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Offline heroinbob

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Re: What to do with obsolete RAM
« Reply #50 on: Mon, 26 October 2015, 17:17:52 »
I strip old hard drives down (ewaste discards)

- Cases are aluminum alloy - melt down (look on youtube for how-to make a mini forge, and on thingiverse for mostly printed cnc multitool)
- Magnets go into a pile for reuse (put on back of 3d printed items)
- pcb's get thrown into a pile for resale on fleabay (data recovery)
- Platters - have not started using these

I am thinking of making custom cubical mirrors (workplace item to hang on the wall so you see someone walk up behind you ~ think working w/ headphones on)

I do 3d printing, and thinking about a circular frame (for the platters) w/ a plumeria flower in the center hole w/ mount for cubical wall.  Ladies at work love them.

I am building a mini-forge for melting down the hdd frames into ingots for reuse (sandcasting), and a cnc multitool for finishing work.

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Offline heedpantsnow

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Re: What to do with obsolete RAM
« Reply #51 on: Mon, 26 October 2015, 18:12:29 »
Make a device to shoot the platters. Would be useful in the zombie apocalypse.

BTW do you have any older DDR3?  I have an old X58 that needs some...
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Offline SamirD

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Re: What to do with obsolete RAM
« Reply #52 on: Mon, 26 October 2015, 18:40:51 »
Make a platter wall clock like the brake rotor clocks.  I know everyone on this site and many others would love those.
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Re: What to do with obsolete RAM
« Reply #53 on: Tue, 27 October 2015, 04:43:16 »
I've started using platters as coasters.

They look way better than an old CD, and I hope won't deteriorate with age as CDs do.
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Offline Incredigasmic

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Re: What to do with obsolete RAM
« Reply #54 on: Tue, 03 November 2015, 08:20:37 »
I use old CPUs as Keychain or something of the like
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Offline pyrolovesmoney

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Re: What to do with obsolete RAM
« Reply #55 on: Tue, 03 November 2015, 18:28:48 »
make a keychain!
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Offline alexjd99

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Re: What to do with obsolete RAM
« Reply #56 on: Tue, 03 November 2015, 18:43:59 »
I like the idea of a keychain. I have some old laptop ram, I think I may make one now  :thumb:
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Offline noisyturtle

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Re: What to do with obsolete RAM
« Reply #57 on: Tue, 03 November 2015, 18:46:36 »
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Offline SamirD

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Re: What to do with obsolete RAM
« Reply #58 on: Tue, 03 November 2015, 22:53:11 »
Quote from: alexjd99 on Tue, 03 November 2015, 18:43:59
I like the idea of a keychain. I have some old laptop ram, I think I may make one now  :thumb:
I could probably use that ram. :(

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Offline shibataken

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Re: What to do with obsolete RAM
« Reply #59 on: Tue, 10 November 2015, 13:11:54 »
Stocking stuffers :D  or put them in a cheap HTPC!
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