Harddrives breakdown.. parts bucket. - Page 2

The piece under the platters is the motor, it should spin. If there's no screws then it is pressed in.
I take the culprit and set the edge on top of another HD, inside down, your looking at the bottom.
Take a center punch and give it a good smack and you'll drive it out. There will be the coils that you'll have to take a small screwdriver and go around and pry it up till it releases. The "coils" is the inside of the motor.

ahh..ha! I knew it would be a solution like that. Will take a shot..literally at it later when I go back in the shop.

Thanks Mech and Bear. Figure it'd be a simple solution.

Sirscrapalot - Me smash! - The incredible Hulk and Burly.

Originally Posted by Sirscrapalot

anyone come across HDs where the "eye" won't come out? I'm referring to the center piece under the platters. I have one now, no screws, nothing. Bugging me to cause I scrapped that little sticker off on it, an there is a nice gold button. I must have!

So how do you all deal with these? Weird question I know, but what do you expect from me?

Sirscrapalot - Color me perplexed

I turn them over and use a punch on them. Usually they pop right out.

for those platters that dn't have a pin or screw down bracket over the cyclinder.. I usally take a hammer and beat the center off, hard to explain.. but if you need help give me a call.. I be happy to explain..

That bucket of harddrive motors now weigh in at a impressive. 62lbs lots of motors.. Yippeee.. ... ... Dam thats alot..

Did I do those..

Bear right now.. I've about 30lbs maybe 40lbs of it,, and basially just storing it for now.. there are some good commodities on them and not sure if I want to take them off and seperate the steel from the goodies or just leave em like that and sell them to the rifiner or a buyer.. what do You suggest.?

The smaller one.. I believe is not as valuable as the bigger one... they are more brittle. not sure if its glass.. doing some testing on them.. with acid.. and also.. melting them down.. to see the what I get out of them.. now the older one.. bronze looking one.. or copper looking are worth more then the shiny one..

I've been offered 2 bucks a pound for the platters.. but.. I'm gonna see what I can get out of it.. I see there platinum plated on em.. but to refine em.. might not be worth it.

But I'm always tring to squeeze as much as I can out of my break down.. like if you saw my pics of collection.. I've got things serprated to the hilt..

I sit back light a cigar.. and smile at My collection.. and I say Dang it.. why does gold have to be so low right now.. ughhhh but it will be back.. buy low get bigger return later.