulate 3D printing, but I’d also be willing to bed that they want to do the same shit they always do - insert themselves in the middle and force you to pay for designs. Whether it’s a Mario bros. minifig or a replacement knob for your clothes dryer.
LilBobbyTables@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
They do try and sell it though, that’s the problem.
fyzzlefry@retrolemmy.com 2 weeks ago
There is a single light of science and to brighten it anywhere is to brighten it everywhere.
Croquette@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
How long was building your voron? And how much did it cost you?
I would like to do it in the future, but right now time is a big constraint for me
ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
mine the older 2.1 design and scratch built. Hard to say because a lot of parts were grabbed from other projects
If I were starting today I’d just get a kit. The LDO kit is the standard and high quality but pricier.~1500 for 350mm. There’s the formbot kit as well, much cheaper (~800 for 350mm) but not as nice quality wise. Never used one of these kits but that’s the general sentiment on the forums now. West3d also has a kit builder, this is def the most expensive option but if you plan to install a bunch of mods this can save you some money buy bundling them at the beginning (but honestly if you’ve never built one before I’d start with the vanilla build)
Time wise it’s not too bad, sort of. I would say if you’re a tinkerer type person you could build it in a weekend, especially with a kit. However, you may spend quite a bit more time calibrating everything. Like the time from a box of shit to actually printing isn’t terrible, but the time to getting a beautiful dimensionally accurate print is potentially a bit more involved, especially before you get it printing fast (if you pursue such a thing)
That’s honestly the primary reason Bambu is destroying in terms of sales right now (plus aggressive marketing). They are shit bc they are consumer hostile, but they do make good equipment. You can get a solid print right from the first startup. You can with voron too tbf but it’s like comparing an iphone to desktop Linux: the former is easier to setup and has a lot of slick features for use, the latter can replicate almost all of them but takes a bit more time to get going (and because it’s open design can be taken much further once you get the hang of it, vorons can get amazing quality at incredibly fast speeds though tbf some of those mods to get truly fast can be pricy)
Alternatively look on their discord or somewhere like Craigslist/facebook marketplace. I see people sell LDO builds for like 6-900 a lot. Resale is tough because once built it’s a nightmare to ship so they drop value like crazy and then you can (hopefully) get one that’s at least printing decently
Croquette@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
I got gifted a Bambu P1S a few years ago, but customization is pretty limited.
I like the idea of the Voron and it’s upgradability but the initial time investment was really high for me.
Thanks for sharing your information. I am a tinkering person, so I don’t feel lost when doing projects like that, but since I am in Canada, sourcing parts was terrible when I looked a few years ago. The LDO kits seem pricy, but I will look for alternatives. But at least, the option’s there.