Ben tears apart a broken laser printer to see what parts he can salvage from it. He finds a variety of useful items from springs to opto-interrupters and muses about how the parts can be incorporated into future projects. A heap of ABS plastic is left in the wake of the teardown and gets Ben brainstorming ideas of how it could be turned into 3-D printer filament instead of going into the recycling bin. Ben ends up with a bunch of new parts. (00:09) Earth Man to the Rescue. Ben drifts into a day dream that gives him the idea for today's episode. (01:39) Let the Teardown Begin. |--| Ben gets to work dismantling the laser printer and pulling out useful parts. (08:20) Brainstorming a Filament Extruder. Ben takes a break from the build to go over ideas for how the ABS plastic from the laser printer could be made into 3-D printer filament. (10:40) Digging Even Deeper. Ben continues to peel back layers on the laser printer to see what he can find. (18:47) The Loot. Ben shows all the goodies he striped out of the laser printer. Join master hacker, engineer, and conjurer of cool stuff Ben Heck as he tackles new projects each week. Have an idea for a project or a question about your own project. Share it on Facebook:.