Laserjet toner for gone/obsolete printer = paint/ink?

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TLDR: Is laser printer toner “just powered paint/ink”, and if so, does anyone use it as such?
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Anyone need some printer carts for an old HP Laserjet CP3505?

This might be a deeply silly question but I had an old HP LJ CP3505, but this spring I came across 4 sealed toner cartridges for it, and since I know HP has started being pretty Evil™ about how/when/why they allow refilling cartridges (ie: they don’t), I’m assuming there’s zero use for the toner INSIDE those cartridges unless they go into a printer built for them, so I’ve been wondering if perhaps there’s some way to use that toner for alternative or unintended purposes?

Like… silkscreening? Or something similar?

I remember being told a million years ago “when faced with spilled toner powder, don’t get it wet, and don’t get it hot” so I’m wondering if it could be used like paint/dye/ink for clothes as a silkscreen medium or something?

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Laser printer toner is tiny plastic particles mixed with carbon black or other colour pigments.

The printed page goes through a high temperature fuser before the printer spits it out, and the plastic melting is what makes it stick to the page.

It will be EXTREMELY messy if you open a toner cartridge. And probably hazardous to inhale or generally be around at all.

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plz no

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It’s also super bad for your lungs and too fine to be adequately vacuumed up or easily cleaned

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All good points. I’ll leave them sealed and perhaps contact HP for return labels (or drop them at a Staples for recycling). Thanks for your input, folks.

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