Try shooting one while it's spun up. I wish I had more of the old large magnets - they come in handy.
On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 8:49 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > The new Raspberry Pi zero is $5... > If you find a good use for 'em I've got BUNCHES. The magnets in the old > full height full width drives were pretty fun but today's small ones don't > seem so great. > I smacked an old IDE unit with the 24# maul a couple times recently. > Haven't looked at the footage but the drive was surprisingly tough. Maybe > I'll haul a couple to camp and we can see how bullet resistant they are... > -Curt > > From: archer75--- via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Cc: "arche...@embarqmail.com" <arche...@embarqmail.com> > Sent: Sunday, May 8, 2016 11:40 AM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Ideas? > > You might pair them up with these tiny $30 compute-on-a-pc-board. Solid > state would be better but yours would be much cheaper. I read where you can > do a lot with the tiny boards; automation, robots, etc. > Gerry > > On Sun, 8 May 2016 07:53:30 -0500 > Curly McLain via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Seems like a quiet weekend. Everyone must be busy with mama, yard > > and garden, and neglecting our Benzes. > > > > > > I have probably 40 or so hard drives ranging from 10 gb to 40 gb left > > from when I used to supply removable drives for classrooms. (and a > > few 9 gb scsi drives) > > > > Rather than pitch them or salvage them for the magnets, does anyone > > have ideas for creative uses for old HDs? scrap is not worth much > > these days... > > > > most of them are less than 10% of MTBF, so they are in good operating > > condition, but technology has passed them by. For example if they > > were used for 5 classes, they would be about 500 hrs of total > > runtime, with say a 10,000 hr MTBF. > > > > For instance, I suppose you could take out a platter, cut holes or > > slots with a laser and make a simple music box where the holes or > > slots are like the little pegs on a music box. seems like a lot of > > work to replace a $2.00 music box. > > > > Some of y'all ought to be able to come up with some creative or artistic > uses! > > > > Here are some starters: > > > http://mods-n-hacks.wonderhowto.com/how-to/10-unique-practical-ways-repurpose-your-old-hard-disk-drives-0142951/ > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > -- > arche...@embarqmail.com <arche...@embarqmail.com> > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
