On 2019-07-26 9:24 p.m., Chuck Taylor wrote:
> Don wrote:
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> I discovered a new use today for objects that have been hanging around
> in my shop for ages. The discs which make up the storage capacity of
> hard drives can be separated from the stack in which they're deployed,
> and used as mirrors...
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> The magnets in those disc drives are pretty strong too.

I have a bunch of them around the shop, attached to a waste stack, 
teleposts, lathe, bandsaw & steel conduit. Perfect for chuck keys, small 
wrenches etc. Some are very strong. The problem is separating them from 
the armature to which they're attached without breaking them. I haven't 
found a consistently successful method.

Don

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