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HOWTO: The Anti-Printer
Compu486 writes "Inventgeek.com has an interesting article on modding laser printers. In this how to mod they have converted a standard Xerox laser printer into an automatic high volume paper shredder. Just what we need to take care of those pesky alien autopsy photos, TPS reports, and Apple & IBM's CPU Contracts."
And paper jam feature (V3 laser printers). And when they said paper jammed, they really meant it. I also loved the paper folding feature where the paper was folded in a width 0.5inch harmonica.
They really miss these good old features on this Xerox. Too bad, else it would have been worth to spend some time on it.
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... except this was using an already broken laser printer as a sheet feeder to an el-cheapo paper shredder. More useful than you'd think.
That was exactly the point I was going to make. The only purpose printers have is to shred as much paper as possible
Er, sounds like you have one broken printer there. Might I recommend an engineer call?
Someone actually said that to me at work, non-jokingly, on a Monday morning.
Generally speaking, I don't have anger issues. I'm laid back, mellow, and "nice". But at that moment, the urge to beat her to death with the fax machine almost overwhelmed me.
If you bothered READING the first page of the site, this was actually the source of the Tom's Hardware "guide"...
"This project was featured on 8/3/05 on toms hardware's "how to" section."
there was a need for a bulk shredder
If there was a need for a bulk shredder, why did they use a $15 walmart piece of crap?
Those things aren't designed to run continuously - it's gonna burn out in less than a week.
Now this is a bulk shredder - it will take CD's VHS tapes, and even 3-ring binders (whole - including the rings.)
You could buy a new $15 shredder at Walmart every week for the next 38+ years for that price!