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migueld · 11-03-2006, 04:18 PM

After some time of postponement I finally got some time to start working on this. This is the third block try; it’s got some mistakes so I’m probably gonna go for a fourth try. Which is nice, I keep refining the crafting

I decided to use a similar design to the Polarflo hdd46, with mine being about 1.0" thick vs the polarflo's 1.4". I was aiming for thinner at .75 but that was tryout 1 and it didn't quite work (was lacking the tools).

My next challenge is finding the right metal threaded inserts for the screws because I don't think the plastic is gonna be strong enough to hold it together.

11-03-2006, 04:18 PM	#9
migueld Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Miami Posts: 33	Re: Making a hard drive wb: cheap copper and acetal? how to make threads After some time of postponement I finally got some time to start working on this. This is the third block try; it’s got some mistakes so I’m probably gonna go for a fourth try. Which is nice, I keep refining the crafting I decided to use a similar design to the Polarflo hdd46, with mine being about 1.0" thick vs the polarflo's 1.4". I was aiming for thinner at .75 but that was tryout 1 and it didn't quite work (was lacking the tools). My next challenge is finding the right metal threaded inserts for the screws because I don't think the plastic is gonna be strong enough to hold it together.