lol check it out

[prx984]

check this out. i ripped the hard drive in my brothers computer apart.

-brian

Edited June 20, 2006 by ripken204

[ripken204]

pretty sweet, now take the magnetts out and play with them

[prx984]

lol already did, i screwed up my brothers backup memory key though

ps, anyone know why "forummer" in this link gets changed to "spamer"? and i mean forummer with one "m"

http://brian10161.18.spammer.com/index.php...=0entry27

this thing is annoying, this forummer thing i mean.

Edited June 20, 2006 by brian10161

[ripken204]

http://brian10161.18.spammer.com/index.php...=0entry27

hmm, very strange, same thing happens to me

[prx984]

it must be something to do with the forums here, because i posted it in an html document and that worked.

[Maleko]

hehe, cool, ive taken a few apart at work, ive never been able to get the disk out though

[IcemanND]

if you just want the individual platter just remove the ring going around the hub and lift them out, take out the heads first. If you want them attached to the spindle it depends uon the manufacturer how or if you can get it out.

I've taken a coupe hundred drives apart over the years. Then take the bodies in for recycling and sell the platters to people for various different projects. Hot Wheels car collecters love em for display stand bases.

[prx984]

i got both platters out, its kool cuz those things are just metal and very shiny i like shiny things. anyway, i got the 2 parts out and now my mom is gonna make a clock outa them. good use for a dead 2gb hdd eh?

[Jito463]

Hard drives are fun to take apart. I used to take apart old ones that were out of warranty and use the platters for cup coasters. Though after a while of being exposed to air, they do lose their "shininess".

[prx984]

dang, really? they lose their shininess? oh well, im sure i could find another one at school

[IcemanND]

they will oxize after awhile. just put some car or furniture wax on them, won't stop it but it will slow it down even further.

[prx984]

hmmm... will do, but do you know what kind of metal are those things made out of?

[IcemanND]

depends upon manufacturer. they are usually aluminum or an aluminum alloy coated by some form of oxide.

[prx984]

hmm... if they start to do that, i may just break em. they feel like they may shatter like glass, just by the sound they make.

i think im starting to get an ear infection. its weird, but vicks usually can help it, if you put it in the ear early enough

[IcemanND]

alot of the the laptop drives seem to be made of glass or plastic or something like it. They shatter when bent. Makes a real big mess, they almost explode when bent