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Recyclotrops What not to do - Printers 06-23-2012, 05:36 PM
greytruck Scanners are a bigger bust in... 06-23-2012, 06:00 PM
Julie I agree there is barely... 06-23-2012, 08:14 PM
Hypoman Just bought a bunch... 06-25-2012, 09:33 AM
theelectronrecycler Yes, I do sell my mixed... 06-27-2012, 07:40 AM
Filthy and where in the world do you... 06-28-2012, 06:07 AM
mrsamsonite I called a plastic... 06-28-2012, 08:04 AM
unknownk Harborfright.com should have... 06-23-2012, 06:13 PM
mikeinreco U wont make it long in this... 06-23-2012, 06:19 PM
Geiser093 On Sale This Week. $9.99 Just... 06-23-2012, 07:45 PM
unknownk I have a local one about 7... 06-23-2012, 07:57 PM
Julie What is a PITA? 06-23-2012, 08:16 PM
CAWTechnologies The yard I go to buys... 06-23-2012, 08:29 PM
happyscraper I do 10-20 printers per... 06-23-2012, 06:26 PM
parrothead ditto on the bleeding thing.... 06-23-2012, 06:36 PM
Jeremiah I get a lot of printers,... 06-23-2012, 07:18 PM
Julie When I first started someone... 06-23-2012, 08:15 PM
BuckStacyBuck haha! never heard that one... 06-24-2012, 09:12 AM
AuburnEwaste If you do not deal with... 06-23-2012, 07:08 PM
silverZ Thanks, this is helpful. I... 06-27-2012, 03:00 PM
Bear forget the star tips, a... 06-23-2012, 07:49 PM
WMSTR I like the Snap On ones... 06-23-2012, 08:13 PM
rca987 Gojo gets most anything off... 06-24-2012, 07:05 AM
Curbside shopper I take them apart, 10-15 min... 06-24-2012, 08:30 AM
silverZ My first big pick was about... 07-12-2012, 10:48 PM
mikeinreco I think it's... 06-24-2012, 08:33 AM
mrsamsonite I sell my working printers to... 06-24-2012, 10:35 AM
happyscraper Yep, agree with RCA gojo is... 06-24-2012, 05:27 PM
mrsamsonite Who is Gojo? is he on this... 06-24-2012, 07:25 PM
greytruck Gojo is a hand cleaner 06-24-2012, 07:32 PM
Mechanic688 Gojo Industries - Wikipedia,... 06-24-2012, 10:10 PM
mikeinreco I would like to thank whoever... 06-24-2012, 08:03 PM
mikeinreco Found in a printer... 06-24-2012, 10:30 PM
mrsamsonite nice board. maybe I should... 06-24-2012, 10:58 PM
mikeinreco Yeah sorry bout the crappy... 06-24-2012, 11:03 PM
submarinepainter i BREAK EM DOWN AND THROW THE... 06-25-2012, 04:43 AM
copycat I hate inkjets. Laser... 06-25-2012, 05:37 AM
ozzy214 About the only thing in... 06-25-2012, 05:45 AM
rca987 I just wedge a flat head... 06-25-2012, 10:31 AM
Gnraxlrose88 Never give away money!! At... 06-25-2012, 06:21 AM
BumpRacerX I love printers. Love them. ... 06-25-2012, 10:19 AM
Mechanic688 I took some more in yesterday... 06-27-2012, 08:42 PM
Recyclotrops I think that's how it shows... 06-28-2012, 01:15 AM
JPete Yep, they give you a receipt,... 06-28-2012, 07:04 AM
mrsamsonite Could we all agree that... 06-28-2012, 08:05 AM
mrsamsonite Ya it says that on my... 07-02-2012, 08:21 AM
happyscraper Like I said earlyer in this... 07-02-2012, 08:16 PM
mrsamsonite So, does your scrap yard take... 07-02-2012, 08:32 PM
ozzy214 Nope small printers are worth... 06-29-2012, 08:44 AM
Russryleee I always break down all my... 06-29-2012, 10:03 AM
ParkerFlyer4 I found this in a printer... 06-29-2012, 11:21 AM
ilyaz I am not crazy about printers... 06-29-2012, 05:32 PM
mrsamsonite I know most people get the... 06-29-2012, 09:21 PM
Mechanic688 My lil motors, relays,... 06-30-2012, 12:39 AM
mrsamsonite So, this is a different... 06-30-2012, 07:43 AM
mikeinreco You should get at least twice... 06-29-2012, 09:27 PM
Dunemaul If its not a collor laser jet... 06-30-2012, 05:41 AM
ScrapYaHerd The really good printers... 07-02-2012, 05:32 AM
kcscrapper I recycle all my boards so I... 09-07-2012, 06:44 AM
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    What not to do - Printers

    I have introduced myself, and been encouraged to contribute. I am fairly new to e-cycling, and don't have much knowledge to contribute about "how to" do anything properly. So, instead I am going to post a "what not to do" thread as I learn what mistakes I am making. This thread will be about printers.



    First, don't do printers. I know it's been said in these forums before, but I am a knucklehead who has to learn by doing. When it comes to most printers, they are mostly plastic, a huge PITA, and very little goodies inside. However, if you are like me, you'll still dismantle a printer or two as you learn the ropes. This brings me to my next point.

    Wear gloves. I don't think there is a way to dismantle a printer without getting a dab of ink on you here and there. It is also very common to get cuts, nicks, scratches, etc. when dismantling many electronics. Well, when you're all done and you're ready to clean the ink off your hands (because you didn't wear gloves), the rubbing alcohol you use to remove the ink, not only proves useless at removing ink, but it burns like crazy in ever little scratch you've earned dismantling those printers.

    Finally, you will likely come across plenty of printers in your electronics recycling ventures. Moving forward, I will remove the ink cartridges, toss them in a bag to trade in at Staples or something, and slide the rest off to the side to bring to Goodwill.

    Hopefully some newbies can learn from my mistakes as I post these "what not to do" threads.

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