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Title: Salvaging Useful Parts from Printers
Post by: Jim Dobson on June 05, 2019, 06:34:26 PM

There's a lot of handy things to salvage from inside the common printer.

Title: Re: Salvaging Useful Parts from Printers
Post by: hermetic on June 06, 2019, 09:57:36 AM

totally agree, also microwave ovens for timers, microswitches and the ubiquitous MOT. also electric showers for microswitches and copper.. the eccentric out of an orbital sander makes an ideal base for a vibratory polisher even if the sander motor has failed. pop round your local computer shopfor a supply of scrap printers!

Title: Re: Salvaging Useful Parts from Printers
Post by: russ57 on June 07, 2019, 04:56:15 AM

If you are wanting an mot or 2 I would be looking to salvage soon.
They seem to be heading towards inverters.
Which may also be useful, some one has produced an induction furnace from one..

Russ

Title: Re: Salvaging Useful Parts from Printers
Post by: kayzed1 on June 07, 2019, 11:16:33 AM

mot

So what has the Ministry of Transport to do with printers :lol: :doh:

Title: Re: Salvaging Useful Parts from Printers
Post by: tom osselton on June 07, 2019, 06:41:07 PM

Because if they are indeed changing to inverters its
“ Hit the road Jack “

Title: Re: Salvaging Useful Parts from Printers
Post by: Jim Dobson on June 08, 2019, 08:10:59 PM

Just think how much a 3 pin electric plug and 1.8m of flex costs from the hardware store.

Title: Re: Salvaging Useful Parts from Printers
Post by: tom osselton on June 08, 2019, 08:31:45 PM

I saw one being disassembled the other day it had some neat magnifying lenses in it about 3/4 x6” in maybe 8” and I thought they would cut down nicely for lathes with small dials, verniers,ect.

Title: Re: Salvaging Useful Parts from Printers
Post by: Fergus OMore on June 09, 2019, 03:14:20 AM

Quote from: kayzed1 on June 07, 2019, 11:16:33 AM

mot

So what has the Ministry of Transport to do with printers :lol: :doh:

 Is there another word for mot? :poke: Eh Bien? :loco:

Title: Re: Salvaging Useful Parts from Printers
Post by: nrml on June 09, 2019, 02:22:24 PM

I think he means the transformer.

Title: Re: Salvaging Useful Parts from Printers
Post by: russ57 on June 10, 2019, 12:14:10 AM

Quote from: nrml on June 09, 2019, 02:22:24 PM

I think he means the transformer.

Sorry all
Microwave Oven Transformer

Russ