Make a laser show with an old hard drive!

video Make a laser show with an old hard drive!

Items Needed:
Old Hard Drive
Laser Pointer (or beam)
Wire
Mirror

click to 2:14 to see the actual unit in action - but i suggest you watch the whole video because the music is bad-ass.

Learn how to MAKE one here!

NotJimCarrey says: Apr 16, 2012. 8:51 PM

I must know how you made it non linear

sensoryhouse (author) says: Apr 16, 2012. 9:38 PM

the little hinge for the mirror is non ridgid and the little connecting wire shakes all over the place.

CowGuy says: Jan 29, 2009. 5:52 PM

Great idea! But I would recommend typing out some instructions if you want some people who don't understand how this all works to be able to figure it out. I'm going to go try this now.

sensoryhouse (author) says: Feb 2, 2009. 8:40 PM

Here is where i got the idea.

pfred2 says: Feb 27, 2011. 8:20 AM

Best use I ever saw for dead hard drives was one guy melted the housings down of a whole bunch of them and cast an entire shop of machines.

jmdowdy says: Jan 29, 2009. 11:48 PM

Agreed, some instructions about where the wire leads were atttached to on the hard drive arms would be helpful.

abbtech says: May 9, 2009. 3:00 PM

Instructions here:
http://hackedgadgets.com/2006/06/01/making-a-hard-drive-laser-oscilloscope/

wanakill says: Jul 7, 2009. 10:42 AM

It's "Bomfunk MC's" and not "Bomfuck" very cool idea !!! I make it tomorrow

sensoryhouse (author) says: Aug 23, 2010. 11:58 PM

lol, yes.

yurion says: Jun 11, 2010. 7:06 AM

Video contains content from Sony Music Entertainment which is no longer available in your country??!! I cannot see video!

neotom666 says: Dec 4, 2009. 8:12 PM

ohhh yea, I like bumfuck....

dyemys says: May 26, 2009. 2:44 PM

very gooood :D i make this :D

ctin says: Jan 31, 2009. 5:17 AM

Soon i will make one.

AndyGadget says: Jan 30, 2009. 9:06 AM

Yep, more detail needed. You're driving the head solenoid with the speaker output, then using a mechanical linkage to transfer the movement to a mirror, but that would only give you 1 dimensional movement - a growing and shrinking line. How do you get the modulated circle?