Junk box flowers

Step 2 Stripping the drives

Fist thing, for the next steps, I really recommend wearing some gloves. The floppy and hard drives can have some rather surprisingly sharp edges inside. A set of safety glasses when prying things off may be in order as well. You have been warned.

Floppy:
From the floppy drive we need the center motor winding. I can't give you hard core solid instructions on disassembling the floppy, as they are all somewhat unique. best thing I can say is take out all the screws you can see, and then start prying with a screwdriver. you want the main motor assembly.

The hardest part of this procedure is getting the motor "cap" off the drive without damaging the windings. The best way is to work a screwdriver just under the edge and twist, prying it up. move over a fraction, and do it again. eventually it will pop. then gently work the motor winding off the spindle the same way. Save both the cap and the winding,.

Hard Drive:
Disassembling the hard drive can be a pain, but there are many treasures inside. different manufacturer's have different architectures. Usually there are a series of screws holding the drive case together. Make sure you check under the stickers, they always hide a few. once it's open, remove the screws holding the drive head and platters in. once the platters are out, take out the drive spindle. this will be the base. If the drive spindle does not come out ease, you could very well leave it in and use the entire bottom as the base for your flower.

CD ROM:
Disassembly is similar to the floppy. take out the screws and start prying.

Comments

[toogood]

did you get the magnets from the floppy drive?

[photozz]

The only magnet in the floppy drive would be inside the motor. They usually shatter when you try to remove them.