23 Nov
2008
23 Nov
'08
10:44 a.m.
wild guess - the binder is some sort of expensive epoxy material.
How are you going to apply the rust? With a airbrush? You'll need some sort of
mechanism to insure it gets applied evenly (i.e uniform thickness), no? You'll also
need something similar to apply the *epoxy* - that would have to go on uniformly also. The
distance between the read head and the platter is measured in microns, no?
there was a discussion on homemade cleanrooms a while back. Has anyone successfully built
and implemented one?
--- On Sun, 11/23/08, William Donzelli <wdonzelli at gmail.com> wrote:
From: William Donzelli <wdonzelli at gmail.com>
Subject: Hard disk material
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at
classiccmp.org>
Date: Sunday, November 23, 2008, 12:13 AM
It looks like sometime in the future I may need to rebuild a
damaged
magnetic drum. It has some scratches that may be too deep.
As a
brainstorm, I am wondering about recoating the surface. If
I use
refined iron oxide, what would I use as a fixer (glue)?
What was
typically used on early hard disk platters and drums?
--
Will