On 01/03/2017 01:19 PM, Paul Koning wrote:
Metal alloy plating seems common in fixed head disks
also, at least
in the ones from DEC I have seen. Making a new drum sounds like a
great class project for an ambitious machine shop student.
Modern CNC gear and carbide bits should make this pretty
straightforward. One could even fit a new set of modern bearings.
--Chuck