Amazing Idea Using Old Faulty Computer Hard Disk

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  • Опубліковано 13 лют 2021
  • Hello friends, this is very cool idea to make grinding machine using old faulty hard disk. This is very easy to make, just follow all the step and make your own grinding machine.
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    1) Old Faulty hard disk
    2) Brushless motor driver
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    5) Sanding Paper
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  • @yasiraroma
    @yasiraroma 3 роки тому +288

    Thanks for realizing me that throwing the old HDD in trash was a
    better choice..

    • @martinkuliza
      @martinkuliza 2 роки тому +11

      it's not a better choice
      I never throw them away
      I use the platters for coffee cup coasters
      and the shells for putting screws in when i pull apart electronics
      it's also good when you are soldering and you can solder over the hard drive enclosure so that your solder doesn't fall on your bench, but instead in your HDD Housing

    • @chrisgraver2112
      @chrisgraver2112 2 роки тому +4

      @@martinkuliza I do the same - I have so many discs now I use as coasters - the screws are useful too

    • @martinkuliza
      @martinkuliza 2 роки тому +5

      @@chrisgraver2112
      yeah they come in hand, so do the magnets of course
      and if you know how.. ON CERTAIN BOARDS you can use donor parts to repair other hard drives

    • @lopezlopez7132
      @lopezlopez7132 2 роки тому +8

      @@martinkuliza Ever heard of real coasters and plastic boxes for screws?

    • @VikingDudee
      @VikingDudee 2 роки тому +3

      I pull the magnets and throw the rest away

  • @Allyballybean
    @Allyballybean 2 роки тому +140

    That’ll teach me to watch videos when I don’t know what’s being made. Next try making a hard drive from an old knife sharpener…?

    • @ConwayBob
      @ConwayBob 2 роки тому +3

      Ha! Thank you for the chuckle!

    • @kpsher367
      @kpsher367 2 роки тому

      You do what you can you "privileged" man, appreciate his efforts if you can.

    • @swidi9187
      @swidi9187 2 роки тому +6

      Your justification for crying "privileged" is what? ?.?🤔?.?

    • @johnlauchner7383
      @johnlauchner7383 2 роки тому +5

      Time and $ spent on parts = time and $ spent on purchasing 1/4” grinder from Harbor Freight Tools store.

    • @ConwayBob
      @ConwayBob 2 роки тому +1

      @@johnlauchner7383 -- I think he does it just for the fun of it. Some dudes just like to roll their own.

  • @houseofdiy1030
    @houseofdiy1030 2 роки тому +73

    It's a good demonstration of how to access the functionality of the small high-RPM motor present in hard drives. Not sure a grinder would be the first application I'd apply this to but it's food for thought. Your patience with the hacksaw is impressive.

    • @chasimonoh
      @chasimonoh 2 роки тому +2

      Am I supposed to be impressed?

    • @houseofdiy1030
      @houseofdiy1030 2 роки тому +9

      @@chasimonoh I barely have the patience to hacksaw through a nail before I say screw it and grab the Dremel, so I'm impressed that anyone would take the time to hacksaw through the entire width of a hard drive case. That's bananas.

    • @derekstuart5234
      @derekstuart5234 2 роки тому +5

      @@houseofdiy1030 there are a few good videos on youtube about angle grinder safety, some of which are applicable here. A HDD motor is capable of running at 5,400 RPM. If that disc should break up at that speed, especially with abrasive material on its surface, it's going to cause injuries.
      This project is a really, really bad idea. I agree with you though that it's good to show how the motor can be used, but I'd agree this project is a bad idea. Especially given that it's cheap enough to buy a proper grinder.

    • @gregrice3867
      @gregrice3867 2 роки тому +7

      @@derekstuart5234 "cheap enough to buy a proper grinder" is quite relative term of comparison. Consider India has over 1 billion population, the vast majority living on around $2/day. There could be over 1 billion discarded hard drives circulating in the world.

    • @derekstuart5234
      @derekstuart5234 2 роки тому +3

      @@gregrice3867 I suggest looking a bit more into angle grinder safety videos.
      You might learn something. These are not toys and a fast rotating disc can quite easily shatter- trust me, it hurts.

  • @donttakenythinfrgrnted5211
    @donttakenythinfrgrnted5211 2 роки тому +52

    Truly Amazing, incredible, really. That's the most stupendous thing I've ever seen. I have to go sit down.

  • @tedcarriker3293
    @tedcarriker3293 3 роки тому +50

    Why, why do I always fall for these?
    Note to self: Always read comments 1st

    • @DionV
      @DionV 3 роки тому +4

      10 seconds, see your comment....bailing. Thank you!

    • @brunodonato7367
      @brunodonato7367 3 роки тому +3

      fifteen bloody minutes of my life lost forever

  • @levinef
    @levinef 3 роки тому +181

    That’s 15 minutes I’ll never get back. Stick that disk on a drill.... same thing, more power

    • @jeschinstad
      @jeschinstad 3 роки тому +1

      How strong is the motor in a harddisk? The only thing I really know about them, is that they're very strong, compact, precise and silent. But aren't you doing something horribly wrong when you need that kind of extreme power in a sanding disk anyway? I think I would prefer the low noise and high precision control, which is why I sometimes use a dremel instead of a hand drill. But I guess to each their own.

    • @inspirasipedia
      @inspirasipedia 3 роки тому +1

      in life there is very much we need to learn for the advancement of our life on this planet earth that we love
      #riskalive

    • @danishdart
      @danishdart 2 роки тому +4

      @@jeschinstad No. A hard drive motor runs very stable and true. The fact that he uses 100 grit sandpaper is probably a cost issue. For a person working with lapidary and fine polishing, this is a brilliant idea. Just replace the sandpaper with a 1200 grit diamond lap or a tin polishing wheel.

    • @mycrazygrandpa
      @mycrazygrandpa 2 роки тому +10

      Dear god, why didn't I just read the comments FIRST before wasting my time

    • @danishdart
      @danishdart 2 роки тому

      @@mycrazygrandpa yes why didn't you.
      Now you've made a fool of yourself.
      The idea of using a HD motor for a grinder is fine. You should just use it for fine work with a diamond wheel or something like that. Not for something you'd be better of using a dremel or an angle grinder.

  • @hellospam879879
    @hellospam879879 2 роки тому +11

    This is a life lesson in so many ways. Time management. Cost benefit. Clickbait awareness. Bait n switch. Algorithm resistance. Sunk cost falacy and more. Life changing. I will never ever click anything again ever.

    • @jasonclark6194
      @jasonclark6194 2 роки тому +1

      15 min I'll never get back. Why in the hell would I go through all that when I can go to harbor freight and get a 20 dollar angle grinder that works much better

  • @jessemartinez566
    @jessemartinez566 2 роки тому +14

    I followed your video instructions in detail all the way down to color code on wires. Couldn't be happier with result. I used a fine grit sandpaper works well for sharpening fish hooks and hooks on lures. Thank you for the instructional video

  • @tomtheplummer7322
    @tomtheplummer7322 3 роки тому +108

    Most fun is just collecting the actuator magnets.

  • @thomas4315
    @thomas4315 3 роки тому +93

    Glad I skip to the end, I could use that hdd as a sanding block way more better use of time. LOL

    • @kaleemsid
      @kaleemsid 2 роки тому

      Thanks

    • @massudcnee6649
      @massudcnee6649 2 роки тому +1

      he had a good time though, no doubt about that. I can go to a hardware shop around the corner..But hey, he didn't go out during pandemi lockdown for sure.. He saved himself didn't he?

    • @robertgotschall1246
      @robertgotschall1246 2 роки тому

      Personally, I prefer the traditional whetstone approach but I appreciate curious minds.

    • @robertbrown5620
      @robertbrown5620 2 роки тому

      🤣 good joke and true

  • @lxathu
    @lxathu 2 роки тому +12

    Watching it from beginning to the end without skipping, observing all the details with all the screws et al was an accepted challenge for me.

    • @vastacademy
      @vastacademy 2 роки тому

      😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣

  • @randyminns1613
    @randyminns1613 2 роки тому +89

    5 minutes of my life YOU owe me back. (5 minutes was all I could take)

    • @traweler155
      @traweler155 2 роки тому +2

      I know these frauds narcissists,
      so I used Fast Forward :)

    • @TheVicar
      @TheVicar 2 роки тому

      @@traweler155 You're sneaky.
      I wouldn't let you near my videos.

    • @rtdf54
      @rtdf54 2 роки тому

      I bailed down to the comments at 2:58...

    • @miked877
      @miked877 2 роки тому +1

      I kept hitting the scroll bar just to catch important spots. However there were only about 3. Still took 5 minutes I wish I could get back.

    • @MindTrip888
      @MindTrip888 2 роки тому

      Fast Forward! You should know by now ;)
      I only watched it for 3 mins, with constant FF... to get enough to know what was happening so the end made sense...
      Here you can my 2 mins as your change! ;)

  • @phillipjknight
    @phillipjknight 3 роки тому +494

    So this is what a waste of time looks like 😂

    • @thewickedgatekeeper
      @thewickedgatekeeper 3 роки тому +4

      That was great! 🤣👍

    • @adrenachrone
      @adrenachrone 3 роки тому +20

      Should have been labeled Amazing way to waster 13 minutes of your life.

    • @hughjanus2465
      @hughjanus2465 2 роки тому +14

      yeah i was scared he was going to saw his thumb off with that rusty saw, 12mins later i wished he had

    • @seeruthaimann4000
      @seeruthaimann4000 2 роки тому +4

      Thanks goodness I decided to come to for the comments before watching the video. Not going to waste watching the video. Thank you for the foresight 😀

    • @massudcnee6649
      @massudcnee6649 2 роки тому +7

      @@hughjanus2465 that was scary for me too. but he is not a time waster. On the opposite: he is using his time to create something for himself. NOT FOR ME. I respect him for having a good idea

  • @zayoutlaw
    @zayoutlaw 3 роки тому +70

    They really need a Harbor Freight where ever hes from!

    • @Hammerjockeyrepair
      @Hammerjockeyrepair 3 роки тому +4

      @@bTusler who do you think made your $16.99 grinder from harbor freight?! lol

    • @FrankLeeRoberts
      @FrankLeeRoberts 2 роки тому

      BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! Seriously!

    • @johnlauchner7383
      @johnlauchner7383 2 роки тому

      That’s about what he probably spent $$$ on the electrical components to build that little sanding wheel 😭😭😭 not to mention the time spent probably would have been about the same to run down to the local Harbor Freight to buy one 🤣🤣🤣

    • @Dragonsbrath
      @Dragonsbrath 2 роки тому +1

      I got tears from laughing when I seen your post.🤣🤣🤣🤣Harbor freight 🤣🤣🤣

    • @Dragonsbrath
      @Dragonsbrath 2 роки тому +1

      @@Hammerjockeyrepair Exactly 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @TYRASSA
    @TYRASSA 2 роки тому +9

    Hilarious, I love it. It's a shankmaster 10,000 thumbs up 😂

  • @wahoospa1
    @wahoospa1 2 роки тому +21

    I was taught years ago that the way to put a new end (tip) on a screwdriver was to put the screwdriver in a vice with the tip barely extending. With a good file run the file across the tip of the blade to make a new tip end. Next put the screwdriver in the vice where you can file a new flat side on the screwdriver and then do the other side the same way.

    • @debelix
      @debelix Рік тому

      It's cheaper to buy new screwdriver

    • @leswatson
      @leswatson Рік тому

      Gotta be cheaper than buying a new screwdriver if no-one is charging for labour.

    • @danrynazewski4151
      @danrynazewski4151 Рік тому

      I take care of my tools worth the effort..I have old axe / hammer I've cut an inch off the blade resharpening it but it will out last me ..

  • @TTGuitar2013
    @TTGuitar2013 3 роки тому +94

    I hope everyone was able to follow the easy 8,743 step process to make this. My 6 year old made three of these before breakfast today...

  • @maddogwillie1019
    @maddogwillie1019 3 роки тому +52

    thats 13 minutes of my life I'll never get back.....

    • @dickydoes
      @dickydoes 3 роки тому +1

      You’ll never get any of it back. That’s not how time works...

    • @duncaninglis3806
      @duncaninglis3806 3 роки тому

      Until right near the end I kept saying, while laughing, WTF is this guy doing?

    • @Sixthflyer
      @Sixthflyer 3 роки тому +1

      The first YT video i gave a thumb down

    • @martinheath5947
      @martinheath5947 3 роки тому

      Only 1:40 of mine Thanks!

    • @rgolab3174
      @rgolab3174 3 роки тому

      That's why I went straight to comments.

  • @ACTSRevolution
    @ACTSRevolution 2 роки тому +4

    What would really get tongues wagging is a frame over that with precision ways and a linear actuator. And much more fine-grit sandpaper. High-precision tabletop surface grinder, for cheap. Might need a ring of precision BB's under the disk/platen for stability, but one-half a ball-bearing race could do it, if a large diameter can be found with small, low-inertia bb's. High-precision surface grinders don't use much power b/c they remove microscopic amounts of metal.

  • @jamesmiller4184
    @jamesmiller4184 2 роки тому

    Constructional madness!
    Sometimes some ideas are just not worth pursuing.
    THIS would be one of them.

  • @pacosonline
    @pacosonline 3 роки тому +5

    Very easy. I'll do it tomorrow in my spare time!

  • @doctormorbius6430
    @doctormorbius6430 3 роки тому +34

    Here's the last thing I like to hear when disposing of an old hard drive: "PULL!"

    • @martinheath5947
      @martinheath5947 3 роки тому

      I like it!

    • @whatsup3d
      @whatsup3d 3 роки тому

      Mine tend to develop permanent "error .223" or "error "45 ACP"

  • @bobbrown9313
    @bobbrown9313 2 роки тому +9

    I use my old hard disks as sledge hammer testers. Works great!!!

  • @sincerelyyours7538
    @sincerelyyours7538 2 роки тому +19

    As danishdart mentioned below, this is better suited for fine polishing and lapidary work than as a course sanding wheel. The HDD platter is very flat which should make it a good surface for final polishing small chisels and such with 1,000 to 6,000 grit papers, as long as not too much pressure is applied. Skip the CA glue step so paper can be changed more easily.

    • @GilmerJohn
      @GilmerJohn 2 роки тому

      Well, the "flatness" of the basic disk is compromised by the stuff you attach to it. Were one to find some abrasive stuff to the Al disk you would have a flat grinding surface (except for the flexibility!)

    • @Joxman2k
      @Joxman2k 2 роки тому +4

      A better idea would be to put velcro instead of double sided tape. Many sanding discs come with velcro hooks on them

    • @BoingBB
      @BoingBB 2 роки тому +3

      @@Joxman2k Others are self adhesive, which might be another alternative. I have some of them but they are fine grit so would be more suitable for modelling work or polishing.

    • @Joxman2k
      @Joxman2k 2 роки тому +2

      @@BoingBB Velcro could still work if you put the self adhesive ones onto a CD disk, or similar flat plastic, and put the mate to the velcro on the plastic disk :)

    • @BoingBB
      @BoingBB 2 роки тому +1

      @@Joxman2k Yes I suppose that would work too.

  • @Joao-uj9km
    @Joao-uj9km 2 роки тому +26

    I was skeptical but I'm actually impressed with how much torque this thing can put.

    • @apoymc
      @apoymc 2 роки тому +1

      7200 rpm

    • @DJ_Dopamine
      @DJ_Dopamine 2 роки тому +12

      @@apoymc The rpm is not the torque though.

    • @precisionguesswork5394
      @precisionguesswork5394 Рік тому +1

      It has no torque. Edited footage took 10 minutes of scratching down to about 10 seconds

  • @OndrejPopp
    @OndrejPopp 3 роки тому +7

    Amazing 😃 I didn't read the description so I watched in amazement what this is going to be.... So now I know! Tx! One thing I will definitely remember is that these hard drives have a powerful motor to do all kinds of things with. I have a whole bunch of those from my Raid system. So now I know I have all these motors in there to do stuff with!

    • @randallsemrau7845
      @randallsemrau7845 3 роки тому +8

      These motors are fast, not powerful. The slightest bit of drag almost kills the RPM. There's a reason real shop grinders are 1/4 horsepower or more.

    • @OndrejPopp
      @OndrejPopp 3 роки тому

      @@randallsemrau7845 Ok tx! 😃 Now I know!

  • @nanobytes3645
    @nanobytes3645 Рік тому

    Well, there goes another 15 minutes I'll never get back.

  • @frr5004
    @frr5004 2 роки тому +1

    There are some nice permanent magnets inside an HDD. And, I have once used a hard drive motor as a bearing for a DIY hamster wheel. The wheels that you can buy off the shelf are typically creaking and rattling. I used an appropriate cylindrical plastic continer for the wheel and fitted one HDD platter centered to the container's bottom to make the plastic bottom stiffer (as a reinforcement). During the nights, all I can hear is the little paws tapping on plastic, rather than something rattling and shaking the whole cage.

  • @pegee999
    @pegee999 3 роки тому +26

    Pls someone call the Nobel committe. He has just invented the sanding disk!

    • @KeesKouwenberg
      @KeesKouwenberg 3 роки тому

      He didn't invent anything. He just made a grinding machine from an old HDD. It's fun and nerdy. Not because he had to, but because he can!

    • @TheSzaboZE
      @TheSzaboZE 3 роки тому

      A harddisk electric motor doesn't have enough torque to use to this... It's ok for any small work, but not the best choice.

    • @leroybrodian
      @leroybrodian 3 роки тому

      😂😥😉

  • @martynbush
    @martynbush 2 роки тому +8

    There's 13 minutes and 38 seconds of my life squandered.

    • @rustygear9370
      @rustygear9370 2 роки тому

      That's why you use seek bar on shitty ideas videos. you guess them from the word "amazing" in the title and nothing relevant in the video thumbnail.

  • @arroyoruy
    @arroyoruy 2 роки тому +2

    OMG I have laughed so hard with some of the comments... Good stuff. And although the surprise with the screwdriver at the end also made me laugh. I did learn some. @Grants Pass TV Repair says it best "Not to undervalue the joy of a DIY project, or your clever ingenuity, but grinders are pretty inexpensive." Thank you for showing us this project.

  • @hanumherman3270
    @hanumherman3270 2 роки тому

    Useful idea. I can say, it is a prototype - well, I guess I will build a multi-one from your project. Thanks bro. Great idea!

  • @tutulahkar2299
    @tutulahkar2299 3 роки тому +35

    After seeing this I wanna donate my eyes😁

    • @Rottweilerdsq
      @Rottweilerdsq 3 роки тому +1

      lol

    • @T4BCSY
      @T4BCSY 3 роки тому

      Free eye balls? I’ll take them-they would super cool rotating on this contraption!!

    • @tutulahkar2299
      @tutulahkar2299 3 роки тому

      @@T4BCSY bro first make this shit 😂

    • @T4BCSY
      @T4BCSY 3 роки тому +1

      @@tutulahkar2299 I wouldn’t really make this piece of shit for anything. Guess I’ll just have to get a new pair of glasses. Maybe get an extra set of opaque glasses for watching videos like this?

    • @inspirasipedia
      @inspirasipedia 3 роки тому +1

      in life there is very much we need to learn for the advancement of our life on this planet earth that we love
      #riskalive

  • @Pwaak
    @Pwaak 2 роки тому +4

    Very ingenious! Every shop can use a sander/grinder! Thank You!

    • @anonymous144p
      @anonymous144p 2 роки тому

      Just use dc motor and a cheap potentiometer and a cd

  • @dismalrelevance
    @dismalrelevance 2 роки тому +1

    That was cool, great repurpose project! I thought for sure you were going for an object carousel for 3d phoiogeommetry, since it in that search category for me. Surprise, surprise. Although once I saw the potentiometer I was like, "yeah, no, that would be a bit much." LOL.

  • @luv2hike27
    @luv2hike27 4 місяці тому

    Well there's 13+ minutes of my life I won't get back...

  • @dr.skulhamr3220
    @dr.skulhamr3220 2 роки тому +4

    This is a great example of imagining how something discarded could be made into something useful if resurrected. I can imagine me as a 12 year old, carefully following his every step. And the music ain't bad either. Thanks for the video my friend.

  • @oldmarine312
    @oldmarine312 3 роки тому +8

    Videos like this are why skip to the end or read the comments first.

  • @recumbentrocks2929
    @recumbentrocks2929 2 роки тому

    There is 13 minutes I will never get back.

  • @oledennis6918
    @oledennis6918 Рік тому

    OMG I want this 10 back in my life. And for those that spent $30 bucks to make this LOL.

  • @roncheetham673
    @roncheetham673 2 роки тому +5

    Now if you could turn an angle grinder into a massive drive , now that would be impressive

  • @kingmanarizona2661
    @kingmanarizona2661 3 роки тому +3

    Amazing what you can do with broken parts, lots of time, and money to burn. If you really, REALLY needed a mini-grinder.....

  • @sampathsagarawanniarachchi2771
    @sampathsagarawanniarachchi2771 2 роки тому

    Thanks. I bought brushless motor drivers a time ago. but I thought thy were dont working with HDD motors. After Seeing this vdo, I tried them. Working Perfectly. thanks again

  • @ianintheworkshop9773
    @ianintheworkshop9773 2 роки тому +2

    There's nothing like a good powerful grinder and this is nothing like a good powerful grinder.

  • @JEFFAK633
    @JEFFAK633 2 роки тому +47

    Thanks for the video. It was fun guessing what you were building with it.
    I'm impressed by both the patience and the above average DIY knowledge it took to make this project regardless of its usefulness that others were critical of. To me it opens up countless uses for old hard drives even if one only uses the motor for perhaps a homemade Dremel tool, tattoo machine or something.
    I opened my first hard drive from about 1986-7 to see what was inside and decided to save it and make a wall clock with it which I never did, but I still have the old Seagate ST-238 5 1/4 inch 30 megabyte drive in a box somewhere, though I discarded the top of it all the electronics are fully intact and it was working perfectly prior to opening. This video has compelled me to dig it out of the garage soon and make some use of it.

    • @6LordMortus9
      @6LordMortus9 2 роки тому +1

      Had the same idea about a clock and did the same thing about that time :) Had about 8 plates that I didn't do a thing with ;)

    • @danharold3087
      @danharold3087 2 роки тому +3

      Please don't encourage the sort of video that makes us guess what they are making. Good makers don't need to do this.

    • @clown134
      @clown134 Рік тому +1

      I also remember opening up a hard drive around that era, although I was born in '88, so the year was probably around 95. but I still have the shiny metal platters. it's cool knowing other people had similar experience

  • @alexsonik7333
    @alexsonik7333 2 роки тому +6

    Hi, don't worry about people who do not appreciate your effort and work, if not people like you , that have creativity, we would still use candles if Thomas Edison gave up after few failures, it is your idea and your time, and creating something on your own is better than buying everything. Thank

  • @stevecharman8420
    @stevecharman8420 Рік тому

    You've spent an inordinate amount of time making something that's completely useless. However this is what artists do. Ergo, you are an artist and an exceptionally interesting one at that!

  • @peterwilson5528
    @peterwilson5528 Рік тому

    I must admit I am quite impressed. It seems a lot of work. I normally use my hobby tool, but yes it could be useful. An Angle grinder is too much for somekinds of grinding.

  • @vccground3072
    @vccground3072 3 роки тому +7

    My Principles of Communication instructor back in college told us to submit a demux/multiplexer project, and I laughed when my some of my classmates submitted something just like this. I wondered where they got the idea.🤣

  • @johnbachmurski1253
    @johnbachmurski1253 3 роки тому +3

    There are a lot of small minded people here that didn't appreciate what you did, I thought it was fun to watch. Thank you.

  • @miraposajehano4309
    @miraposajehano4309 Рік тому

    These are the skills of someone who spend a good bit of time in the joint.

  • @GetRealBaby
    @GetRealBaby Рік тому

    I bought a grinder with a wire wheel at a garage sale and saved myself the time and trouble of building this thing. I use my old hard drives as paperweights; they take less time and trouble to work: pick up HD, plop down on paper, done. I also use them as attention getters: "Look, everyone! I've got a hard drive here that sells for $200 and is indestructible. Give me a buck and I'll let you hit the thing with a hammer just to prove it." If I get a few takers, it's worth the laugh and pays for my next several lottery tickets.

  • @gooseknack
    @gooseknack 2 роки тому +7

    Cool idea! Would be a handy little device, especially for model work. The motor looks strong enough to handle it too. As a bonus, it should run direct from a small 12 volt, off grid solar system! 😊

    • @jakal172
      @jakal172 2 роки тому

      I like you. Good comment buddy. Enjoy your life.

    • @Joxman2k
      @Joxman2k 2 роки тому

      If you need to run off-grid, you might have bigger problems than sanding a screwdriver :P
      Actually that would be good in a hobby shed or out at the park doing crafts with the kids :) It would be great for popsicle sticks etc :)

    • @gooseknack
      @gooseknack 2 роки тому +2

      @@Joxman2k funny, you're talking to someone who's been living off grid for the last 5 years.. 🤣.. It's why I appreciated this for what it is. It is a handy little tool, useful for small model work and with hobby work. Sometimes, even a small device like is better than sanding/working by hand.
      Of course, it goes without saying that a good set of cordless power tools goes a long way, whether you're off grid or on grid. Sometimes, you still need the bruteforce of 240 volts(or 120 if that's your flavour).. and that's where off grid inverters come in! 😉.. (although mines rarely use for anything beyond powering/charging a laptop and a running small washing machine and charging the odd cordless tool battery)..

    • @Joxman2k
      @Joxman2k 2 роки тому

      @@gooseknack Ya more I think about it the better it would be for off-grid use. You wouldnt eat into stored electricity used for other things, and it is small and handy :)
      Nothing really beats hunting squirrels with a Sherman Tank though :P sometimes bigger is better :)

  • @mtcemngr5292
    @mtcemngr5292 3 роки тому +4

    Such a laborious (funny too) procedure for such a simple thing is uncalled for.

    • @jeschinstad
      @jeschinstad 3 роки тому

      Did you notice how the disk screws on? You can attach whatever you like, including Dremel bits. Now you can drill a small hole in any table, place the device underneath and have a great routing station that will last forever. People pay hundreds of dollars for these things. I know, because I just did. I wanted to make my own PC chassis.

  • @davidpayne4315
    @davidpayne4315 2 роки тому +1

    Oh WOW time and space have stopped I need to catch my breath it's the most glorious thing I've quite possibly ever seen LOL LMFAO

  • @talltimh
    @talltimh 2 роки тому +1

    2.8M views, I'm intrigued 🤔
    Start watching... ok where are we going... FFWD
    1.2K comments... are you kidding me... Sandpaper?
    2.8 million of us got Rick Rolled! 😆

  • @GrantsPassTVRepair
    @GrantsPassTVRepair 3 роки тому +6

    Not to undervalue the joy of a DIY project, or your clever ingenuity, but grinders are pretty inexpensive. ;-)

    • @joeleyendecker5346
      @joeleyendecker5346 3 роки тому

      I got to Agree. Not to mention, he probably would end up spending the same amount on the extra circuit board, switches and stuff that would have paid for a decent grinder.
      Plus he's got to have a fair amount of knowledge concerning how to "Wire" that contraption....lol.
      One things for sure, he's definitely got a lot of extra time on his hands....

    • @omarcastro7329
      @omarcastro7329 3 роки тому

      @@joeleyendecker5346 o

  • @peterwatt2930
    @peterwatt2930 2 роки тому +8

    Been using redundant HDDs for more than 25 yrs to make precision abrading tools for production of small parts.
    You can use the existing Hdd pcb and power from any pc psu. Hdd tool can be used fixed or hand held, with or without platters and using emery papers, between 120 grit up to 1000 grit.
    Can also use with customised fences. Brilliant at finishing stainless steel parts.
    Bonus = free magnets.

    • @DownhillAllTheWay
      @DownhillAllTheWay 2 роки тому

      It's a shame there's nothing about it on your channel.

    • @peterwatt2930
      @peterwatt2930 2 роки тому

      @@DownhillAllTheWay Video up FYI

    • @DownhillAllTheWay
      @DownhillAllTheWay 2 роки тому

      @@peterwatt2930 Thanks Peter. I think my daughter, who makes jewellery, would find a burnishing tool like this useful. I'll run it by her and see what she thinks.

    • @GilmerJohn
      @GilmerJohn 2 роки тому

      Indeed, it has a lot of potential applications. Perhaps a better result can be obtained by imbedding the abrasive material into the Al disk.

    • @peterwatt2930
      @peterwatt2930 2 роки тому

      @@GilmerJohn
      Hi John
      Thak you for the comment.
      Embedding materials on to the platter is definitely outside my skills.
      3M W&D carborundum papers (or sim) have an even grit surface and can be cut and replaced easily. These can be used with or without the disk platter. Further when no platter is used abrasive paper straightens due to centrifugal force but is conformable.
      Nice for finishing intricate parts.
      Peter

  • @scottd2404
    @scottd2404 2 роки тому

    There's 13 minutes and 38 seconds of My Life I'll never get back

  • @stroke-tastic
    @stroke-tastic Рік тому

    I have two drives from past computers. I was going to try but, after you got to sawing and soldering that was it for me. Pretty sharp thought. smiles

  • @thearchibaldtuttle
    @thearchibaldtuttle 3 роки тому +14

    Hope it helps to decide whether you want to watch it: He is creating a sanding disc.

  • @dennismarfo3536
    @dennismarfo3536 3 роки тому +18

    I tried doing it but i got lost just after opening my hard disk.
    I must say being unsuccessful at it was one of my most worthy moments in life.

    • @martinkuliza
      @martinkuliza 2 роки тому

      Where did you get stuck ?

    • @markclowe
      @markclowe 2 роки тому

      @@martinkuliza Bait meet fish.

  • @inspirasipedia
    @inspirasipedia 3 роки тому +1

    in life there is very much we need to learn for the advancement of our life on this planet earth that we love
    #riskalive

  • @stevenfox2172
    @stevenfox2172 2 роки тому +1

    I love it! What an ingenious use of the excellent bearings and shaft in the HDD. You will save the world one day, it is written. I believe in you.
    namaste

  • @maverickblackhorse3068
    @maverickblackhorse3068 3 роки тому +3

    While some may be concerned about purchasing a grinder of this sort for a small amount of money, this is not the lesson.
    Often times one has a situation of several items rendered otherwise useless, however, by adapting various components from various other useless devices one creates a practical solution. Additionally, if one happens to live in a remote place, where shopping and delivery is not an option. The lesson interpretation is likely about another method of adapting to the environment or situation at hand...Just an alternative view.
    Great job sir! 🧔🏻👍🏼

  • @andrewhardman8143
    @andrewhardman8143 3 роки тому +8

    When I watch makers on here use cutting tools it always amazes me that they retain full sets of fingers.

    • @asignalinspace966
      @asignalinspace966 Рік тому

      @ Andrew Hardman.A carpenter told me when I was a child after having asked him if he was not afraid using all those ultra sharp tools that he had,that more accidents are caused in the workshop due to blunt tools than sharp ones.I have always lived by that rule ever since.

  • @lkurowic
    @lkurowic Рік тому +1

    13 minutes I'll never get back.

  • @ldchappell1
    @ldchappell1 Рік тому

    I like watching people who are innovative like this.

  • @Graeme_Lastname
    @Graeme_Lastname 2 роки тому +3

    Now that I know what you are going to use them for, you may *_not_* borrow my scissors!
    😲

  • @juanmoreno1922
    @juanmoreno1922 3 роки тому +10

    This is just the beginning, wait for how to sharpen a pencil ✏️📝

    • @johnjenkins2315
      @johnjenkins2315 3 роки тому +1

      Oh, I was told many years ago that with the advent of computers we would be living in a paperless society!!

    • @BoltRM
      @BoltRM 3 роки тому +1

      @@johnjenkins2315 We are almost there.

    • @juanmoreno1922
      @juanmoreno1922 3 роки тому

      @@johnjenkins2315 lol 😂

    • @sunsetcaptiva8573
      @sunsetcaptiva8573 3 роки тому +1

      I think he needs to build an attachment for that, an old school pencil sharpener...

  • @paulfaulkner6299
    @paulfaulkner6299 2 роки тому

    Turning modern technology into something a cave man wouldn't be excited by

  • @malinwj1167
    @malinwj1167 Рік тому

    Nice job! Even if one is not interested in making something out of an old HD, just taking it apart - there's a crap ton of screws that can be reused for whatever, and can never have enough screws in the bucket o' bolts stash

  • @michelney2915
    @michelney2915 2 роки тому +7

    You could have done the same with an old CD and drill bit on the end of a drill held in a vice

    • @Gr33kChief
      @Gr33kChief 2 роки тому

      true but i think the hard drive might be more durable in the long run. at least for a DIY project

  • @joeljoseph.k7224
    @joeljoseph.k7224 3 роки тому +4

    Woowww.... Supper... വീഡിയോ നന്നായിട്ടുണ്ട്.... ഇനിയും ഒതുപോലുള്ള വീഡിയോകൾ ഇടുക.... നന്ദി (thanks) god bless you &team... ❤️❤️❤️😁👍🤝🙏

    • @easytechzones
      @easytechzones  3 роки тому +2

      Thanks

    • @ameenanshad5602
      @ameenanshad5602 3 роки тому +2

      Mallu pewer😅

    • @joeljoseph.k7224
      @joeljoseph.k7224 3 роки тому +1

      നന്ദി.... 😁🤝🙏

    • @inspirasipedia
      @inspirasipedia 3 роки тому

      in life there is very much we need to learn for the advancement of our life on this planet earth that we love
      #riskalive

  • @remas-tx3tg
    @remas-tx3tg Рік тому

    Ohh its very simple and i can do it in my sleeping hours by closing my eyes 😂🤣😂🤣

  • @dpnerill4644
    @dpnerill4644 Рік тому

    I'm just happy i have fast forward to fastly see a sander.

  • @8a41jt
    @8a41jt 2 роки тому +4

    I _guess_ so. It works, but wouldn't a cheap (see Harbor Freight) mini-grinder do just as well?

  • @arubaguy2733
    @arubaguy2733 2 роки тому +8

    This is so cool. I spent all weekend making this, then dropped the thing on the floor and the glass disk shattered. It's ok, the tape kinda still holds it together.

    • @007leonard1
      @007leonard1 2 роки тому +1

      use an old dvd or cd

    • @EMPIREJIN
      @EMPIREJIN 2 роки тому +5

      So you’ve got the glass disk, and here I thought they only came in aluminum disks.

    • @chaos.corner
      @chaos.corner 2 роки тому

      @@EMPIREJIN I think I heard the glass was in the laptop (2.5") drives. But that may be out-of-date.

    • @EMPIREJIN
      @EMPIREJIN 2 роки тому

      @@chaos.corner oh I c, I haven’t got any pleasure with an hdd off a laptop yet

    • @andreo
      @andreo 2 роки тому +1

      Toss that thing. You do not want that disc spinning at (whatever the RPM is) and have it start falling apart. The entire project is like building a Russian Roulette angle grinder.

  • @amwartwork
    @amwartwork 2 роки тому

    as a laptop repair texhy. i have thrown away so many hardrives and now i got into woodworking i could have made so many of these for sanding corners etc.

  • @unclefessaddams805
    @unclefessaddams805 3 місяці тому

    Acyually, if you take one apart the disk it's self is a very durable first surface mirror that is incredibly tough. It is VERY difficult to even put a scratch on it. I used to use one as a shaving mirror when camping. The hole in the middle makes them easy to hang on a nail or a tree limb.

  • @tonysalmail
    @tonysalmail 3 роки тому +15

    Cool but just use sandpaper? I converted my upright vacuum into a mortar

  • @cyhall9407
    @cyhall9407 3 роки тому +6

    13 minutes to make, basically, a nail file ...

  • @colinstuartsmith
    @colinstuartsmith 2 роки тому

    one thing i realized after watching this........ I will never get those 13 minures 38 seconds of my life back, thanks for that!

  • @BlokeOnAMotorbike
    @BlokeOnAMotorbike 2 роки тому

    you should see what I did with a dead hard drive and a VCR head!
    I now have the smoothest centrepin reel EVER.

  • @darrenmcwhiney3220
    @darrenmcwhiney3220 3 роки тому +9

    Dude, very cool, but you have way too much time on your hands! Thanks for showing me what the inside of a hard drive looks like! I don't know how you thought this up but your talent is being waisted! I subscribed anyway! God Bless you and yours!😁👏😎

  • @iggysfriend4431
    @iggysfriend4431 3 роки тому +13

    Or you could just buy a sharpening stone or grinding wheel.

  • @exintrovert1337
    @exintrovert1337 2 роки тому

    Perfect! I was just thinking it is time to upgrade my scratch disk.

  • @subhasarkar7135
    @subhasarkar7135 2 роки тому

    Today I have learnt many thing which I will never able to do in my rest few days of life

  • @gregbrechelt2295
    @gregbrechelt2295 3 роки тому +9

    Walmart mini grinder $40 and no building you do the math.

    • @BenMitro
      @BenMitro 3 роки тому

      That might be a months wages for some...

    • @BoltRM
      @BoltRM 3 роки тому

      I got my Walmart grinder for $12 on sale, normally $17.
      He spent money on the new drive motor, box, switches etc, He could have bought a file to sharpen the blades at the end.

  • @Liberallez
    @Liberallez 3 роки тому +4

    I guess if you love spending half your life disassembling and reassembling tiny mechanisms...this is good!!! But...I can think of dozens of things I'd rather be doing, that could actually improve my life!!!

    • @jeschinstad
      @jeschinstad 3 роки тому

      But for some reason you have time to watch videos of people doing things you have absolutely no interest in. Which is rather weird when you refer to an afternoon project as "half your life". I would think you were busy saying goodbye to friends and family.

    • @inspirasipedia
      @inspirasipedia 3 роки тому +1

      in life there is very much we need to learn for the advancement of our life on this planet earth that we love
      #riskalive

  • @samhouston2000
    @samhouston2000 2 роки тому

    This is the perfect example of reinventing a wheel.

  • @helifynoe9930
    @helifynoe9930 2 роки тому

    I stacked two dead drives on top of each other, and it became the solid foundation of a home made desk lamp.

  • @denniseldridge2936
    @denniseldridge2936 3 роки тому +6

    Well the thing he made may not be something I have any need for, it has inspired me to try repurposing an old drive to make a turntable. It will be interesting to see if it is capable of driving a relatively massive platter and keeping speed consistency.

  • @Shyamkumar-di5fu
    @Shyamkumar-di5fu 3 роки тому +6

    പൊളി 😜

  • @dodgepod123
    @dodgepod123 3 роки тому

    The maker was definitely inspired by Heath Robinson. What an anticlimax.

  • @walterhynson2898
    @walterhynson2898 2 роки тому

    In the words of Sen. John Lewis "keep makin GOOD Trouble" fantastic job.

  • @raxxtango
    @raxxtango 3 роки тому +8

    THEY ACTUALLY HAD THE NERVE TO RUN A MOTLEY FOOL COMMERCIAL IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS MASTERPIECE

    • @johnalbers3757
      @johnalbers3757 3 роки тому

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    • @benbart5711
      @benbart5711 Рік тому

      I saw NO commercials

  • @footfiles
    @footfiles 2 роки тому +6

    Hello friends, I have a VERY COOL idea to share with you too. First build a wood lathe using a vacuum cleaner motor. Next build an arc welder using an old car battery and jumper cables. Use your new welder to make a cart with wheels that will hold the lathe you just built. Then buy a broom (preferably with fine hair) and cut a bundle of bristles about 5 or 7 inches long. Next, find an old wood chair at a flea market and cut a piece of the leg off about 8 inches long. Place the piece of wood in your lathe and create a nice comfortable handle. Now take the bundle of broom bristles and hot glue them on to the end of the wood leg you turned in the lathe. Enjoy your new paint brush!!

  • @ourv9603
    @ourv9603 2 роки тому

    Years ago in Silicone Valley was an electronics junk shop.
    All the old obsolete systems and parts found there way
    into this warehouse. It was a goldmine for techie DIY
    within the warehouse was a huge bin filled to overflow
    with dead HDD. The sign said
    'GUARANTEED DEAD HDD IF YOU FIND A HDD THAT WORKS, BRING
    IT BACK AND WE WILL EXCHANGE IT FOR ONE WHICH DOES NOT.'
    !

  • @NotPracticingLawdotinfo
    @NotPracticingLawdotinfo 2 роки тому

    I made it to 2:13 seconds and gave completely UP!
    Maybe you can TRY doing all that "dis-assembling" of that video....LOL!