Scavenging an old Canon IPX 4000 printer

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My old printer broke down and before throwing anything away I always rip things apart hunting for parts that I can use in other projects. Most of you probably does this all the time, but for the ones who doesn’t I would just like to show all the goodies found inside a normal printer.

Loads of gears

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<o:p> </o:p><o:p>Springs are always handy to have</o:p><o:p>

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<o:p>Some optical sensores and limit switches</o:p><o:p>

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<o:p> Some good motors</o:p><o:p>

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<o:p>some motor decoder assemblies</o:p><o:p>

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<o:p>some shaft material</o:p><o:p>

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gees enough gears
to keep spacely’s sprockets in business for years. ; )

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lol, how few will actually
lol, how few will actually get that reference :smiley:

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If anyone hasn’t seen Jetsons: The Movie (1990)…
It really hits the futurelust button for me.

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Hahahaha do this all the time

Every time something breaks down in our house and it’s electrical i start taking it apart before jucking it in the bin.

My parents hate me for it, they always ask me how i got room for all the junk i scavange. Most of my room is filled with scavanged crap from were ever. I am getting a broken tv from a friend of mine just this night. I tell anyone just to bring all broken electronics to my house hahahah