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09-21-2009, 11:07 PM #1Member
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DIY Magnetic Sanding Jig (from old harddrive)
I dont take credit for this. But here is the magnetic sanding jig I made this weekend. Not the prettiest (I have limited tools), but it works...
I opened a hard drive, removed the magnets and cut the shell in half. Placed the magnets on the underside of the HD shell and mounted on a block of wood... I will be wrapping the rear block with something so I don't have to worry to much about wear...
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09-21-2009, 11:41 PM #2Hones/Honing/Master Barber
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Heh, that's a great idea! Thanks for putting it up, even if it wasn't your idea
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09-21-2009, 11:43 PM #3Member
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Thanks
also I forgot to mention I will be wrapping the hard drive shell in blue painters tape to prevent the blade from getting scratched.
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09-21-2009, 11:54 PM #4Senior Member
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Thats very cool
thanks for sharing, Mmm i might have to build something along those lines myself, if Mrs R gives in to my pleading for more old Razors that is
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09-22-2009, 12:52 AM #5Chat room is open
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Tape will not last long. If the metal surface looks decent I don't think you have to worry about scratches.
Nice big magnets. I used to have 2 broken harddrives laying around for maybe 3 years till I threw them away recently
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09-22-2009, 01:58 AM #6Senior Member
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speaker magnets will work too
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09-24-2009, 02:47 PM #7Senior Member
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Nice idea - I think I've seen this somewhere before...
But really, nicely done..
I think the older, like 20mb (remember those...) hdds, have a more solid aluminium housing, that don't have that top recess where that thin aluminium sheet is glued down... so it's a purer, flat bed for the blade to lie on... but if the blade sits flat on this then thats all that matters really...
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09-24-2009, 11:58 PM #8Member
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Ah ha! you are the originator. I couldnt find your post for some reason. Credit for this idea goes to you of course
Originally Posted by Jasper Kade
Nice idea - I think I've seen this somewhere before...
But really, nicely done..
I think the older, like 20mb (remember those...) hdds, have a more solid aluminium housing, that don't have that top recess where that thin aluminium sheet is glued down... so it's a purer, flat bed for the blade to lie on... but if the blade sits flat on this then thats all that matters really...
- Mike.
The Jasper Kade HDD-Blade-Jig™ - Straight Razor Place Forums
BTW one of the HD's I sacrificed was a 8GB
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09-25-2009, 12:02 AM #9Member
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Oh, I think I found a nice material for the underside...
Aluminum duct tape... The stuff the A/C guys would use to seal air conditioner duct work...
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