I have a fairly recent 3-in-1 Cannon ink jet printer, which works fine accept creating a small skew on the printing page. I wanted to just throw it away, but was wondering if I can pull out components from it and use it with an Arduino?
It has a color LCD, Sensor in the scanner and it probably has a few servo motors. Are my assumptions correct? Would they be in a form where I can remove them and use them?
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Printer Model: PIXMA MP 470
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Any electronic component/device can be re-used, it's just a question of what's worth using vs the time & effort required. I made the paper feed mechanics of one into a barrel polisher. Using the head/feed mechanism(s) from printers/scanners as the axes for 3D printers or CNC mills/cutters is popular (see Hackaday.com).
Also see Tim Hunkin's website for various genius ideas.