Self-adjusting paper bucket for a printer and methods for providing a self-adjusting paper bucket

A self-adjusting paper bucket for a printer, comprising:

• a curved base portion for accepting paper rolls of varying widths;
• two oppositely disposed spring-loaded guides, each of the two guides being pivotably mounted to a corresponding opposing side of the base portion, each of the two guides being pivotable between a first position extending towards a center of the base portion and a second position folded against the sides of the base portion;
• and
• a resilient biasing element for each of the two guides for biasing the corresponding guide into the first position, each of the resilient biasing elements comprising a spring;
• wherein:
• in the first position, the two guides accept a first paper roll having a first width between the two guides and automatically center the first paper roll having the first width in the base portion;
• and
• in the second position, the two guides accept a second paper roll having a second width greater than the first width between the two guides and automatically center the second paper roll having the second width in the base portion.