Hard Drive Candle Holder

When cleaning out my cupboard I had come across a number of old hard drives.  Since most had less storage space than my flash drive I decided to take them apart and make something with the platters.  I had first thought to make a wind chimes which I had seen on Make:Online. But when I took the hard drives apart and saw the pretty orange circuit ribbon I ended up making a tea light holder with the parts instead.

Step 1: Material:

• Several old hard drives (the number of platters and rings seem to vary between hard drives.)
• Torx screwdrivers (I used T8, T9 and a T5, it varies between hard drives.)
• Glue -I used Gorilla glue and a glue gun.
• Clear packing tape.
• Brown sharpie.
• Scissors.

Comments

[rocketsurgery]

What a fantastic project! I really like it!

[ChrysN]

Thanks!

[niceribs]

I have just bought a 2 TB hdd so that I can make a bigger version that will hold several tea lights!

[ChrysN]

Cool, feel free to post a picture here when you're done!

[DIYDragon]

This is pretty cool.. Might be able to make a cool "sculpture" or wall art type deal out of those rings too. Hmm.. I'll have to look around and see if I have any crap HDDs laying around.. : D

Tabz

[anonymouse197]

This is great! saw it on The Clinic and have really taken a shining to it. Have now baught up loads of dead HDD and am planning on a tea light extravaganza!!

[ChrysN]

Cool!

[laxap]

I absolutely love the finished product!

What a great idea to use circuit ribbon.

Cannot understand why it has not been featured!

And what about a version that can support a tea pot?

[ChrysN]

Making one to support a teapot is an excellent idea thank you, I think I have a few more old hardrives lying around!

[porcupinemamma]

Love it! if scratching is a problem, try a product that i think is called envirotech it's a resin. there are products like that at Michael's craft stores.

[ChrysN]

Thanks, I'll try that.

[cyrozap]

Wow. I's say it looks steampunk, but it isn't victorian-era technology! This is awesome! I may make this from a 5.25" 2.5 GB HDD, and take the stepper motor for my RepRap.

[ben_k]

Very creative! The only problem, is that hard driveplatters scratch very easily, so the won't be shiny for long.