Digital BW, The Print

I have printed hundreds of prints on my 2200. I am quite critical of
imperfections. I have not noticed any issues that are related to the
pizza wheels. Is it possible that the printer is not functioning
properly and that is what is causing  your problem?


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Steve Kale"
<stevekale@b...> wrote:
> 
> 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