Advice requested on proper disposal of Seagate ST3000DM001 disk drives

[Chuck Guzis]

On 09/20/2018 08:20 PM, Eric Smith via cctalk wrote:
> Anyone have advice on making thermite? Ingredients, sources, proportions?
> 
> The internet seems to think that just using aluminum powder with ferric
> oxide is relatively hard to ignite, and that some manganese dioxide would
> help with that.
> 
> Without spending too much time shopping, it looks like I can get:
> * aluminum powder, 5 micron, 2 lb for $34
> * ferric oxide, 10 lb for $27
> * manganese dioxide, 1 lb for $39

I'd just give the drive to my friend with a big chipper "hog" and watch
the destruction. Maybe run over it with his D8 Cat a few times.   A good
hydraulic press should help.  Or just melt the thing down in a forge.

--Chuck