me too, olddude. Thanks tackle and harris.
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me too, olddude. Thanks tackle and harris.
Experienced Scrapper
Just began to breakdown a large printer. Didn't get far, but I did take off a side panel to get a peek. And WOW! This sucker has at least 7 motors, a handfull of green boards, and a hefty power supply board, thick cord and looks like a lot of steel. I will take some pics and try to post them(never posted a pic). I think it will be worth the breakdown.
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Just as a reference, I broke down roughly 5000lbs of printers I bought on GovLiq. not counting selling a couple still working, they averaged .10/lb , they took a lot of labor. I would not actively pursue acquiring printers unless I could not find other materials
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Although, my load was mostly midrange HP lasers. I had a few big weird old ones and like others have said, they had a lot more good stuff on average.
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Found 10 motors so far.
Nice copper coils and transformers.
Just the first board out, had a memory stick, still more boards inside to get to.
Hope the pics go thru this time.
Last edited by Southtexman; 01-18-2012 at 09:36 PM.
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Pics don't seem to be working.
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"Give them enough so they can do something with it, but not too much that they won't do nothing."
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Definitely gold pins on the second board. Even smaller home type printers with memory card slots in the case do have memory and will usually be a mid or hi grade board.
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I don't know if this is common knowledge or not but i will mention it anyway.
If you get toner powder onto your skin or clothing, wash it off with COLD water.
If you use hot water, the powder will fuse to your skin and leave you "tattooed" for a week!
Been there, done that.
Best idea is to wear latex rubber gloves when handling laser printers.
Regards
Ballymoss
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reason being the toner is heat activated
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Now you tell her. lolIf you get toner powder onto your skin or clothing, wash it off with COLD water.
If you use hot water, the powder will fuse to your skin and leave you "tattooed" for a week!
Been there, done that.
Best idea is to wear latex rubber gloves when handling laser printers.
Think hard, who awhile back was the little blue smurfette?
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That would be.... newattitude.
"If only I had known then, what I know now."
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lmao...mech688...you made my day...attitude isn't coming on line as much as she used to...I miss her. Maybe she's lurking and just afraid we'll make fun of her hilarious posts !! Come baaaack newattitude !!! We miss you.
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Yep, that was me! Black tonered hands for about 2 weeks before it finally wore off my skin. Ruined a pair of jeans too. and that was just from a small household printer. Oiy.
Now, i loved taking the 4 large printers apart I talked about on here, I didn't know where the toner was in those so i circled carefully before diving in that time!!
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how long did it take you to break it down to this level
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I don't remember exactly as it was a little while ago now but I wasn't very fast. However it was the first thing I ever took apart for scrap, I took out every screw to separate the steel from the plastic neatly and was very careful about it all as I did it in my living room. If you just went to town on it taking out minimal screws and using a hammer to gain access to the goodies I would think it could be done rather quickly.Originally Posted by directrecycle
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Wow! This was a PITA! Lots of plastic & lots of powder ink! But I did get 15 motors, about 50lbs of steel, 2lbs of aluminum, a few med. & high grade boards, 2 low grade boards with good chunks of copper. Also lots of steel & aluminum rods. If you got the time and space I think it is worth it though.
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I just dropped off 10 printers to my old man. (He broke down 60 office phones in less than a day) I asked him if he saw his next project, he said he'd already started on one...and "Man it's tough!" I had to laugh!
This helps me put a value on it though.
I'm working a deal on an old warehouse full of full size copiers and printers......I think the old man will have a fit!
“Most people miss opportunity because it wears overalls and looks like work .” ― Thomas A. Edison
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IF your talking a warhouse full i think I would make a deal with a local yard to take them whole.
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