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California Passes Backdoor Bill to Control the 3D Printing Hobby and Spy on Small Designers, Prototypers, and Hobbyists (www.techspot.com)
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This first bill allows the state of California to regulate and oversee all 3D prints in the name of public safety.

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[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 17 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I suppose my old Prusa just jumped a bit in value.

You can use a 3d printer to build a 3d printer. When they figure that out, will they try to stop those parts from being printed too?

Who did they consult on this, and did that person or persons purposely lead them astray, or were the consultants equally ignorant?

[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

Hell, with modern stepper motors and extruded aluminum box frame, you don’t even need a 3D printer to build a 3D printer. It would certainly make it easier, but it’s not required. You could manufacture an entire 3D printer using off-the-shelf parts and a raspberry pi (or maybe even an Arduino) to control the motors. It wouldn’t be elegant, and it would require a lot of calibration… But it would be doable if someone were so inclined.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 hours ago

Repraps were controlled with Arduino Megas for a very long time. Up until the MK4 series, Prusa's Rambo or Einsy boards still ran on the ATMEGA2560 microcontroller.

All of this work is done.