[Cialug] Free junk

[Matthew Nuzum]

On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 10:02 AM, Dave J. Hala Jr. <dave at 58ghz.net> wrote:
> I had a similar printer at a previous job in the accounting dept. It was
> used to print payroll. It was smoking fast.  Its was in an enclosure to
> deaden the noise. It was so noisy that it shook the entire enclosure.
> The print head changed direction so violently that the entire table
> "wiggled".
>
> It was kinda cool to watch -if you were wearing ear plugs. It was
> amazing see tractor fed paper pulled through something so fast.
>

If I had time and space I'd take it apart for the motors and slides.
That'd get you at least half-way to a home built CNC machine.

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