You can try several Torx drivers on the handle of the Mac because the handle will take short drivers easily.
Doug On Apr 15, 11:55 am, "Doug X." <[email protected]> wrote: > Aha, another person tries to get into a Mac Plus/Classic. I think the > company did that to keep hands from the inside of the machine. The only > thing I can recommend is a torx screwdriver with the end sawed off and then > a piece welded in so that the torx is then long enough. About 6 inches > should do it. > > Doug > > _____ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of d.colvin d.colvin > Sent: April 15, 2009 10:20 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: replacement drive for Mac Classic > > I've been everywhere (locally) and can't find anything. Also I want to be > absolutely sure about the bit size before I shove it down there. If I stick > the wrong size bit in there and strip it out, then I'm screwed. Pun > absolutely intended. > > I can't find any combination of extensions, bits and handles that will work. > > Does anyone know the bit size. An ounce of prevention. . . > > On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 1:01 AM, Cyrus Griffin <[email protected]> > wrote: > > They do have bit extensions... :) I have a nice security set, which is > nice to have for taking apart basically anything. I'm not sure where > my dad got it though. (Haha) You might invest in one of those, and one > of those bit extensions. I used that to get to the screws on a > Powermac G5 processor, which looks like it's about as deep as the > screw holes on my Plus. (I think I am correct in assuming the Classic > has the same form-factor shell as the Plus?) My plus didn't come with > any screws, so I haven't had to try it. Just a suggestion. Kinda an > alternative to epoxy a straw and duct tape. (Although, that does sound > pretty awesome I must admit) > > Cyrus Griffin > -------------------- > Hobbittech.com Mac Specialist - Low Cost Mac Services in AZ > > On Apr 14, 2009, at 7:55 PM, Christian Wacker wrote: > > > > > yeah, that does help alot, I am going to try a crazy idea of mine, > > where i will take a drinking straw, and place the TORX bit at the end, > > and fill it with Quick-Set glue\cement\sand and see if it hardens up > > enough to make a basic screw driver to use, if i attach a large > > wrapping of duct tape to the end to make a handle, it may just work, > > otherwise i will be making a trip to the hardware store to get a > > Torx15 and a foot long phillips, and probably cut the end off right > > there in the store, and super-glue or epoxy the tip on (I'm too lazy > > to borrow a welding torch) > > > On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 9:51 PM, Abel Ortiz Monasterio > > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Sorry, I hope I got my point across > > >> On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 9:34 PM, Christian Wacker <[email protected] > > >> wrote: > > >>> I actually knew nothing about the Mac Classic, or any other classic > >>> Mac until I moved to my current location, where there was a Classic, > >>> and a 5400 in the garage. the 5400's montior burned up, and the > >>> Classic's Hard Disk died. My 6100 has sat in storage since 2002,my > >>> performa 638 was a gift from my gradeschool computer teacher (It > >>> has a > >>> tv tuner, but doesn't seem to work anymore), and the only other > >>> classic mac is my LCII which also has a dead HDD... I seem to kill > >>> them for some reason. > > >>> On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 9:29 PM, Gregg Eshelman <[email protected]> > >>> wrote: > > >>>> --- On Tue, 4/14/09, Brad McCartney <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>> From: Brad McCartney <[email protected]> > >>>>> Subject: Re: replacement drive for Mac Classic > >>>>> To: [email protected] > >>>>> Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2009, 5:56 PM > >>>>> I believe you can go sys. 7.1 up to 9.2.2 on a classic. > > >>>> No, you can't run OS 8.0 or later. The Classic can run whatever a > >>>> Mac > >>>> Plus can run. The Classic is essentially a Mac Plus with 32bit > >>>> clean ROM, > >>>> better SCSI, ADB ports and an internal hard drive. > > >>>> I figure the main reason the Classic was produced was for Mac > >>>> owners who > >>>> didn't want to give up their old software when they got rid of > >>>> their > >>>> 128/512/Plus/SE, or if their old Mac had died. > > > ggggggggggg --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
