Another great thing to look for is the WiFi circuit. It usually has 4 wires, and can be reused as a USB WiFi dongle. (Positive, Negative, Data Positive, Data Negative)
Following the advice of this video - I decided to salvage my 5 year old Brother Scanner/Printer...and with the available leftover parts was amazed that I was able to build a full size Millennium Falcon type starship with Quantum Drive & Triple Time Warp Shields...am testing it this weekend to see if I can breach the edge of this galaxy, and further proceed onto the more remote Andromeda Galaxy. Should be back before next weekend with luck...thanks to the poster of this video... :)
The Part at the end , the small lens can be attached to the rear camera of a smartphone, and help in doing really micro photography of some insects,fabric textures and materials.
Have you ever finished the "part 2" that you refer to in the video? I would like to see what you have done with the components that you salvaged... Thank for the great videos you make
Thanks. I _was_ going to go all office space on my printer when my printer finally got on my last nerve, but I think I've got a better idea now. Salvage it for parts. Ahahaha disposable printers, yeah. Exactly.
I'm building a 3d printer and thought about getting the linear rods from a printer. I didn't even think about all the other goodies. I have now amassed a collection of old printer in my basement...much to my wife's dismay. lol
This is one helluva fun hobby. I live in a slice of suburbia full of those who will throw out pretty much anything even slightly broken, and twice a year a vast crop of (often fully functional) goodies grows upon the verges for the bi-annual council waste harvest. Most of the time I won't be able to reuse most of it, but it's really fun prodding round the internals, and sometimes there's a treasure trove of useful stuff. Oh god, i'm turning into a hoarder...
I used to live in a town with a white appliance recycle bin. I would stop on the way home when I needed a part,go down into the bin and salvage all kinds of parts for our washer and dryer. All the while wearing a tie and jacket. After twenty years, my wife grew to hate that recycle bin. She got a new set of washer and dryer when we moved. Now I don't dare salvage. At least, not since she started reading murder mysteries, the more gruesome the better.
I am so happy that the internet exists. Whenever I start questioning whether I have an unhealthy obsession, it shows me fellow "enthusiasts" who are doing the same exact things. 😁
A hoarder?!? No, no! You're recycling. I've been doing it for decades. The difference between the two is how well you organize and store it. NO STACKING!!! You'll never come back.
I have a piece of glass from a scanner that I use to protect my bench from heat while soldering. I added some of those sticky rubber feet though so it wont scratch the bench.
Number ONE- I LOVE your videos!!!! I am just starting to "learn electronics", with a bit of help from a friend, and a LOT of self-study and experimenting. Being of Scott descent, I usually save as many "things" that I can imagine might be useful in the future- I hate to waste anything! So I'm now scrapping lots of modern computer-derived stuff. #2- no offense, I like it- but, OMG, your voice is exactly like "Dr. Strangelove"! :) Keep-up the educational videos- and take care! Valerie
Great video. Another vote for part two! Also could you talk about how to use the motors, gears, belt and rail to help motorized a camera slider. My electronics knowledge is a newbie level but I am wanting to learn more. Thanks again!
It seems like when I have an idea for a project, I end up buying most of what I need and I'm only able to reuse just a few salvaged parts that I have on hand. OTOH, when one has a bunch of parts available, it's more like a solution looking for a problem. What I mean by that is you have to look at the parts, and think of the things you could make from them. It's a bottom up rather than a top down mindset.
10 years ago I salvaged parts from dozens of printers, scanners at my work. I felt like a child with new toys. All parts are now in few boxes. But there is no time to play with the parts and there is serious destiny to throw boxes into bin to tidy a working place. When I was a child, I like playing with electronics. These boxes should made me Christmas of all Christmases :-)
Wow, neatly done. My printer salvages looks like the battle of the Somme. The parts in these machines are truly a delight to grab :) One thing I would really like is to see a video on different ways of changing or adapting the gear/head of the motor shafts. These are usually really stuck on there, and they might not always be suitable for your projects. Maybe some good ideas of how to fit adaptors or something on top of the existing cogs, or replacing them completely
Good joob, a lot of useful parts can be reusued or sold/donated ! I have done that with a lot of photocopiers and there a lot of steal and complex componentes can be reused ! Way 7 users have dislike so fare this video, i can not imagine why !!! Habst du auch videos wo du deutsch sprichst ? Hann auch deutsch bisschen sprechen ! Alles gute !
Your video is very welcome and enjoyable to watch. I have been dis-assembling printers for parts for many years, however, I would welcome suggestions for what to do with the parts beyond the basic components that I've used to repair other equipment. I do hope you continue with this series soon. Your other videos are also very interesting and I subscribed a while ago due to the high quality and clear explanations you give. Thank you for creating and posting excellent content. Regards, Tom.
Hey. Thank you for your kind words. I started to make a part 2 a couple of month ago.That video would have been even much more interesting, but I never finished it because this video seemd to spawn very little interest among my viewers. At the moment I'm fully enganged in making my latest episode about switched mode power supplies. But now that I hear at least some positive feedback on this one, I'm thinking about finishing part 2 after all :)
I have taken apart many printers and scanners and made some videos, But I think you do it much better. I have subscribed to your channel so when part 2 is up I will post it to plus.google.com/u/0/communities/105266405842890740625 Components & Integrated Circuits Over time I will be sharing some of your other videos there. If you join you will be very welcome.
The Post Apocalyptic Inventor I hope you do finish this series, printers and scanners are thrown out so often, and it's always a crapshoot trying to use them for their original purpose.
That little lens in the scanner is awesome. With a little screwdriver or pick. Take the top lens out. Then sandwiched in the middle is another thick lens. Take this out. Find a hollow tube the same od and cut it to the same length as the center lens. Put the top lens back on. Now you have an extremely powerful Lupe or hand held microscope. You have to put the thing against your eye almost and the objects you're inspecting close to the lens. It's the coolest.
Done many of these myself. A couple of times I've dismantled all the messy stuff under running water in the sink to get the pump and tubes. Maybe I'll use them in a little water feature at some point. Superb video as always, love the precision and detail. Always admire your command of the English language. Looking forward to part 2.
Great video, thanks for posting. I had this very printer and my planned salvage was much easier thanks to you. Please post your part two follow up so we can see how to utilize some of these great parts, I know there must be many more like me who are eager to see it!!
Breaking down stuff like this is how I sourced all my parts for various projects. I've yet to use the stepper motors really but am planning a few projects. Some to do with alternative energy.
All that electronic stuff is swell and all, but beyond this old woodworker. On the other hand, I'll bet the glass is really flat on both sides, and therefore a good candidate for use in the scary sharp sharpening system. I wonder if they use float glass for copiers.
:)...It makes you wonder how they make them for 49 bucks....If I had to build one of those from scratch, I would have to charge 100K! :)...Just shows that volume is the key to profit!
I once took apart an old scanner from the late 1990's. Needless to say it was big. It had 2 round neo magnets inside. Don't modern scanners use magnets anymore?I recently found a canon 3 in 1 machine. High quality motors but no magnets.
Excellent video quality - congratulations. The plastic encoder strip can be made into a good quality Ronchi tester for your telescope. Cut the strip into 1 cm pieces and mount in a cap in the end of an eyepiece-sized tube. When focused on a star, you should see straight lines, same inside and outside focus. any bending of lines, or difference between inside and outside focus indicates a defect.
Hey, I need some help. I found like 6 months ago a laser all own its own little circuit board,from a old word processors and I can't figure out the how to get it to. Work. I've looked up the word processor,and the circuit board and couldn't find nothing, not even the same circuit board or any look alikes.... I am now back at it again. It's driving me nuts!!!
Finally someone else knows how to properly use an HP printer. If you'd go to your local hardware store they sell specialty tools that will help you greatly taking apart the printer at a much quicker pace. Once home take that hammer (I meant Specialty Tool) and if correctly using your new tool you'll have that printer opened and separated within seconds. Good luck!
Wow, wish I had found your video on this earlier. I broke down a HP printer like this last week and just threw away some of the parts that you managed to salvage. Great video! Is there a follow-up video yet?
Your videos are really well produced. That is why I became a Patron. Also, your perfect (well almost perfect) English and your very German attention to detail both amuses and delights me. Please keep them coming and please accept another vote for the follow up to this video.
Yes, I use to do this kind of scavenging. I still have a big box a printer, computer, stepper motors, optics, even old VCR and camera parts.But now, I think just gonna throw them out or sell it on ebay as a grab bag, no more interest left!It can be great for some one learning electronics or engineering, 'cause try to buy all these at radio shack can add up and expensive!
Great video, I have two of these and one that is their big brother lying around. It would be nice to see how you use the stepper motor if part 2 is ever done.
I am going to look for part two now, this is something I have been looking for as I have an old printer and another printer scanner that are too good to just throw out. I hope to be able to make a small CNC Engraver from these parts, also a rotary encoder may be able to be adapted to a lathe (Manual) for speed, indexing and thread cutting operations if I can work out the wizadry to make it all work. I know I am late finding this video, however thanks for the upload and you now have another Subscriber. Cheers from John, Australia.
Would love a part 2 as I started disassembling the exact same printer/scanner combo. I am planning on making a laser cutter with the rail + stepper inside for X axis (combined with another one from another scanner for the Y axis, as it is a laser cutter, I will use a servo for Z axisfocus control). Looking forward to a follow up video!
I like taking the rods out and sticking them in the end of a drill gun and spinning them against a stone grinding wheel, then fine sandpaper. They make the best weapons to throw! But know carrying them can and will get you arrested! On your own property you can use them only here in the USA. So I hold no responsibility for your laws where you live. But if you can, make one or two. Then throw them hard with a lot of spin. They always stick. I had to come back and tell people these things are extremely dangerous! They will kill, so do NOT throw them in the direction of people at all. Or in the direction of a house because these things being this sharp will easily pieces things. I was even able to embed one into and old tree log at about 6" deep. Its took pliers to get it out.
I know it's been like 6 years or so, but any chance on a video showing how to use these parts? I have a very old Canon MX712 all in one (fax, scanner, printer with an area for inserting micro SD cards) that finally needed to be replaced. Print heads clogged beyond repair, (I've tried) and the scanner is scanning with lines through it. I am not a prepper, but I am an artist/maker, and LOVE making new things, or using parts from what others may call junk. I hate planned obsolescence, and filling the junk yard with perfectly good stuff! So thank you very much for taking the time to make your videos!! I have subscribed.
Technogy ,once great turns out to be waste and cause of environment pollution. So it's always beneficial to design.repairable and alterable technologies.may not be good for business but good for environment and resources savings for our future children's.
I wish someone would make one based off the layout of some pyramids 2.bp.blogspot.com/-g0LTJlM5Qyg/UpNfS1fCinI/AAAAAAAANYU/UVYxpk8l20o/s1600/q.PNG and see what its possible function was based on math or some logic is it hard to tell what a chip was for based on what might be known?
I have an old one laying around, I was going to toss it, glad I found this, ty. 3:01 never seen a 2 or 3 pin speaker before, what does that even go to?
Still no Part 2? With 3D printing taking off, the scanner glass has good potential for use on the hot bed. Today just salvaged two. Very carefully heated the glue with a hot air gun to separate the plastic frame.
Whilst watching this I decided to subscribe for more like this. I have a multi function printer just waiting for the harvest. Like you, I see the potential for using parts of what would otherwise be junk. Thanks so much.
now lets see you put it all back together again! Seriously thats an interesting teardown, I have an old Epsom PSC gathering dust and also need an axle for a project. I think you have sealed its fate!
my HP came apart quite quickly when I through it against the wall. NO TOOLS REQUIRED. It wouldn’t let me print ‘cuz it had an empty cyan cartridge. F*CK HP bunch of scammers. Even when I choose to print in b + w (gray scale)
Hei my friend, I am curious, do you do this for a living or as a hobby? I am asking because I always wanted do do something like this, working with I love and making money at the same time. If this your job, where do you sell these parts? Does it worth, like, do you make enough money to pay your bills? Thanks!
The scanner lens on the HP deskjet 6110 is glued in. Too bad, it might make a good peephole if I could get my eye close to it. I'm working on building a weak little CNC machine out of a 6110
"For demonstration purposes I will now disassemble this printer and scanner"... Takes out 16Lb sledge hammer and takes a good swing... "See how easy that was"?
I'm going to find one in the trash someday.i have a lot of dc motors from printers I have different sizes ot them.i have some that are powerful.soon I'm going to upload a video of my dc motors and dc brushless fans
hi, i have searched the internet and am unable to find a tutorial on how to separate a working scanner from an all-in-one printer and hack it such that it still works. could you help? my printer is the canon mp145. thanks.
Some pretty neat stuff comes out of those things for sure, but after putting up with years of jams, software glitches, and ink that didn’t want to make letters, the glee l got as l smashed the crap out of our last HP inkjet, printer was soooo worth it! Like the scene from the movie The Office where the guys take the hated copier to an vacant area for extreme ball bat termination.. 👹
can you use the lens for a microscope, are the metal bars stainless steel, and what can you use the pane glass for? (i've scrapped and salvaged several printers and scanners, and have a nice supply of the glass, motors, and other components.) good video!
Sooner Science Nerd Not sure what to do with the lense myself. The bars are not stainless. You can use the glass (or even the entire casing including the glass) to build a device for photo etching of PCBs. I'm sure you can find a video about that on YT.
I used your videos to disassembly the very same printer/scanner you did in the video, I'm waiting for part two for suggestion on what to do with the salvaged parts. I was thinking of a small CNC for my dremel. What do you think?
I did some work on part 2 a couple of months ago, but didn't really finish it, because nobody seemed to watchpart 1. Now that more people show interest I might finish it after all. But since I'm working on several other videos at this moment it will still take some time. I like the CNC-idea. I'm not sure though if the parts from just one printer will be enough.But I'will think about that idea when making part 2 !
So, what did you use the power supply for? I could not find a video showing the new use for one. I have about 72 old printer scanners which peaked my interest in this video.
Optical encoder used in closed loop Stepper motors and servo motors is what that plastic disc is to tell the Controller board where the Printer head is at all times. Basically the same as what is used on a CNC to send signals to a controller for a industrial or Hobby Milling or Router Machine. www.researchgate.net/figure/Optical-Encoder_fig2_317389063
Another great thing to look for is the WiFi circuit. It usually has 4 wires, and can be reused as a USB WiFi dongle. (Positive, Negative, Data Positive, Data Negative)
Good catch. Most have WiFi these days.
Following the advice of this video - I decided to salvage my 5 year old Brother Scanner/Printer...and with the available leftover parts was amazed that I was able to build a full size Millennium Falcon type starship with Quantum Drive & Triple Time Warp Shields...am testing it this weekend to see if I can breach the edge of this galaxy, and further proceed onto the more remote Andromeda Galaxy. Should be back before next weekend with luck...thanks to the poster of this video... :)
The Part at the end , the small lens can be attached to the rear camera of a smartphone, and help in doing really micro photography of some insects,fabric textures and materials.
Yeah but you have to find a bigger lens and attach it because its need to bend the light to make function
@@catthecommentbothunter6890 most work relatively well on their own. They are macro lenses with a wider than usual view angle.
@@SoftBreadSoft yeah
Damn that's pretty cool
How can we remove it without breaking it?
One more vote for part two. Thanks!
+The Post Apocalyptic Inventor I really wanna see what you used the parts for, been waiting for the follow up video for 2 years now.
He never does follow up videos.
#MeToo
Have you ever finished the "part 2" that you refer to in the video? I would like to see what you have done with the components that you salvaged... Thank for the great videos you make
+Cecil Brand Same here please!
Cecil Brand
any word on the follow up?
He isn’t posting the follow up......
But why?
Thanks. I _was_ going to go all office space on my printer when my printer finally got on my last nerve, but I think I've got a better idea now. Salvage it for parts.
Ahahaha disposable printers, yeah. Exactly.
I'm building a 3d printer and thought about getting the linear rods from a printer. I didn't even think about all the other goodies. I have now amassed a collection of old printer in my basement...much to my wife's dismay. lol
Did you ever succeed?
This is one helluva fun hobby. I live in a slice of suburbia full of those who will throw out pretty much anything even slightly broken, and twice a year a vast crop of (often fully functional) goodies grows upon the verges for the bi-annual council waste harvest.
Most of the time I won't be able to reuse most of it, but it's really fun prodding round the internals, and sometimes there's a treasure trove of useful stuff. Oh god, i'm turning into a hoarder...
flaillomanz we should start a union !!lol
I used to live in a town with a white appliance recycle bin. I would stop on the way home when I needed a part,go down into the bin and salvage all kinds of parts for our washer and dryer. All the while wearing a tie and jacket. After twenty years, my wife grew to hate that recycle bin. She got a new set of washer and dryer when we moved. Now I don't dare salvage. At least, not since she started reading murder mysteries, the more gruesome the better.
I am so happy that the internet exists. Whenever I start questioning whether I have an unhealthy obsession, it shows me fellow "enthusiasts" who are doing the same exact things. 😁
A hoarder?!? No, no!
You're recycling. I've been doing it for decades.
The difference between the two is how well you organize and store it.
NO STACKING!!! You'll never come back.
I have a piece of glass from a scanner that I use to protect my bench from heat while soldering. I added some of those sticky rubber feet though so it wont scratch the bench.
funkyironman69 That's a good idea as well. Thank you.
Just reminding you that we still love you and want a follow up video.
I should have watched this video before salvagin my old inkjet printer. I'd learn to not take apart the ink bin.
Ouch!
SAME HERE :(
Oh. My. God. ! At least you survived...Don't wanna know about the stains...
Eeeeeeeewwwwww!!
This guy is good like "Dr. Evil" -- "I, however, have a plan..."
he sounds like Marvin the martian! "Heavens to mergatroid!"
@@Laffingrl 😆
Number ONE- I LOVE your videos!!!! I am just starting to "learn electronics", with a bit of help from a friend, and a LOT of self-study and experimenting. Being of Scott descent, I usually save as many "things" that I can imagine might be useful in the future- I hate to waste anything! So I'm now scrapping lots of modern computer-derived stuff. #2- no offense, I like it- but, OMG, your voice is exactly like "Dr. Strangelove"! :) Keep-up the educational videos- and take care! Valerie
The glass is also a very useful surface for gluing sandpaper to, in order to sharpen blades.
w0mbles shoot I wish now I'd save that glass from that last printer I could of been worth something :(
"And i will use these parts to build a fully functional 3D printer in part number 2"
Yeah, I feel rickrolled too.
Still Looking for Part 2 of "How to Slavage Usefull Pars from Printers and Scanners", One year passed..... :)
3d printers, cnc machines can be made using printer parts.
Great video. Another vote for part two! Also could you talk about how to use the motors, gears, belt and rail to help motorized a camera slider. My electronics knowledge is a newbie level but I am wanting to learn more. Thanks again!
When can we expect part 2, very anxious
thanks
It seems like when I have an idea for a project, I end up buying most of what I need and I'm only able to reuse just a few salvaged parts that I have on hand. OTOH, when one has a bunch of parts available, it's more like a solution looking for a problem. What I mean by that is you have to look at the parts, and think of the things you could make from them. It's a bottom up rather than a top down mindset.
10 years latency, finally I find it...very informative...thank you
10 years ago I salvaged parts from dozens of printers, scanners at my work. I felt like a child with new toys. All parts are now in few boxes. But there is no time to play with the parts and there is serious destiny to throw boxes into bin to tidy a working place. When I was a child, I like playing with electronics. These boxes should made me Christmas of all Christmases :-)
Hi TPAI!
When are you planning on making the second part of this video series?
Thanks!
I save shafts of different diameters. They are useful to drive out stuck bolts and shear pins on snowblowers, etc.
Wow, neatly done. My printer salvages looks like the battle of the Somme.
The parts in these machines are truly a delight to grab :)
One thing I would really like is to see a video on different ways of changing or adapting the gear/head of the motor shafts. These are usually really stuck on there, and they might not always be suitable for your projects. Maybe some good ideas of how to fit adaptors or something on top of the existing cogs, or replacing them completely
you could probably 3d print an adapter or something
Good joob, a lot of useful parts can be reusued or sold/donated !
I have done that with a lot of photocopiers and there a lot of steal and complex componentes can be reused !
Way 7 users have dislike so fare this video, i can not imagine why !!!
Habst du auch videos wo du deutsch sprichst ?
Hann auch deutsch bisschen sprechen !
Alles gute !
Bring on part two kind Sir. You've taught me a lot. Thank you.
Your video is very welcome and enjoyable to watch. I have been dis-assembling printers for parts for many years, however, I would welcome suggestions for what to do with the parts beyond the basic components that I've used to repair other equipment. I do hope you continue with this series soon.
Your other videos are also very interesting and I subscribed a while ago due to the high quality and clear explanations you give.
Thank you for creating and posting excellent content.
Regards, Tom.
very nice presentation the video quality is exceptional.
Hey. Thank you for your kind words. I started to make a part 2 a couple of month ago.That video would have been even much more interesting, but I never finished it because this video seemd to spawn very little interest among my viewers. At the moment I'm fully enganged in making my latest episode about switched mode power supplies. But now that I hear at least some positive feedback on this one, I'm thinking about finishing part 2 after all :)
I have taken apart many printers and scanners and made some videos, But I think you do it much better.
I have subscribed to your channel so when part 2 is up I will post it to
plus.google.com/u/0/communities/105266405842890740625
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Over time I will be sharing some of your other videos there.
If you join you will be very welcome.
Hey thnak you very much ! I will join !
The Post Apocalyptic Inventor I hope you do finish this series, printers and scanners are thrown out so often, and it's always a crapshoot trying to use them for their original purpose.
The Post Apocalyptic Inventor part 2??
Awesome! I love salvaging parts from broken or unused machines. Great instructions and insights. Can't wait to see the follow up!!!
That little lens in the scanner is awesome. With a little screwdriver or pick. Take the top lens out. Then sandwiched in the middle is another thick lens. Take this out. Find a hollow tube the same od and cut it to the same length as the center lens. Put the top lens back on. Now you have an extremely powerful Lupe or hand held microscope. You have to put the thing against your eye almost and the objects you're inspecting close to the lens. It's the coolest.
How can we remove it without breaking it?
Done many of these myself. A couple of times I've dismantled all the messy stuff under running water in the sink to get the pump and tubes. Maybe I'll use them in a little water feature at some point. Superb video as always, love the precision and detail. Always admire your command of the English language. Looking forward to part 2.
What happened to part2?
+1, but unfortunately the most interesting part is missing: what can we do with those things
I have heard this voice before on Bugs Bunny!
Great video, thanks for posting. I had this very printer and my planned salvage was much easier thanks to you. Please post your part two follow up so we can see how to utilize some of these great parts, I know there must be many more like me who are eager to see it!!
Breaking down stuff like this is how I sourced all my parts for various projects. I've yet to use the stepper motors really but am planning a few projects. Some to do with alternative energy.
All that electronic stuff is swell and all, but beyond this old woodworker. On the other hand, I'll bet the glass is really flat on both sides, and therefore a good candidate for use in the scary sharp sharpening system. I wonder if they use float glass for copiers.
:)...It makes you wonder how they make them for 49 bucks....If I had to build one of those from scratch, I would have to charge 100K! :)...Just shows that volume is the key to profit!
+godbluffvdgg
The printers are sold at a loss. The profit is made selling ink cartridges!
Bill Branning Yeah, but who buys those? I just get a new printer...I've had a dozen or so...
I once took apart an old scanner from the late 1990's. Needless to say it was big. It had 2 round neo magnets inside. Don't modern scanners use magnets anymore?I recently found a canon 3 in 1 machine. High quality motors but no magnets.
Excellent video quality - congratulations.
The plastic encoder strip can be made into a good quality Ronchi tester for your telescope.
Cut the strip into 1 cm pieces and mount in a cap in the end of an eyepiece-sized tube.
When focused on a star, you should see straight lines, same inside and outside focus. any bending of lines, or difference between inside and outside focus indicates a defect.
astrocaver Thank you very much for that great piece of advice ! :)
you should make a video of it
Hey, I need some help. I found like 6 months ago a laser all own its own little circuit board,from a old word processors and I can't figure out the how to get it to. Work. I've looked up the word processor,and the circuit board and couldn't find nothing, not even the same circuit board or any look alikes....
I am now back at it again. It's driving me nuts!!!
Finally someone else knows how to properly use an HP printer. If you'd go to your local hardware store they sell specialty tools that will help you greatly taking apart the printer at a much quicker pace. Once home take that hammer (I meant Specialty Tool) and if correctly using your new tool you'll have that printer opened and separated within seconds. Good luck!
You sound exactly as one would imagine a German sounds in an old English/American movie :) .
i tossed my printer away good riddance the only thing that seemed like it would be wrth pulling out are the axles
Good video - part 2?
One more use from these printer is to salvage the whole linear motion systems and use it in cnc plotter or laser engraving
Boy.... This is highly technical stuff!! Much more technical than I have ever expected!!
Well done!!
I’d still love to see part two!!
Wow, wish I had found your video on this earlier. I broke down a HP printer like this last week and just threw away some of the parts that you managed to salvage. Great video! Is there a follow-up video yet?
Your videos are really well produced. That is why I became a Patron. Also, your perfect (well almost perfect) English and your very German attention to detail both amuses and delights me. Please keep them coming and please accept another vote for the follow up to this video.
Yes, I use to do this kind of scavenging. I still have a big box a printer, computer, stepper motors, optics, even old VCR and camera parts.But now, I think just gonna throw them out or sell it on ebay as a grab bag, no more interest left!It can be great for some one learning electronics or engineering, 'cause try to buy all these at radio shack can add up and expensive!
Radio Shack?
Great video, I have two of these and one that is their big brother lying around.
It would be nice to see how you use the stepper motor if part 2 is ever done.
I am going to look for part two now, this is something I have been looking for as I have an old printer and another printer scanner that are too good to just throw out.
I hope to be able to make a small CNC Engraver from these parts, also a rotary encoder may be able to be adapted to a lathe (Manual) for speed, indexing and thread cutting operations if I can work out the wizadry to make it all work.
I know I am late finding this video, however thanks for the upload and you now have another Subscriber.
Cheers from John, Australia.
marvin the martin
Would love a part 2 as I started disassembling the exact same printer/scanner combo. I am planning on making a laser cutter with the rail + stepper inside for X axis (combined with another one from another scanner for the Y axis, as it is a laser cutter, I will use a servo for Z axisfocus control). Looking forward to a follow up video!
hi, i can't find the video where you make things with every items you've salvaged in that one. could you tell me the link, please ? thx
I like taking the rods out and sticking them in the end of a drill gun and spinning them against a stone grinding wheel, then fine sandpaper. They make the best weapons to throw! But know carrying them can and will get you arrested! On your own property you can use them only here in the USA. So I hold no responsibility for your laws where you live. But if you can, make one or two. Then throw them hard with a lot of spin. They always stick. I had to come back and tell people these things are extremely dangerous! They will kill, so do NOT throw them in the direction of people at all. Or in the direction of a house because these things being this sharp will easily pieces things. I was even able to embed one into and old tree log at about 6" deep. Its took pliers to get it out.
I'm seeing myself! Lol! I can also ''use'' everything! (someday)
I know it's been like 6 years or so, but any chance on a video showing how to use these parts? I have a very old Canon MX712 all in one (fax, scanner, printer with an area for inserting micro SD cards) that finally needed to be replaced. Print heads clogged beyond repair, (I've tried) and the scanner is scanning with lines through it. I am not a prepper, but I am an artist/maker, and LOVE making new things, or using parts from what others may call junk. I hate planned obsolescence, and filling the junk yard with perfectly good stuff! So thank you very much for taking the time to make your videos!! I have subscribed.
I love this guy - sounds like a Bond villain!
No part 2...?
How FFFrustrating. Part II, where are you?
You got me all excited ... now satisfy me!
I am also waiting for Part 2. Pse post! Thanks.
After 4 years this would be very unlikely.
Knipex and Wera... I think he's german.
Is it worth it to salvage the multi card reader? Or the power supply? Thank you 🤓 can the utility speaker be used in a PC? Danke
I was so looking forward to throwing my hateful and spiteful printer out of the window,,,,,,,Can't now, have to dismantle. hahaha
Technogy ,once great turns out to be waste and cause of environment pollution. So it's always beneficial to design.repairable and alterable technologies.may not be good for business but good for environment and resources savings for our future children's.
Show every screw, details about basic screwdrivers, audio goes from damn that's loud to what did he say.. you're losing your audience bub.
Just came across your page and had to subscribe, currently try to turn my old hp 5600 paper printer into a 3D printer. Wish you could help.
Did this to many 3inone from around 2010 printers but never seen a lens?
I did this too, but without the gloves on and would up with black fingers! Now recommend gloves everytime.
I wish someone would make one based off the layout of some pyramids 2.bp.blogspot.com/-g0LTJlM5Qyg/UpNfS1fCinI/AAAAAAAANYU/UVYxpk8l20o/s1600/q.PNG and see what its possible function was based on math or some logic is it hard to tell what a chip was for based on what might be known?
At some point in the past this printer was joy and pride to it's engineers. And now it's unwanted junk like the rest of old technology. A bit sad.
I have an old one laying around, I was going to toss it, glad I found this, ty. 3:01 never seen a 2 or 3 pin speaker before, what does that even go to?
Still no Part 2? With 3D printing taking off, the scanner glass has good potential for use on the hot bed. Today just salvaged two. Very carefully heated the glue with a hot air gun to separate the plastic frame.
Does anyone know where the memory is on a printer and how it looks like. I didn't see it on this video. Do printers have hard drives like computers?
I dont think they do.
i also do the same scraping from old circuit boards before sending them for recycle love from India
Whilst watching this I decided to subscribe for more like this. I have a multi function printer just waiting for the harvest. Like you, I see the potential for using parts of what would otherwise be junk. Thanks so much.
Reuse repurpose recycle
lol how i didnt discover that channel befor i did that all my life ans still do (salvaging)
now lets see you put it all back together again! Seriously thats an interesting teardown, I have an old Epsom PSC gathering dust and also need an axle for a project. I think you have sealed its fate!
my HP came apart quite quickly when I through it against the wall. NO TOOLS REQUIRED. It wouldn’t let me print ‘cuz it had an empty cyan cartridge. F*CK HP bunch of scammers. Even when I choose to print in b + w (gray scale)
Hei my friend, I am curious, do you do this for a living or as a hobby? I am asking because I always wanted do do something like this, working with I love and making money at the same time. If this your job, where do you sell these parts? Does it worth, like, do you make enough money to pay your bills? Thanks!
Wow..great video.
I made video about recycling crt monitor...u can use as ion generator
The scanner lens on the HP deskjet 6110 is glued in. Too bad, it might make a good peephole if I could get my eye close to it. I'm working on building a weak little CNC machine out of a 6110
"For demonstration purposes I will now disassemble this printer and scanner"... Takes out 16Lb sledge hammer and takes a good swing... "See how easy that was"?
do the photo interrupters work just like stepper motors?
your video inspired me to make robots out of recycled printer parts.
some photo artist hacker types are using the scanner sensors to Make Large Format Accordian or Bellows style digital cameras that start above $10K
I'm going to find one in the trash someday.i have a lot of dc motors from printers I have different sizes ot them.i have some that are powerful.soon I'm going to upload a video of my dc motors and dc brushless fans
And suggestions for their use?
It has been 8 months. That's certainly isn't 5 years but, we're still waiting for yours.
hi, i have searched the internet and am unable to find a tutorial on how to separate a working scanner from an all-in-one printer and hack it such that it still works. could you help? my printer is the canon mp145. thanks.
You could maybe use some of our your Post Apocalyptic genius skills to quickly spellcheck 'useful'? Otherwise, cool.
Some pretty neat stuff comes out of those things for sure, but after putting up with years of jams, software glitches, and ink that didn’t want to make letters, the glee l got as l smashed the crap out of our last HP inkjet, printer was soooo worth it! Like the scene from the movie The Office where the guys take the hated copier to an vacant area for extreme ball bat termination.. 👹
yaaa so fun to salvage techno and sometime other interesting objects
can you use the lens for a microscope, are the metal bars stainless steel, and what can you use the pane glass for?
(i've scrapped and salvaged several printers and scanners, and have a nice supply of the glass, motors, and other components.)
good video!
Sooner Science Nerd Not sure what to do with the lense myself. The bars are not stainless. You can use the glass (or even the entire casing including the glass) to build a device for photo etching of PCBs. I'm sure you can find a video about that on YT.
thanks!
I used your videos to disassembly the very same printer/scanner you did in the video, I'm waiting for part two for suggestion on what to do with the salvaged parts. I was thinking of a small CNC for my dremel. What do you think?
I did some work on part 2 a couple of months ago, but didn't really finish it, because nobody seemed to watchpart 1. Now that more people show interest I might finish it after all. But since I'm working on several other videos at this moment it will still take some time. I like the CNC-idea. I'm not sure though if the parts from just one printer will be enough.But I'will think about that idea when making part 2 !
The Post Apocalyptic Inventor
When will yo post the 2nd part of the video ??
I want to watch that rc car you made with printer motor ..
That attitude is what made me not subscribe
So, what did you use the power supply for? I could not find a video showing the new use for one. I have about 72 old printer scanners which peaked my interest in this video.
Optical encoder used in closed loop Stepper motors and servo motors is what that plastic disc is to tell the Controller board where the Printer head is at all times. Basically the same as what is used on a CNC to send signals to a controller for a industrial or Hobby Milling or Router Machine. www.researchgate.net/figure/Optical-Encoder_fig2_317389063
Cool...... I thought I was the only one doing this. I have about 60 I have not got to yet. And they keep comming faster than I can take them apart.