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Someone could probably do this. But it would just be a fun project, not replicable.
You'd need to write your own printer driver. There are probably some open source libraries out there to do most of the heavy lifting, but it's still a project.
The big issue is going to be the interface between the pi and the printer's "motors and wiring". Doable, but too finicky to publish a "kit" or something for someone else to replicate. It could be worth the work if it would help other people, but I don't think that's on the table.
Honestly, I think anyone with the ability to do that would probably find it easier to just build their own printer.