Is It Worth Tearing Down A Printer For The Parts?

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5 жыл бұрын

In this video I'm going to attempt to answer to question: Is It Worth Tearing Down A Printer For The Parts? You'll see how I disassemble an old Epson printer for it's parts to be used in electronic projects and other items on the model railroad.
It took me over 2 hours to get the printer apart and seperate the good parts from the not so useful parts. There were much less useful parts that discard-able parts in this project.
This video was recorded in April 2018 and has been hiding in my computer ever since then. I rendered it and never uploaded it to KZfaq. I changed the intro and ending in this video, but the middle remains the same. There was about a 30 minute section that I reduced to a few minutes where I was fighting the unforgiving frame of the printer.
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@TheKoodus Жыл бұрын

If you do this again, search for the service manual for the printer. They wrote the most incredible, detailed manuals for these things which go as far as to explain the concepts behind the mechinisms, all of the electrical systems, the logic system, inputs and outputs etc etc. And they have detailed assembly and disassembly instructions. I just tore down a similar slightly less advanced epson, and the manual meant I didn't break anything and was able to keep most of it in tact.

@jefflizotte4758 5 жыл бұрын

thank you Tom.I have a kodak printer thats been saved for scavaging for my railroad.Sure am glad I am not the only one that does these things to grow my railroad.Its also one of the fun events having a model railroad and inventing different ways to make it work without throwing cash at it all the time.Happy new year my friend.

@TomsTrainsandThings 5 жыл бұрын

I pulled apart a Home Theater that crapped out from a lightning strike, out of all the components in my house it was the only component damaged. The power supply was damaged but I still saved it for parts. I like tearing things apart. When I was young I had a problem putting everything back together. I got over that phase.

@ejejeff1722 5 жыл бұрын

Dissecting stuff for parts is one of my favorites! Nice harvest and some great ideas there, can't wait to see what you do with them.,, and it's ok to use dining room?, wow, Debbie rocks!

@TomsTrainsandThings 5 жыл бұрын

Dining room is next big project. I took this printer apart in April 2018. Now I have to remember where I put the box of parts! lol

@ahmedhamdy9347 3 жыл бұрын

I am so proud that i disassembled my printer printer yesterday and salvaged almost the same parts Good content

@TomsTrainsandThings 3 жыл бұрын

Good to hear. Always some good items to salvage.

@austinyingst5902 5 жыл бұрын

That old Eason printer (a lot like yours) has a new lease on life. The dining table is covered with model railroad stuff so while I await part 2 I'll be looking for a disassembly point, awaiting and salivating part 2. Thanks.

@TomsTrainsandThings 5 жыл бұрын

Your welcome. Glad I can help!

@chuckfinley5206 2 жыл бұрын

Spent the past week or so taking apart printers. Only about 60 or so left to disassemble. Found out focusing on one brand at a time to be helpful. Get use to one and all the rest of that brand are about the same. Got a place the gives me free electronics.

@TomsTrainsandThings 2 жыл бұрын

That's a lot of printers to dismantle. lol

@TechBuild 3 жыл бұрын

I have taken apart multiple printers and scanners in the past and they are a great place for getting motors and mechanical parts. For getting stepper motors, I would recommend taking apart a bit of older printers because new ones have DC motors with rotary encoders in them.

@TomsTrainsandThings 3 жыл бұрын

My taking apart equipment goes back when I was a kid. Some of them were working before I took thwm apart. Not so much afterwards. lol

@austinyingst5902 5 жыл бұрын

Greatfuevenif i don't tear into my old Epson. Thanks.

@jeffstrains4014 5 жыл бұрын

Toms trains now printing things haha, cool video! a lot there

@TomsTrainsandThings 5 жыл бұрын

Got a few good things out of there.

@paulderham77 4 жыл бұрын

Tom, I'd like to run a second bus line for my N scale layout. Any issues doing this? Thanks, Paul

@JoeG-firehousewhiskey 5 жыл бұрын

wow, i would have never thought so much would come out of a printer

@TomsTrainsandThings 5 жыл бұрын

I haven't even taken apart the scanner yet. More goodies in there.

@paparoysworkshop 5 жыл бұрын

Around some ribbon cables and other wires you will find some ferrite cores. These can be used to build block detectors.

@TomsTrainsandThings 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip on that Roy. How are they used in block detection?

@paparoysworkshop 5 жыл бұрын

@@TomsTrainsandThings For those who like to build circuits, you take one of the track feed wires and pass it through and around the ferrite core a few turns and then to the track. You then use another piece of wire and wrap a second set of several turns through and around the ferrite core. You have now constructed a transformer. When the train enters the block, current will flow. This will generate a magnetic field that is transferred to the second winding which in turn generates its own voltage/current. This is sensed through some simple electronics to a light or an arduino or however you wish to convey the detection message. There are simple circuits available online for those who wish to build such a device. Note: This is for DCC only.

@TomsTrainsandThings 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for responding Roy. This is great information for a low cost detection system. Appreciate your input!

@laurensiemens1436 5 жыл бұрын

Is there a part 2? Sound s interesting

@TomsTrainsandThings 5 жыл бұрын

There will be one coming!

@rally8959 5 жыл бұрын

How would you wire up the sensor and tone ring. Would be great for turntable indexing

@TomsTrainsandThings 5 жыл бұрын

That's what I was thinking when I took it apart. Connect the sensor to an Arduino and determine how many pulses between each track.

@michaelthompson3177 4 ай бұрын

Do you have a link for the second part of this video?

@TomsTrainsandThings 4 ай бұрын

Decided to not do a second part

@ryzenenjoyer2824 3 жыл бұрын

my school had this old printer that was broken, and my friend needed some motors, so we took it apart (partly, not fully) and at first my friend preferred to use the hammer, while i removed screws and pieces (i took some fans for my projects, and the circuit boards), but then my friend was struggling with one part (with smashing the plastic housing or something) i was like " give me the hammer" and plastic flew everywhere and everyone turned to us like "umm... nice" it was a fun class to say the least xD

@TomsTrainsandThings 3 жыл бұрын

It's fun to tear things apart. When I was in school, they never had something like that. I just tore apart anything I could find to see how it worked. Never could put them back together though. LOL

@mrinkboy1 5 жыл бұрын

Computer harddrives and old DVD, CD players have quite a few parts in them as well

@TomsTrainsandThings 5 жыл бұрын

I have an old VCR to tear apart also. I got a DVD and a lot of other parts out of a home theater I tore apart around the same time as I did the printer last April!

@flyboy2610 5 жыл бұрын

I have a dead HP printer I may have to tear apart. Looks like lots of good stuff in there! You may want to check with the wife before getting rid of the dining room furniture, though.

@TomsTrainsandThings 5 жыл бұрын

Debbie already said it was okay for both the dinning room & living room. woo hoo

@a-listercrowley2737 Жыл бұрын

My friends pops had a secret lair in his house.... Massive train setup

@TomsTrainsandThings Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@a-listercrowley2737 Жыл бұрын

@@TomsTrainsandThings just stumbled upon a new circuit board..... But when you're new to the world like I Everything seems new "Vehicular loop detector " Is this what they refer to as an arduino? And (if so) can I use it to make an acoustic guitar play from the speakers? I'll try Google, that hell spawn has all the answers

@johnpauloante5517 11 ай бұрын

I have lot of a printer DC motor from an old printer

@frankwhittle4364 5 жыл бұрын

I wish you had done this in 2018, I've just thrown a Canon printer on the tip. Knickers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. Frank

@TomsTrainsandThings 5 жыл бұрын

I should have uploaded this earlier. I actually took the printer apart in April 2018. I also did a home theater around the same time.

@MMRails 5 жыл бұрын

This video would have been a lot better if you took it apart my way: with a hammer. Lol. Very interesting Tom. Is Debbie ok with you setting up another shop in the dining room? “Pass the salt dear” “Sending the train over now.”

@TomsTrainsandThings 5 жыл бұрын

I thought about the sledge hammer but I wanted at least some usable parts. I can run it from the kitchen through the dining room to the living room, that way I won't have to get up for a snack. There's a reason for all those Arduino projects. lol Debbie already gave the Okay for the dinning room since we only use it when the grand kids are here.