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Simple Hard Drive Platter clock

Simple Hard Drive Platter clock
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Well here's my first Intructable. We wanted to make a windbelt in a school class, so we took apart some hard drives. I got the platters, and made a clock!

Most of this was just improvisation, but worked out great!


 
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Step 1Materials

Materials
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Not too much is needed here. Again you can really make it how ever you like. I actually had 2 hard drives, and I "mixed and matched", if you like, pieces for a better combination, like rings and the cap

Mandatory:
Single Hard Drive platter
Small analog clock, or clock movement 
Glue
A metal ring or two from the hard drive
Numbers, I used metal ones, you could even Sharpie some on if you wanted

Optional:
Wire (you'll see why) 

Tools: 
If you want to make on like mine, not much, Dremel with a cutting head and that's about it
I have other things pictured, but didn't end up using them for the final clock, it will be explained 
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I've always loved taking what ever I could find and making something new out of it. I love clocks, Lego, games, and computers. I'm also an active person, I ski, hike, camp ect. So making functional th...
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