This guide will unmake a Canon printer/scanner/fax into Maker resources. We are mainly going for the motors but so much more will come out of this eWaste. Don’t Waste eWaste: UnMaking a Canon Printer/Scanner/Fax into Parts. We've got a motor, ribbed drive belt, rollers and hardware, plus the metal chassis itself to recycle for cash. Invented by Adobe Systems and perfected over more than 25 years, Portable Document Format (PDF) is an open standard for electronic document exchange. We invented PDF. Cause We Got Style Pdf To Word. Begging you please don't go, and I said'Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone. I'll be waiting all there's left to do is run. The promotional experts for all your online printing needs: At GotPrint, we are proud to offer the highest quality custom online printing services for businesses and creative individuals. We offer competitive pricing and fast, friendly customer service. Whether you are a business owner or a graphic designer, our large selection of products will help you fulfill all of your printing needs. Choose from a variety of exclusive product lines including business cards, postcards, brochures, and much more. This guide will unmake a Canon printer/scanner/fax into Maker resources. We are mainly going for the motors but so much more will come out of this eWaste. The principles and techniques here apply to unmaking most fabricated electronics a Phillips screwdriver is about as complicated a tool as you will need and something to pry with! Remember that most products are made by robotics or unskilled labor that needs to be able to snap and assemble pieces onto a moving stream of work in progress nothing fancy is involved in the assemblage once 10,000 engineers figure out all the parts involved. So let’s disassemble someone else’s product. • This is a multi-function machine so we will have a printer, a scanner (copier & fax), and miscellaneous paper trays and feeds. Should be lots of parts. • Take apart the machine in chunks that are managable and make sense (printer, scanner, paper tray, etc.). Work on each section before breaking down the next. Try to keep things separated in trays as you work instead of lumping them into a pile. • Get rid of the messy stuff! If the eWaste still has toner or ink cartridges bag them up and dispose of them at a recycling center (or mail them to one). Any other messy bits need to be cleaned before tearing down. • Look for screws and tab connections. The basic idea is to remove any screws you can find - see if parts come off - if not, look for things to pry off. • Now that the screws are out we try to separate the tray into smaller bits - but we can't. It's 'stuck.' What we have here, children, are hidden tabs and snap points that hold this puppy together. Time to get out the trusty flathead screwdriver or mom's best dinner knives (maybe not) and start poking and prying the plastic seams apart. • You might want to put on safety glasses if you tend to really pry things apart. If you can remain calm you should be able to pry them open with no war wounds. • Now that we have pried open the tray we look for more screws - and find them! You know the drill. Take 'em out and store in the 'salvaged screws' jar. Now we are in business. Now that the paper tray is a bit more exposed - you might say naked - we can see what treasures it offers. • I see a motor. Not just a basic DC motor but a stepper motor (multiple wires). I actually expected this since a paper feed tray has to be able to grab the paper, feed it in 'til sensors tell it to stop, a little alignment, etc. That is the work of a stepper motor. • See the screws? Remove the screws! But you might want to leave the motor attached to the metal bracket until you use them in a future project - you might use both motor and bracket together. • Paper Tray: Gears Galore! • There be gears in them there hills!! Okay, maybe not hundreds but enough to keep and use later. I've never met a bad gear. Even the plastic ones have hope of reuse. • What have we learned about screws? You know the routine - show those screws who really wields the screwdriver in your house - let them mingle with their fellow friends in the salvage jar. • See that funny gear with the tab sticking out of it? The tab near the notch? The tab that can be moved away from the notch? That is the tab that you move when you want to remove the SS (stainless steel) rod that is attached to the gear. The gear with the tab. The tab near the notch. Attention, Internet Explorer User Announcement: Jive has discontinued support for Internet Explorer 7 and below. 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