Hiya

Yea, it's something that we sort of talked about before, but didn't reach a conclusion.  I agree, there is definitely value in having tools and equipment in the space that people wont have at home.

Is it a Canon PF-04 Print Head - Canon 3630B001AA, like...
https://www.ipfstore.co.uk/canon-pf-04-print-head---canon-3630b001aa-4620-p.asp
...which is £295 there.

Or £419 on Amazon....
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Canon-3603B001AA-PF04-Print-Head/dp/B0026ESN6G

Or £391 on cartridgepeople.com...
https://www.cartridgepeople.com/Print-Head/Canon-3603B001-Original-9568.html

Does anyone know anywhere else good for printing supplies?

I don't really understand if this is a sort of consumable item, that wears out, like a laser drum, or if it's just a case of replacing a faulty part.  Anyone have a better understanding of this?

There is a 2d printer page on the wiki, that we could also update with relevant info, at...
https://wiki.57north.org.uk/doku.php?id=tools:printers
...I put some basic stuff about this printer on there when we got it, we could definitely add to that page.

So I guess it's a case (as ever) of...
1) How much it is?
2) How are the funds looking?
3) If the majority of people think it's a good idea & good value?

Good to discuss these things on the list here :) 

Cheers
Andy









On Fri, 6 Oct 2023 at 15:54, Iain R. Learmonth <iain@learmonth.me> wrote:
If the directors say we have the money then I say go for it. I think it'd be a neat thing that people aren't going to have at home.

On Tue, Oct 3, 2023, at 10:12 PM, Q Misell via 57north-discuss wrote:
> As you have probably noticed we have an A0 plotter in the hackerspace.
>
> Unfortunately, is it currently inoperable due to a faulty printhead, a
> Canon PF-04.
>
> How would people feel about the hackerspace using its funds to purchase
> a new printhead to get this plotter working?
>
> Cheers,
> Q
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