Computer Drives Vs Commercial Toaster and Big Ass Blowtorch

The toaster could not do it so I gave it a hand :D

[Aussie]

its a rosette torch, good for melting stuff or pre-heating things before welding. also stress relieving/heat treating metals after.

[Aussie]

@CaseyRedDragon these were flood damaged drives, or simply too small (10 - 20gb)

I reuse use 40's and up if I can.

[Aussie]

@m3sca1 Good to hear from you again :D, yes my rack mount PC tower is overheating a little :D

[Aussie]

@zackthegoth the disks are usually aluminum too, just with a harder coating on them. so yeh they too melted away in most cases

[Aussie]

@a380rockerfan I found it inside a disused lead smelting apparatus (big steel box with a gate valve on it to dispense molten lead)

cost was nothing, the scrap yard looks after me :D

[Aussie]

@hameeds01 if they were in short supply I may have kept the magnets out of them, but I have dozens already, don't need more

[Aussie]

@motorhead45102 lol yer, not everyone starts out with a HD camera. I did most of my videos on a old SD cam.

I'm guessing the potato bit is a Portal reference :D

[Aussie]

@BlueFoxTV is there a shortage?, these drives were water damaged/too small, and I would have over 60 old drives if I were to collect them all together in one spot.

[Aussie]

@Cwafter lol, bears are cool, we don't have them in Australia, just all the other deadly critters you could want :p

[redneckbryon]

That one very good way to ensure that no one can get your INFO!

[LPFthings]

You've given me the urge to try build one of these blowtorches :D

[bluefoxtv]

Perfect thing to do, when there is a hard drive shortage currently going on.

[Aussie]

@Cwafter yeh hobby blacksmithing is great fun!, haven't done it in years (no anvil)

[Aussie]

@Knaeckebrotsaege holy crap!, that's going to be expensive to fix up!. I did not know those manufacturers were flooded out

[daewooparts]

@9:00 love how its glowing orange and the liquid hardrives of flowing aluminum

[Aussie]

@Nighthawke70 one day, just need the Fe2o3 and AL powder, neither of which I have in usable forms.

tho I would love to try some of the sludge from my electrolysis tank as the oxidizer.

[Tokaisho]

Loving the nice green copper flame at the back of the unit

[daewooparts]

dataminers will never get past this FIREWALL

[FrontSideBus]

That was very satisfying to watch. Good payback for all the shit that mechanical hard drives have given me over the years... Good on you sir!

[reigers]

You know what they say: "all toaster toast HARD DRIVES!"