Scavenging for parts

Well, im trying to use my old printers (regular one not 3d) and laptop to recycle some of the parts. Before i get to it though, i'd like to hear from someone who actually did something similar before - what exactly i could use from them? (like dvd drive motor etc.) and what can be thrown out right away :D especially when it comes to old printer, im just getting into the subject and the best way to learn about something for me is touching the subject literally :o

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Originally Posted by trustmeimanengineer

Well, im trying to use my old printers (regular one not 3d) and laptop to recycle some of the parts. Before i get to it though, i'd like to hear from someone who actually did something similar before - what exactly i could use from them? (like dvd drive motor etc.) and what can be thrown out right away :D especially when it comes to old printer, im just getting into the subject and the best way to learn about something for me is touching the subject literally :o

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You can use pretty much nothing. Maybe a driver motor and belt, but thats about it.

You can probably use the limit switches but it is hardly worth the effort for the cost of them.