Don’t know what they’re made of, but I tried to drill some holes in an old hard drive with a Tungsten Carbide tipped drill bit in a power drill, and it barely more than scratched it.
Why destroy it??? I have an old 10 MB hard drive from an 80286 computer, (with all my Wordstar material on it, DOS 3.6), that I use for a door-stop. Does a good job as a door stop too!
Many years ago, I had some left over Cadwelding thermite from a grounding project, several old hard drives, a rack handle, and a terracotta flower pot. Now I have one of the coolest doorstops I’ve ever seen.
An #8 torx removes the covers and disks. Take out the supermagnet near the arm pivot and wipe it over the disks. A regular magnet might not be strong enough.
Adiraiju over 6 years ago
He wants it destroyed, not vaporized.
Charlie Fogwhistle over 6 years ago
Don’t know what they’re made of, but I tried to drill some holes in an old hard drive with a Tungsten Carbide tipped drill bit in a power drill, and it barely more than scratched it.
oldpine52 over 6 years ago
Ask Hillary.
littlejohn Premium Member over 6 years ago
Why destroy it??? I have an old 10 MB hard drive from an 80286 computer, (with all my Wordstar material on it, DOS 3.6), that I use for a door-stop. Does a good job as a door stop too!
dwane.scoty1 over 6 years ago
String ’em up for Wind Chimes, just to pester your neighbors!
John Wiley Premium Member over 6 years ago
Two words – copper thermite.
Many years ago, I had some left over Cadwelding thermite from a grounding project, several old hard drives, a rack handle, and a terracotta flower pot. Now I have one of the coolest doorstops I’ve ever seen.
cubswin2016 over 6 years ago
Hit any key to continue.
Fred over 6 years ago
you could crash it…
Norris66 over 6 years ago
A friend does target practice down on the farm.
PoodleGroomer over 6 years ago
An #8 torx removes the covers and disks. Take out the supermagnet near the arm pivot and wipe it over the disks. A regular magnet might not be strong enough.
PoodleGroomer over 6 years ago
Identity thieves would look at your personal information and send you a new one.
UpaCoCoCreek Premium Member over 6 years ago
The Wiz is going to the low tech support bag!
STACEY MARSHALL Premium Member over 6 years ago
His problem is obvious: the hard drive is bigger than the hammer. An eight pound sledge hammer would take care of it in one good sledge!