The Revived Crap Jet

Sweeet. So I talked to a few people and have tried a few more things once again. If you have an Epson that doesn't work, read carefully.

I scrolled through the menu options until I got to the "change cartridge" option. Then I opened up the top of the printer, and as a result the print head moves towards the left so that it can be accessed for cartridge change. (Still following?) Then I manually slid the print head to the left some more, and unplugged the printer so the print head would stay where I put it. This allowed me to see the 'felt' or (rubber, or whatever the hell it is) piece that goes down into the printer, and from the looks of it you can easily see that ink must pass through this piece. At that point I took a straw, dipped it into some de-natured alcohol, and dropped the alcohol on there. The idea is to clean out the ink. I also used a few q-tips and paper towels to soak up some excess ink. Anyways, I did this a couple of times, and the last time I did it I put a honkin' big drop on it and then moved the print head back in place, turned it back on, and left it for 24 hours.

It was working yesterday, but I'm still happy with my laser jet. Now I can use the ol' crap jet for copying purposes.