Need some tips for offloading heads without them touching

[cryoborgofthevenus]

Nice idea rchadwick !

[hddguru]

Cool, bang on that man! You even put the step in for the ramp lip!

Nice, now I thought I was the only one to think about it

[hddguru]

I also made another hole to "Lock" the head in place. My one took about an 2 hours and looks shit, sorry no pics, sorry

[hddguru]

I built my adapter from the lid

[rchadwick]

The torch and welding rod was for the lip. I soldered a piece on, and filed it to shape. When I finally set up my CNC machine, it'll be a lot easier

How do you lock the heads with a second hole? Do you put a pin or something throuogh the hole? I just position it, and tighten the screw at the Head Stack pivot point. It seems to work fine, but I'm a little worried I'll pull the bearing out if overtightened. When I get to it, I'm going to rough up the aluminum where it meets the pivot point, helping to lock it in better.

[mr_spokk]

Hi rchadwick....nice pic's and nice idea...thanks for that input.
I will make one asap

Regards/ Bosse

[ntech]

Hi rchadwick,

From your picture,what is holding the head stack and ramp on both sides, if we can know how. My grand mother is harassing me she wants her pictures back.

Mau

[rchadwick]

Well, there isn't anything holding the head stack and ramp on the other side. What I did was drill holes in my tool, and put screws through the holes, and screw them into the head stack and ramp. I originally thought I'd need to get special screws, or some other mount (Was thinking of Hot Glue), but the ramp has a hole in it that looks like it was made just for this purpose. It's a tiny bit loose, but a spare screw from the drive will fit in it nearly perfectly. The hole isn't threaded, but the screw does fit.

[AshwaniGaur]

@rchadwick

WOW

Thanks for the Great Share. i find it more accurate than $250 hair comb tool

will try make one for Seagate Portable First.
I have access to one of India's Top Mechatronics ToolRoom Workshop, will get it done from there.

Thanks Again, you made my day
regards
AshwaniGaur

[muhammad shafiq za]

hi is some one there ?

[mr_spokk]

hi is some one there ?

Yes, 5 years ago

[mr_spokk]

Double post...

[hhddrec]

Hi rchadwick, very usefull tool.

We will try to make one.

thaks 4 your known

[Russwinters]

It is good, but for these ramped drives really not needed; technique and a good material for in-between is sufficient.


It is the non-ramped drives that really make the trouble (but even these can be done with good technique, and simple materials)


There is a reason some of us are called "pros", intense amounts of practice and trial and error.