Photocopiers, Printers etc....

I scrap lots of printers and copiers but only very rarely break them all the way down. Mostly I just pop off the panels on the side to get the main board (and if it's accesible quickly, the power board). Rarely takes more than 2 minutes. The rest goes in my shred pile. Larger copiers may take a litte longer but they often have several boards, most still quickly accessible. Occasionally you see a motherboard, RAM or telecom grade boards but usually they're mid-grade which has a nice return depending on your buyer.

I can't recall who it was but, last week, I found an online buyer of whole copy equipment. Something about asset reclamation and end-of-lease recovery. They buy individual units from both lessors and lessees, though, and I think they cover shipping on LTL. I will have to check my bookmarks at work. I haven't dealt with them (we only get a few floor units per year) but if I ever do, I will post a review.

So far, having just started, I take all the printers I get apart to get at the metal inside, and the (stainless steel?) rods on the inside..........I'm slowly building up my scrap and hope to have a big enough load to invest in getting my name out...............If those rods are stainless steel, could I make something out of them, like a frog gigger?


PRD

Originally Posted by PalmettoRedDog83

.............If those rods are stainless steel, could I make something out of them, like a frog gigger?
PRD

Well, you learn something every day.... 'Frog gigger'. I call it a 'Spear' like in "eel spear"
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigging

Those rods, I save them up along with any tubing, TV aerial extrusion etc etc and intend to sell them as 'Hobby machinists bar stock"

Yes the large production copiers are worth it .
I’ve been scraping them for years. The bigger the better.
Aluminum. Copper , wires, boards , motors small but they add up fast .
where are u located. The wire is of higher grade I’m in Illinois getting $150 lb.
the old xerox , HP’s where good . The best where the old Kodak machines$$$