Experts have repeatedly noted that from the old printer you can make very original things that will decorate any interior. If you prepare the necessary tools, then in just a few hours you can build a universal CNC machine, with which you can solve both amateur and professional tasks.
Accessories
Each master needs to remember that many interesting devices can be made from an old printer. In the factory product, most often only one part breaks, while all other mechanisms remain suitable for further work. The most valuable is the MFP and matrix devices. With self-disassembly, you can get a lot of valuable details:
- Guide made of red-hot steel. In many Korean and Chinese devices, this part can be made of the cheapest alloy. The device is necessary for the manufacture of CNC machines or home-made printing plants.
- Fasteners. Nuts, screws, bolts, gears. For a real home craftsman, all the details are needed, since the lack of an element of the right size significantly complicates the work.
- Node slip head. In inkjet printers, this element is made of plastic, which is why it can only be used for CNC. In matrix models, the sliding unit is pressed into a bronze bushing, which is ideal for metalworking home machines.
- Stepper motor. It provides paper movement. It is better for the user to dismantle the old engine with the controller and driver.
Minibar or bread box
Such things can also be assembled from an old printer, which many users like. The body of the product must be completely freed from all unnecessary parts in order to fit the resulting shape with a cloth. Free space can be used to store valuable small items, alcoholic beverages or bakery products. The finished product will be appropriate to look not only in the kitchen, but also in the living room.
Compact wind generator
It is important to note that even such a multifunctional product can be made from an old printer. A ready-made wind generator will be able to convert ordinary wind into electricity, which is quite enough for ordinary household needs. The most efficient are stepper motors from a laser unit or multifunction device. Working process:
- You need to carefully disassemble the old printer to remove the small motor.
- The master needs to assemble a rectifier: for each fourth phase, two electrodes are taken.
- For blades, PVC pipes are ideal, since in this case there will be no difficulties with choosing the optimal degree of curvature.
- A sleeve with a slate is machined to fit the shaft. All parts must be compact so that you can finally assemble a cumbersome structure.
- A sleeve is mounted on the shaft, fixed, and then the blades are attached. The product should be as balanced as possible.
- The motor is inserted into a piece of PVC pipe and fixed with bolts. An weather vane made of duralumin is fixed from the end. The structural pipe is supported by a vertical pipe.
Universal machine
From the old printer you can make a very original device, with which you can solve many problems. For work, it is necessary to prepare a set of construction stud tools. Experts recommend a vise, side cutters, pliers, hacksaw drill, screwdrivers on hand. Machine manufacturing principle:
- Four squares 37x37 (2 pieces), 9x34, 34x37 must be cut out of a regular piece of plywood.
- All blanks must be fastened together using self-tapping screws. In plywood, you need to make holes in advance with a drill.
- Dural corners can be safely used as guides along the Y-axis. The product should be as durable as possible. It is necessary to make a tongue of two mm to attach the corners to the side walls of the housing. Screw metal parts through the central surface using self-tapping screws.
- The travel screw can be constructed from a construction stud. Interaction with the motor will be carried out due to the coupling.
- Instead of the spindle, it is necessary to install a dremel to the wall with the CNC, which will be equipped with a holder made of a bracket for the board.
- A plywood sheet with a base of 19x9 cm is ideal for making quality supports. Under the guides, you will also need to drill the corresponding outputs.
- At the final stage, the master will have to complete the assembly of the axis with the dremel brackets. The finished machine is installed on the prepared surface.
Compact shocker
Even beginners know that from an old inkjet printer you can make an original part that is useful in difficult situations. The product has a universal part - a board that is equipped with high-voltage converters. The master needs to be extremely careful, since the procedure is quite dangerous. To work, you need knowledge in electronics. Beginners should better abandon this task. If everything is done correctly, then in the end you can get a stylish shocker keychain.
Original product
Before you begin to manufacture a multifunctional device, you need to consider different options, which can be done from an old printer. The first step is to dismantle the front tray, as well as the side panels and the housing. Carefully remove the paper feed sensor. The central and pressure roller and the head cleaning mechanism also need to be removed. The print head is cleaned. It is worth noting that from an old printer you can do something interesting with your own hands in just a few hours. Nuts and washers adjust the required gap width. The new device is suitable for printing on textolite, thin sheets of plywood. The material feed sensors act as a photosensor with a radiating diode. Aluminum corners are mounted as guides for the PCB.