Is it really out of toner?

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  • blackcat4866
    Master Of The Obvious

    Site Contributor
    10,000+ Posts
    • Jul 2007
    • 23008

    #16
    Re: Is it really out of toner?

    Is that you, aab1? =^..^=
    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 =^..^=

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    • Jules Winfield
      Senior Tech

      500+ Posts
      • Jul 2009
      • 821

      #17
      Re: Is it really out of toner?

      Originally posted by mojorolla
      Here is what I do:
      I take an exact o knife and cut out all the letters on the paper. If you take the entire page, the machine will catch fire. Trust me, I know. I then grind them up into a paper/toner pulp. After a quick heat treatment to extract the moisture, I regrind to a fine powder. I then put it into my home-made centrifuge, which consists of an old washing machine belted to a car engine, forcing the toner and paper to separate. After adjusting my voltages to prevent fire from any left over paper dust (always safety first!) I add my "toner" into the old cartridge. I am paying a mere .0000374 per page!!! Not to mention the added bonus of my office smelling like a campfire!!!


      You could save even more money by simply adjusting the fuser temperature so the toner only partially fuses to the paper. Then you can just scrape off the toner, grind it up a little and you're set. You could even reuse the paper afterwards....
      Mo' money, mo' money...
      But I'm trying, Ringo. I'm trying real hard... to be the Shepherd.

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