Introduction: Make a Laser Show With an Old Hard Drive!
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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!
15 Comments
7 years ago
Private video?
11 years ago on Introduction
I must know how you made it non linear
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
the little hinge for the mirror is non ridgid and the little connecting wire shakes all over the place.
14 years ago on Introduction
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.
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
Here is where i got the idea.
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
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.
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
Agreed, some instructions about where the wire leads were atttached to on the hard drive arms would be helpful.
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
Instructions here:
http://hackedgadgets.com/2006/06/01/making-a-hard-drive-laser-oscilloscope/
14 years ago on Introduction
It's "Bomfunk MC's" and not "Bomfuck" very cool idea !!! I make it tomorrow
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
lol, yes.
13 years ago on Introduction
Video contains content from Sony Music Entertainment which is no longer available in your country??!! I cannot see video!
13 years ago on Introduction
ohhh yea, I like bumfuck....
14 years ago on Introduction
very gooood :D i make this :D
14 years ago on Introduction
Soon i will make one.
14 years ago on Introduction
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?