[Noisebridge-discuss] Laser printer at 83c broken

[Andy Isaacson]

On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 06:31:10PM -0700, d p chang wrote:
> "Michael C. Toren" <mct at toren.net> writes:
> > David Allen, Skory, and I investigated it briefly, and discovered that
> > a white plastic piece which actuates the toner carousel assembly broke
> > off.  We've taped that piece to the top of the printer and unplugged
> > it for now.  It's possible it could be glued back together, but I'm
> > not sure how strong the bond would be.
> 
> a job for the maker-bot? :-) (not sure if this is 'load bearing' though) 

It's quite a bit easier to silicone-mold the broken part and cast a new
one in epoxy than to build a 3D model and print it.  I'd love to see
this capability explored at Noisebridge.  The "Guerilla Guide to CNC"
has a section on silicone molding and epoxy casting; see section 7 of
http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/guerrilla_cnc1.html

-andy