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HOWTO: The Anti-Printer

Posted by Hemos on from the the-best-printer-ever dept.

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."

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  1. Re:Weird by teslar · · Score: 5, Interesting
    this is like turning a 911 into a Chevette. :-)
    Yes, well... except that the laser printer they used was actually dead and there was a need for a bulk shredder. And why, so the reasoning goes, buy an expensive bulk shredder when you can build one using the knackered laser printer?

    So yeah, it is like turning a 911 into a Chevette.... except that you've slammed the 911 into a tree the day before and actually have a use for a Chevette - maybe some Chevette fan is offering you loads of money for it? :)
  2. arent paper shreders insecure as well by epaton · · Score: 4, Interesting

    im sure i remeber hearing about a system where you scan in all the shreds of paper and software reassembles the edges to recreate the documents. now quite apart from the fact that a paper shreder can be bought for pennys, wouldnt it be far more use to have the printer just to print a huge black box or just go up to the roof with a trash can and matches.

    1. Re:arent paper shreders insecure as well by TheRaven64 · · Score: 2, Interesting
      I did some work with a company that handles a lot of confidential paper for other people - they provide off-site, secure, storage, and are responsible for destroying things after they are no longer required. Their solution is to dump everything into a swimming pool which contains bleach (as well as water). This destroys cheap paper almost instantly, and more bleaches the ink from more expensive paper. Periodically the paper mulch is removed and turned into new paper.

      I've wondered if this could be used on a smaller scale in conjunction with a conventional shredder - simply have the shredder empty into a bucket of water where the small bits will quickly lose their shape and become impossible to put back together.

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    2. Re:arent paper shreders insecure as well by 1u3hr · · Score: 2, Interesting
      I've wondered if this could be used on a smaller scale in conjunction with a conventional shredder - simply have the shredder empty into a bucket of water where the small bits will quickly lose their shape and become impossible to put back together.

      I remember a gadget sold aboot 20 years ago that you put old newspaper into, added water, then it squeezed this into "logs" which you put aside to dry. In winter time, burns like wood. (Normal paper burns too fast for a fireplace, you have to keep feeding in handfuls.)

  3. Re:Weird by lantenon · · Score: 2, Interesting

    No no, my friend. That is not a bulk shredder. This is a bulk shredder.