Allan: I just took apart an old 8.3 Gig HD that crashed on me, trying to get the magnet out of it... How do I remove the magnet??? Thanks, Chuck
----- Original Message ----- From: "Allan Fish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 04, 2005 9:15 AM Subject: Dropped hooks - was RE: [VFB] not for the squeamish > >I recently lost two (of my 3) Mustad 277s SOMEWHERE in the vicinity of my > >desk...possibly the floor. My standard method of locating dropped > >hooks...and remember that I am not very intelligent...is to quickly run my > >hand or bare foot across the area where I suspect the hook to be. > > I used to use that method till I dismantled a dead computer drive and > retrieved the > small but VERY powerful magnet contained inside (these were older > drives - haven't > dismantled one of the newer high density drives.....yet). > > Shortly after I did that, I got a box of 100 Mustad 94840 size 28 > hooks. While seated > at the dining table, I opened the box to show my wife how tiny they > were.......and > promptly dropped the box about 2/3 of them went off the table onto a nice shag > carpet. With a lot of loud yammering going on in my ears (I couldn't > understand the > words but I understood their meaning!), I went to the basement and > got the little magnet. > I made several sweeps over the carpet till I didn't get any more > hooks. I then counted them. > > I had retrieved a total of 102 hooks. > > I keep the magnet on my tying desk at all times now. > > Talk to your local computer guru and see if he/she's got any dead > hard drives around. > Take the top off and harvest the magnet. > > Allan > -- > Allan Fish > Greenwood, IN > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
