What not to do - Printers

I get a lot of printers, especially from recycle drives. They are only a PITA if you are lacking the proper tools. Purchase a precision bit set from amazon for $15 and you should be able to strip a medium size printer in 10-15 mins.

My buyer pays 2.50 a pound for the green boards, $1.19 a pound for the insulated wire, and most come with two ink cartridges (which Staples pays $2 each for), a couple EM and most of the weight is steel. Collecting printers and monitors is great for networking with people and getting your name out there.

Originally Posted by parrothead

ditto on the bleeding thing. My partner sheds blood every time we get together. I am about 50%. I rip all of the easily removable pure pastic from a printer and throw it in my recycle bin for the city to take. Of course I grab the cartridges and if it is a fancy printer I grab tha card. The remaining hull gets tossed in my trailor to go to the steel yard for shred.

When I first started someone told me not to worry because the blood adds to the weight!

Originally Posted by Julie

When I first started someone told me not to worry because the blood adds to the weight!

haha! never heard that one but I love it