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Title: Lots of raw material !!!!
Post by: ksor on February 22, 2012, 11:36:43 AM

Look what I got today !

http://kelds.weebly.com/3/category/stbning5e9a65961c/1.html (http://kelds.weebly.com/3/category/stbning5e9a65961c/1.html)

Let Google do the translation for you !

Title: Re: Lots of raw material !!!!
Post by: Chazz on February 22, 2012, 02:11:13 PM

Good score, my day job is repairing printers and computers and I have a 5 years worth of various Hard Drive, computer and printer parts, just need to find the time and money to make a 'backyard' foundry.  :thumbup:

 :beer:
Chazz

Title: Re: Lots of raw material !!!!
Post by: Deko on February 22, 2012, 03:05:19 PM

I have disassembled many hundreds of these disc drives for the local scrapyard,they want the ally,
 (Iam not into home foundry work) i wanted the screws,magnets,and bearings.  However, try finding a tap the right size for the screws. Not the metric ones (quite rare), but the coarse ones. If you find one the right size please let me know where you found one.

Cheers  Deko

Title: Re: Lots of raw material !!!!
Post by: David Jupp on February 22, 2012, 04:22:50 PM

The vast majority of computer parts were originally specified in the USA, so screws will probably be UNC.  The only metric items I've found in PCs are the mounting screws for CD/DVD drives (which originated in Europe).

Title: Re: Lots of raw material !!!!
Post by: Deko on February 23, 2012, 05:12:26 AM

Hi David
             You are right about the screws being UNC, but as near as i can make out, they are mainly 3-48 UNC.  A size that has anyone on this side of the pond saying "yer wot, never erd of it" :bang:  I have managed to get all other sizes of tap, I.E. 2-56  4.40  6-32  Etc.
But no 3-48 !!! :doh:

Cheers  Derek

Title: Re: Lots of raw material !!!!
Post by: Bluechip on February 23, 2012, 05:18:59 AM

3-48 ??/

http://www.engineeringsupplies.co.uk/taps-hand-carbon-c-183.html?14=68&4=89&15=

not in HSS it seems...

http://www.engineeringsupplies.co.uk/taps-hand-c-185.html?10=&14=68&4=89




BC

Title: Re: Lots of raw material !!!!
Post by: David Jupp on February 23, 2012, 08:32:33 AM

Tracy tools offer them in carbon and in HSS

http://www.tracytools.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=1_8&product_id=249

Title: Re: Lots of raw material !!!!
Post by: Deko on February 23, 2012, 02:20:23 PM

Thanks for the links chaps. :thumbup: i will ring tracytools just before the Harrogate show and ask them to take some to the show for me. :beer:

Cheers  Derek           :mmr:

Title: Re: Lots of raw material !!!!
Post by: David Jupp on February 24, 2012, 02:47:54 AM

Tracy aren't listing Harrogate on their web site as a show they'll attend this year.  Also they are not listed on the Harrogate show site.   I hope this will change, but you might want to check with them.