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Refill Tool : Creating A Fill Hole On The Toner Cartridge

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Refill Tool : Creating A Fill Hole On The Toner Cartridge

As recycling becomes a necessity, consumers are bound to follow guidelines to conserve – particularly on materials coming from non-renewable sources. This is evident in our use of petrol for cars, for transport facilities and even in our choice of food products.

 Laser printers are not exempt, as users try to recycle empty OEM toner cartridges and replenish toner supply with the use of toner refill kits. But such is hard to accomplish without the use of special tools to access the cartridge toner chamber – particularly for cartridges that do not have a fill hole.

Did you know that you can reuse empty toner cartridges for another printing cycle? Recycle. Refill. Save! has got you covered on the basics of toner cartridge recycling.

Most laser printer manufacturers (like HP and Canon) design their toner cartridges in such a way as to discourage refills (except for Brother and Samsung among others) and access is only possible by creating a hole on the polycarbonate casing of the cartridge.

 

This could be done through the following methods:

Drilling a hole on the cartridge. This method was popular in the early days of toner refilling; though is not advised since plastic shavings produced by the drill bit are bound to collect into the hopper and retrieval will prove to be difficult. Consequently, shavings could affect the integrity of printouts and likewise damage the sensitive drums and rollers.

Melting or burning a hole on the cartridge surface. Burn and fill types of cartridges such as the HP 2600 toner cartridge set are refilled in this manner. This is the most acceptable method since only the melted plastic piece could likely drop into the hopper and the single chunk can be easily retrieved. This method is made possible through the use of the refill tool.

The refill tool is an electrical devise that is plugged to the electrical outlet and heated up to the desired temperature within 3 to 5 minutes.The device is actually an alternate version of the soldering iron.

The pointed tip of the soldering iron comes replaced with a copper cylinder that is 16mm to 20mm in diameter. The copper tip when heated up is responsible for creating the access hole to the toner chamber.

When creating the hole, the heated refill tool is positioned vertically over the exact point on the toner cartridge and pushed gently down until a hole is melted. The melted hole is cleaned of plastic pieces that may fall into the chamber or hopper. After which, the toner replenishment process with a toner refill kit can begin.

Don’t dump that empty toner cartridge just yet! You can use it for another 2 or 3 printing cycles. Get it refilled with toner refill kits. Don’t dump that empty toner cartridge just yet! You can use it for another 2 or 3 printing cycles. Get it refilled with toner refill kits.

For the novice user, creating a hole on the cartridge with the refill tool seems like a daunting task, but after several attempts the process actually becomes simple and easy.  Practice makes perfect as the adage reminds us.

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23 Comments

    • admin April 17, 2017 at 2:05 am Reply

      thanks for information

    • admin July 5, 2017 at 10:10 am Reply

      I enjoy the article

      admin July 20, 2017 at 4:59 pm Reply

      I spent a great deal of time to find something similar to this

      admin September 10, 2019 at 7:07 am Reply

      I’m so amazed with this tip, i can still use my empty toner cartridge. What a budget friendly it is, two thumbs up to this blog. It helped me a lot, but maybe it would be better if you also put a video instructions not just text because im a little confused and i can’t visualized it. by the way keep on sharing.

      admin September 18, 2019 at 7:41 am Reply

      Great Blog, it showed me exactly what I was looking for without a bunch of other fluff. cano you suggest me some model printer so that i could ship to U.S.? I’d also like to know where to get the plugs for the holes in the cartridges.

      admin October 10, 2019 at 10:50 am Reply

      this is very helpful, keeo in mind that the toner itself is very messy so keep in mind of the process of refilling, you might end up dirty lol.

      admin October 30, 2019 at 11:06 am Reply

      I’ve been using laser printers for decades now and am always shocked at how much printer companies charge for new toner cartridges. This guide help me save money.

      admin December 4, 2019 at 6:52 am Reply

      Indeed, thanks for this guide this will help people save lots of money!

      admin December 20, 2019 at 8:48 am Reply

      I was about to buy a new one, maybe I should try this and save money. Thanks!

      admin December 29, 2019 at 5:54 pm Reply

      Thank you one of my friend advise me to reuse my toner because it can save lots of money to put down so i got to your site and have read your content and instruction now i want to buy refill tool, do you have recommendations?

      admin January 8, 2020 at 2:28 pm Reply

      I was about to throw my empty toner cartridge and my friend encourage me to read your blog first. I was shock that this kind of alternative do exist to save money from buying a new one instantly. Now I can try to recycle my empty OEM toner cartridges and replenish toner supply with the use of toner refill kits. Thanks for sharing!

      admin January 19, 2020 at 8:08 pm Reply

      I must buy this tool. Thanks for sharing!

      admin January 29, 2020 at 2:15 pm Reply

      I can’t imagine that there is a proper tool for doing this. I think I can use it also for other stuff.

      admin February 5, 2020 at 2:52 pm Reply

      Oh I see! I saw this thing in amazon and never tried to read what it is. I just want to buy one after reading this article. Thanks for sharing bro!

      admin February 13, 2020 at 3:11 pm Reply

      Recycle. Refill. Save! A practical reminder and a must to do these days. Thanks for sharing and keep posting a new article!

      admin February 24, 2020 at 2:28 pm Reply

      I just bought this thing at your store yesterday. Truly it is a nice thing, bro!

      admin March 22, 2020 at 10:57 pm Reply

      I have this thing at our office. For those who want to try, buy yours now at the Laser Tek store.

      admin March 24, 2020 at 10:58 pm Reply

      Wow! I never saw this thing before. Hmm, I must buy this one very soon.

      admin March 30, 2020 at 11:01 pm Reply

      My dad is looking for something like this, guess what? I must be paid by a yum burger with fries, I’m craving! HAHAHA never mind, just kidding. I’m gonna tell him right after he came home from work, surely he badly needed this tool.

      admin April 6, 2020 at 10:50 pm Reply

      Wow! it’s cool bro, I’m thinking that I can use this thing not only for toner recycled. I just visit amazon to check the price, later I’ll order for sure.

      admin April 13, 2020 at 9:59 pm Reply

      I already purchased it from you but my 3 years old son just thrown it so hard that caused to be broken. I wanna purchased another one.

      admin April 15, 2020 at 10:14 pm Reply

      This article must be followed by many printer users such as students and executives. You didn’t just propose such a useful thing but you explain it well how it works. In addition, I’ve read your other content which is more important than this. Thanks for making this article!

      admin April 26, 2020 at 10:35 pm Reply

      I got mine now! So happy to have this tool, it allows me to use again the old toner cartridge that was placed in the cabinet for more than 2 months I guess. I can have less expense too.

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