Yesterday was the first time I used a hammer and nails to fix a printer. There have been several times I used a hammer by itself to fix printers, but never a hammer and nails. Just to be fair, there have also been several instances where I used a hammer to destroy a printer as well...
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But I'm trying, Ringo. I'm trying real hard... to be the Shepherd.
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LAMO!!!
I use to use a hammer on the old typewriters I uesd to repair when I first strated in the indusrty, but I have to say I've never needed a nail to repair a machine.
What did you use it for and what model was it on?Accidents don't just happen. They must be carelessly planned. -
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I used the nails to put pressure on an idle roller shaft in order to make the idle rollers have better contact with the feed pullies (exit section). The model was a prototype version, so hopefully the production machines will be a little sturdier...But I'm trying, Ringo. I'm trying real hard... to be the Shepherd.
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you have to love those BETA machines!!!!
Samsung sent us some a while back and a few of them had all sorts of odd issues.Accidents don't just happen. They must be carelessly planned.Comment
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I had a few shipping damage machines a couple years ago.
Machine #1: I gave it a 40/60 chance of survival.
You should have seen the looks from the salesman when I took the scanner out to the warehouse, set it on a palate and started beating the crap out of it with a framing hammer.
Machine #2: I gave it a 70/30 chance of survival.
The upper frames around the fuser were bent in. That also took some serious hammering to straighten out.
Congratulations! You don't get to pound on every machine. It's gratifying. =^..^=If you'd like a serious answer to your request:
1) demonstrate that you've read the manual
2) demonstrate that you made some attempt to fix it.
3) if you're going to ask about jams include the jam code.
4) if you're going to ask about an error code include the error code.
5) You are the person onsite. Only you can make observations.
blackcat: Master Of The Obvious =^..^=Comment
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welcome to the THOR club
normaly reserved for panel beaters only.
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Never used nails to fix a machine (unless "No more nails" counts somewhere) but am always using a hammer and small vice to put brackets back into propper shape!
Using nails has to be a first
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A nail pounded into the end of a shaft wil give better contact between the shaft and pulley or roller. The nail punch will enlarge the diameter of the shaft."You can't trust your eyes, if your mind is out of focus" --
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Never used a hammer and nail yet but I have used folded paper/tape, paperclips, and a drill.
folded paper/tape: to add extra length on a sticky duplex solenoid (i think that's what they're called) worked well too.
paperclip to replace a small broken off plastic tab on a paper tray
drill: just recently, had an overly tight screw strip and had to drill it out.Comment
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I once used a paper clip to make an actuator that was broken. Worked great until I got a new one to replace it. Also had a master link on the main chain for an old Ricoh 5070 came apart and the chain fell off. I found all the parts of the master link except the clip that holds the master link together. I used a staple to make a clip to hold the master link together. That machine was still working like that when it was taken out of service. Sometimes you have to improvise with what you can find. Have not used a nail to fix one yet, but you never know when you might have to.Comment
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Am I the only one who ever used toothpicks to fix a copier?' "But the salesman said . . ." The salesman's an asshole!'
Mascan42
'You will always find some Eskimo ready to instruct the Congolese on how to cope with heat waves.'
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Used a nail clipper in an Igen3 - and worked for about 3-4 months with it holding a ball bearing into place( it was just the right size for the job). For several repairs my best friend was (and still is) Super Glue and paper clips!Comment
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Butter knives are very handy too.Comment
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My personal first was the using of a welding set to fix a fusing housing of a ricoh aficio 1035. A pressed in guiding pin was loose, i went to a near car repair shop and get it fixed for 2 cans of beer
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I forget which Canon it was, maybe NP-6085? There was a post peened into the fuser frame that held one of the drive gears, and it would start to wobble causing the gears to disengage. The machine shop down the street from my house would drill and tap the post to M4 and shorten the peened end to 0.75mm on the shoulder, all overnight. It's been a few years, but they only charged me $5, which beat the hell out of ordering a fuser frame, and the 1.5 hours of moving all the components onto it. This is a permanent repair and I've used it many times, especially when the post is on a frame member which is not-so-easy to change. =^..^=If you'd like a serious answer to your request:
1) demonstrate that you've read the manual
2) demonstrate that you made some attempt to fix it.
3) if you're going to ask about jams include the jam code.
4) if you're going to ask about an error code include the error code.
5) You are the person onsite. Only you can make observations.
blackcat: Master Of The Obvious =^..^=Comment
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