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  • mrwho
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    What to do with that worn developer you were going to throw away



    I'm so going to try this one of these days!
    ' "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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  • igi
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    #2
    Re: What to do with that worn developer you were going to throw away

    wow

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    • fixthecopier
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      #3
      Re: What to do with that worn developer you were going to throw away

      Curse you Mr.Who, by the end of the day I will be up to my elbows in toner and messy oil...oh wait, that's a normal day for me, nevermind.
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      • Akitu
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        #4
        Re: What to do with that worn developer you were going to throw away

        His terminology was very inconsistent, referring to toner as ink... Would this only work with a mono component developer I wonder?
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        • mrwho
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          Re: What to do with that worn developer you were going to throw away

          Originally posted by Akitu
          His terminology was very inconsistent, referring to toner as ink... Would this only work with a mono component developer I wonder?
          I saw that video muted, so I didn't listen to it, although when they said "toner" I was thinking about mono component, but I'd try with standard developer, since that one is easily available.
          ' "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.'

          Ibid

          I'm just an ex-tech lurking around and spreading disinformation!

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          • Zackuth
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            #6
            Re: What to do with that worn developer you were going to throw away

            When I try this, and I know I will, I'm gong to make sure I have color toners as well as black.
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            • Akitu
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              Re: What to do with that worn developer you were going to throw away

              Originally posted by Zackuth
              When I try this, and I know I will, I'm gong to make sure I have color toners as well as black.
              Brilliant idea! There's a few colour machines in the warehouse that could do without their developers...

              Originally posted by mrwho
              I saw that video muted, so I didn't listen to it, although when they said "toner" I was thinking about mono component, but I'd try with standard developer, since that one is easily available.
              I usually watch vids muted too, not sure what made me decide to turn on the sound. Guy calls it toner and ink on separate occasions, and it's a mono component developer from the looks of it.
              Cthulhu for president! Why settle for the lesser evil?

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              • Hansoon
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                #8
                Re: What to do with that worn developer you were going to throw away

                Why not using silicone oil instead of that yucky vegetable oil?

                Hans
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                • mrwho
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                  Re: What to do with that worn developer you were going to throw away

                  Originally posted by Akitu
                  Brilliant idea! There's a few colour machines in the warehouse that could do without their developers...
                  I foresee a general assault to every old machine lying on the warehouses, with the developing units misteriously disapearing or showing up empty for no aparent reason!
                  ' "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.'

                  Ibid

                  I'm just an ex-tech lurking around and spreading disinformation!

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                  • mrwho
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                    #10
                    Re: What to do with that worn developer you were going to throw away

                    Originally posted by Hansoon
                    Why not using silicone oil instead of that yucky vegetable oil?

                    Hans
                    Neat! We have a couple of bottles of old silicon oil lying behind some old boxes...
                    ' "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.'

                    Ibid

                    I'm just an ex-tech lurking around and spreading disinformation!

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                    • RRodgers
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                      Re: What to do with that worn developer you were going to throw away

                      Way to freaking cool man!!
                      Color is not 4 times harder... it's 65,000 times harder. They call it "TECH MODE" for a reason. I have manual's and firmware for ya, course... you are going to have to earn it.

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                      • mrwho
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                        #12
                        Re: What to do with that worn developer you were going to throw away

                        Tried with developer (yellow developer from a KM IU) and silicon oil - doesn't work. I guess the developer is not thin enough to dilute.

                        Will try once I get some mono component toner.
                        ' "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.'

                        Ibid

                        I'm just an ex-tech lurking around and spreading disinformation!

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                        • Kidaver
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                          #13
                          Re: What to do with that worn developer you were going to throw away

                          I'll be ejecting the dev units on our C7000 in the print shop soon...Zackuth told me to keep some of it...and I told him we should get a big freakin speaker magnet or maybe even make a nice electro magnet with a car battery!
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                          • blackcat4866
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                            Re: What to do with that worn developer you were going to throw away

                            I mesmerized a classroom of kindergarteners with a couple scoops of developer and a big magnet. I poured the developer in a heavy plastic bag with lots of room to move around, tie wrapped it so it wouldn't leak and make a mess, then showed them what the magnet would do. =^..^=
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                            • Tonerbomb
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                              #15
                              Re: What to do with that worn developer you were going to throw away

                              Cool but not that cool. I did this demo for one of my kids 3rd grade class with good old ricoh dry developer, a sheet of 11x17 paper and a magenet to explain magnetisum and the lines of flux from the magnet. I've had much more fun with toner, tannerite and a .308........
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