Homebrew PCBs

So what?

 

The cartridge is good for 700 pages, how many PCBs is that?

 

It’s a $30 printer, when the cartridge runs out buy a new printer.

 

Seriously, the starter cartridge will outlive you.

 

For double-sided, toner transfer is a pain as well.  If you want double-sided. get 0.8mm boards, print each side and glue them together.

 

As the size of the thread show, modding a laminator with metal gears etc etc is a rabbit hole that keeps getting deeper.  Nothing is going to come back up out of it and no-one else is going down there either.  I’ve got a full workshop so I could actual make one, but nah.

 

Tony

 

 

From: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, 27 December 2016 8:31 AM
To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Metal laminator gears PANTUM printer hack

 



1) Doing doublesided is not easy.
2) The toner costs more than the printer
3) You only get a sample toner cartridge in the printer
4) There are no chip counter  hacks on the market for this printer when refilling toner.
5) I've been considering hacking the chip to allow perpetual Toner  refills, but I need a printer first.
Ancel