Rick’s Rants and Raves

These guys made a kitchen knife bar using hard drive magnets. Fabulous! Now I just need to combine this concept with the Cable and Magnet Bulletin board to make a picture (as in the kind that is printed on photo paper) display….

OK, Yes, I know. I’m obsessed. But come on! A yo-yo made out of a hard drive? Oh yeah.

These dudes clearly have an unnatural obsession with hard drives, just like me.

I love it. Unfortunately all my drives are ripped apart now, and I never had quite that quantity. Hm, maybe there is something else I could dream up…

So after I had started work on my hard drive mirror, I had a few magnets stuck to my fridge. This guy gave me the idea to add a handle onto it, to make removal easier.

I used the rings from the drive along with a zip tie through one of the screw holes. The rings are aluminum, and were used to separate the platters around the motor. They are quite comfortable, and make removal of the magnet pretty easy.
These things are incredibly strong. Just how strong? How about 3-lb-sack-of-potatoes strong.