3D printer maker Bambu Lab faces patent infringement lawsuits that could threaten hobbyist 3D printing in general

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3D printer maker Bambu Lab faces patent infringement lawsuits that could threaten hobbyist 3D printing in general - Lemmy.World

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18550496 [https://lemmy.world/post/18550496]

Good news is, you will never be able to stop hobbyist 3d printing.

Sorry patent trolls, you can’t make aluminum extrusion, stepper motors, an extruder, and a short circuit illegal.

The problem is that most people aren’t making RepRap printers from scratch, they’re buying kits which has everything included.

Bambu makes decent gear, I don’t think we want to have the only option being Chinese machines which always makes compromises to make it cheaper. And that’s coming from a person who uses Chinese printers.

I don’t think we want to have the only option being Chinese machines

When you shut everyone else down, they’re the only guys left with the freedom to do business.

Are there any American made printers?
Isn’t Prusa expanding to the US or something? Thought I saw it somewhere.
Born in the USA: Prusa is Now Making 3D Printers and Filament In Delaware

MK4 3D printers and Prusament filament will now be made in the USA.

Tom's Hardware
a voron is american made depending on where you make it
Pretty much anything is American made depending on where you make it though
yeah but I’m not going to be able to make a Bambu printer in the US since it is a product produced by a Chinese company. A Voron is different since I can source parts from US based companies and put it together myself in the US.