Digital BW, The Print

Maybe I am just late to this but I don't think anyone had managed to remove the pizza 
wheels from the 21/2200.  I just printed a great print with glop and FSN inks only to find 
that it had pizza wheel marks all over it.  In short, I was prepared to wreck a printer trying 
to get rid of those damn wheels.

I have removed the pizza wheels and the printer still works.  I will test it over the next few 
days to see if there are any problems.

Removing the wheels was surprisingly easy.  I simply lifted the print head up with the lever 
to gain a little space.  I then got a fine screwdriver - the sort one uses to fix glasses, for 
example - and simply prized the wheels out from the top.  They clip down into place and 
simply spin on little springs (they are not spring loaded or anything, the "axle" they spin 
on is simply wound wire like a spring) and so popping them up is very easy.  I doubt there 
is any chance of getting them back though as the screwdriver damaged many of the little 
spring axles in the process.  Put your finger of your free hand over the wheel as you prize 
them out else they will simply fly anywhere - including into the interior of the printer.  

The wheels are not mechanically powered in any way.  They simply roll over the top of the 
paper.  As a result I am somewhat confidant their removal won't bother the printer in any 
way.

Don't bother unclipping the black thing they all clip into (as described in some other 
instructions for other printers).  Just lever each wheel out from the top, along with its axle.

Not that I think it matters, but I did all this with clips in place to lift up the rollers a la MIS' 
instructions.  They all stayed in place throughout the process.

Cheers

Steve