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Hard drive magnets are a very versatile little tool. If you know someone that works on computers, ask them to save you the bad hard drives. Then tear them apart for the magnets.
For instance this neat little light here was made from a single magnet and a cheap little LED light. Friends have seen them in action. They are very handy because the magnet is strong enough that it will stick solid to metal through the undercoating.
Video of making the light
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Great idea, FixJeeps. Hard drives I've got aplenty.
Same here. Computers is what pays the bills so scrap hard drives is part of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by DIYer
Read the Ars Technica post on fixed disk reliability? Seems that Seagate drives are performing very poorly in that particular environment.
Yea ... Seagate bombed. Never been a Seagate fan anyway. I've usually leaned toward WD's mostly for my personal use. Most companies I've worked for has their vendors they deal with. So I just stay out of it unless I see that it's going to cause major issues.Quote:
Originally Posted by DIYer
Never had troubles with Seagate drives. I must be lucky. Thanks for the tip Chuck.
I process e-scrap and one of the things I get a lot of is old hard drives. I always make a point of pulling the magnets when tearing the drives down. The most insane ones being from an OLD 5.25 full height SCSI HDD. They are each 3"X 1.35"x0.5" which is ridiculously huge for a rare earth mag.
I agree, these magnets are handy. Go to u tube and type in Dick Raczuk and you will see more tips for magnets.Quote:
Originally Posted by FixJeeps.com
I've also got these magnets holding up my drill light.
I've melted down a few of the hard disk cases and cast them in sand molds. Hopefully will be making some flywheels later in the year.
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The magnets of the hard drive are super magnets, correct?
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That is really cool! Is that solid magnet, or aluminum with magnet backing?Quote:
Originally Posted by Workshopshed
The "R" is just a paperweight not a magnet, that's just what I made with the cases. The electronics went off to the scrap dealer and I kept the magnets for projects.
I thought the magnets were solid until I tried to saw them. It would appear to be a thin metalic foil wrapping a black clay like substance which sparks when sawn.
Hmmm ... I may have to cut one a check that out. I thought they were solid also. Interesting...Quote:
Originally Posted by Workshopshed
Interesting. As FixJeeps says, it's worth looking into more.Quote:
Originally Posted by Workshopshed
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