the wonders of science and electrical tape

[replacementparts]

I actually did try to scan art today.

It's doubtful that many of you remember that early when I moved to cali, my mom was kind enough to spend an exorbitant amount of money shipping me my scanner, which arrived broken. With the help of a then-roommate, we got it more-or-less working again. Mostly with electrical tape.

Well, apparently today was the day the old tape gave out, thus causing the scanner to produce a variety of terrible grinding noises and decline to scan.

In other words, art will be posted when I can get the darn thing functional again. I've already taken it apart and fixed the main issue, but it's still not quite right and I'm typing this as I prepare myself mentally for taking it apart again. Fortunately I gave up keeping in the screws holding the bed to the base long ago so taking it apart is not quite as much of a hassle as it sounds. Still, I was hoping not to have to do it again.

Comments

[ksilebo]

Is this a large format scanner? Otherwise you may want to really evaluate if fixing this one is worth $40 because that's how much a damn nice little Canon costs these days at Fry's.

[replacementparts]

Hmm. I don't have a Fry's nearby, but some quick internet searching indicates that I could get one for 60$ from wal-mart, which is accessible if I take my bike on the bart. It's more than I'd like to spend at the moment with my job situation being uncertain as it is, but not unreasonable. I'm going to try one more time to get this one working, but it's looking more and more like it might be time to set this one to rest.

[ksilebo]

I'm sure I might be able to find someone in the bay area who can get you a ride to a Fry's where it will be closer to that price range which would hurt a lot less.