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Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "docstein99" <docstein99@...>
wrote:
>
> Ok I called the office, and spoke with a very informative
engineer.
> He then explained all the stuff I read on the website, and
mentioned
> alot about how their versitile technology can print pretty much
> anything on anything.
>
> But all that really doesnt make a difference, unless anyone is
> interested in spending $35,000 - $90,000 on the smallest machine
they
> make, or sign a contract to liscence their printhead design for
like
> 100,000 units. If you were a government funded research company,
> then you would get an invite to their labratory to use their
> equipment on site and develop a solution.
>
> And even with the $35,000 machine, he said the heads for that cost
> $1,000 and offer no guarantee to clogging or damage so when they go
> bad you would have to pony up another $1k each time you tried a
> different ink or wax that clogged the head.
>
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>
> JUST my two cents here --- if a company doesnt list a catalog
online
> with prices and a check-out option, then the products are probably
> too expensive to buy. And if their "contact us" lists offices all
> over the world? Another sign that their products are intended to
be
> bought a million at a time.
>
Thanks, It did seem to good to be true!
Oh well, back to hacking Epson cartriges!