Scrapping fax machines

Thanks for the pictures, I have one to take apart similar to those and now I know what to look for!!

Love those fax machines! And I see you don't waste your java containers either. Great for those little bits. Thanks for the pics.

i tear them down and its a bit fun as i use the whack and grab method i have gotten good at like chiseling stone lol so i get the goodies like motors steel wire boards and gears and just break it down enough for the yard to accept since they do not buy them whole cause of plastic. the ink though is what makes it well worth picking them up it makes them average $3 that way.

those heavy duty motors are the stepper type. They can adjust different speeds. You will see a bunch of wires going to them. I sell these motors on ebay for robots, cnc, hobbies. Get a box of them and ship in flat rate box. The large motor I tear down and remove the copper. It is very easy. Yes I save all my screws and little metal pieces. I will love to see the scrap yard faces and when bring a truck load of screws.

well the green boards are what medium to hi grade and the others are low grade , I box up the green boards, put the motors in a bucket, but I don't know what to do with the laser board spindal part. I have several laser printers but don't know what to do with the laser board. I just in my other post picked up like 8 big office copy fax machines and many small office home all in one printers,.... none of these are considered telecoms I guess... by the way can someone tell me if the office phones boards are telecom lol I need to research that.

I usually do the same thing, and tear apart large fax/copiers of that size and larger.