[sudo-discuss] need ink for sudoroom circuitboard printer

[Jake]

yes it would hurt, by destroying the printer.

On Wed, 2 Nov 2016, robb wrote:

> wouldn't hurt to experiment a little w/making our own
>
> On Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 4:04 AM, Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote:
>
>> nope i was told the formulation is different and not compatible.
>>
>> this came from someone who has worked on dozens of these printers and
>> loves them.
>>
>> you know the MSDS wouldn't change if only the ratios and weights of
>> different waxes had changed...
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 2 Nov 2016, Patrik D'haeseleer wrote:
>>
>> I bet the only reason the 8500/8550 ink doesn't work properly in our 8560
>>> printer is because the shape of the blocks is slightly different. At
>>> least,
>>> that's how I would set it up if I were a greedy bastard who wanted to make
>>> it harder for 3rd party ink sellers.
>>>
>>> Besides, they're using the same Material Safety Data Sheet for all the
>>> 8500/8550/8560 ink blocks, so they're probably all the exact same type of
>>> wax...
>>>
>>> Patrik
>>>
>>> On Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 2:21 AM, Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> if we get the right colors, the printer will continue to print beautiful
>>>> color prints in addition to the occasional circuitboards.
>>>>
>>>> Also, I've been told by an expert that the 8500/8550 ink will not work
>>>> properly in our 8560 so I doubt we could make our own ink without a lot
>>>> of
>>>> trial and traffic errors first.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, 2 Nov 2016, Patrik D'haeseleer wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I would suspect that (a) we may be able to use the cheaper black ink in
>>>> the
>>>>
>>>>> cyan slot (or just print all-black) if you're just using it to make
>>>>> PCBs,
>>>>> and (b) we may be able to mold one of those blocks and cast our own!
>>>>>
>>>>> This MSDS claims the composition is largely polyethylene wax (CAS No
>>>>> 9002-88-4), with a melting point of 100C/212F:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.officedepot.com/pdf/msds/523665.pdf
>>>>>
>>>>> Then again, this stuff is so cheap in comparison with inkjet cartridges,
>>>>> perhaps we might as well get the official ink blocks...
>>>>>
>>>>> Patrik
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Nov 1, 2016 at 11:50 PM, Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> unfortunately the ink blocks I acquired from a friend were for the wrong
>>>>>
>>>>>> model printer.  We have a Phaser 8560.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In order to do more DIY circuitboards in sudoroom like this:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://imgur.com/gallery/TbzsP
>>>>>>
>>>>>> we need three ink blocks for our printer:  Black, Magenta, and Cyan.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Black for $8.25:
>>>>>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/XEROX-PHASER-8560-SOLID-INK-Black-On
>>>>>> e-1-/152300692517
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Magenta for $8.99:
>>>>>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/One-1-XEROX-PHASER-8560-SOLID-INK-Ma
>>>>>> genta-/152300692128
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cyan for "$16.99 or best offer"
>>>>>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Xerox-Phaser-8560-8560MFP-Cyan-
>>>>>> Solid-Ink-Sticks-1-ink-replaces-108R00723-/232124175772
>>>>>>
>>>>>> won't someone get these so we can make more circuits?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -jake
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