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   Mike Easter to Mike Easter   
   Re: [OT] DIY toner refill (for HP LaserJ   
   27 Jul 22 14:45:05   
   
   From: MikeE@ster.invalid   
      
   Mike Easter wrote:   
   > Aha.  I see a kit that has a ketchup/mustard type squeeze-bottle & tip   
   > -- that looks like a better idea; the toner can't escape as dust as easily.   
      
   I watched a vid.  He didn't like/prefer the squeeze-bottle tip/funnel;   
   he fashioned his own out of paper, which worked out nicely after filling   
   because he could just crumple the paper and avoid the messy toner residue.   
      
   Also, he just 'tore into' the cartridge to make a hole, altho' it looked   
   like he had an unused electric tool which one of the toner sources sells   
   for $14 as their recommended method of accessing.  That struck me as a   
   surprise; why not use the tool if he had one right there?   
      
   > Although you can use a utility knife, it is much easier to use one of our   
   hole-making tools. It is the cleanest, easiest way to complete the refill   
   process. To purchase a hole-making tool, click HERE.   
      
   I watched another vid.  I'm getting 'smarter and smarter' (ie less   
   completely ignorant :-)   
      
   Neither of these vids is about the OP specific cartridge.  Some cart/s   
   have a refill port w/ a cap; some cart's refill kit can buy or include a   
   heat-based hole maker which is better than drilling or 'tearing into'   
   the cartridge because it also includes a cap/plug the right size for the   
   heat-created hole.   
      
   Some vid commentary discussion mentions the 'problem' about dealing w/   
   the cart's waste toner, which neither vid has addressed.  The 2nd vid   
   also says that some cartridge refill kits also need (or include) a chip   
   to replace the existing chip (to monitor residual toner) or the   
   cartridge won't function.   
      
      
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   Mike Easter   
      
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