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[lmamakos]

(03-17-2021 04:16 PM)Ren Wrote:  There has been a heated discussion on HackADay about how Cricut is screwing their customers.

https://hackaday.com/2021/03/15/cricut-d...ready-own/

I considered this when I was trying to source a cutting machine. The Cricut seems to be a dominant player in the scrapbooking world and the path to maximum wife happiness. I'd much prefer a machine with open interfaces that I could, in theory, squirt gcode at, but it wasn't practical for this joint use arrangement.

Though, as the thread points out, ultimately it all comes down to stepper motors, servos, and drivers and sensors. I already replaced the motion control board in my Ender 3 with a 32-bit ARM alternative, so presumably something like this could happen again. However, I think I'd like this cutter machine just be an appliance and not another project. For at least as long as necessary..