From: Mrcheerful on 6 Jun 2010 11:27 Jeff The Drunk wrote: > On Sun, 06 Jun 2010 11:06:09 -0400, Ralph Mowery wrote: > >> "john hamilton" <bluestarx(a)mail.invalid> wrote in message >> news:hugc8b$uec$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>> Have tried using the strongest cuboard magnet I can find (In north >>> London u.k.), but if the wind picks up surprisingly it will just not >>> hold. Also >> >> The magnet out of a hard drive is flat and very strong. > > Really? What kind of hard drive has a big flat magnet inside? That > defies all logic on the principals of how a hard drive works. ordinary IDE, the magnet is so strong that it is hard to get off a flat metal surface without tools!!!
From: Toby Sleigh on 6 Jun 2010 11:28 "Jeff The Drunk" <i-am(a)the.bar> wrote in message news:pan.2010.06.06.15.12.51(a)joesbarandgrilll.org... > On Sun, 06 Jun 2010 11:06:09 -0400, Ralph Mowery wrote: > >> "john hamilton" <bluestarx(a)mail.invalid> wrote in message >> news:hugc8b$uec$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>> Have tried using the strongest cuboard magnet I can find (In north >>> London u.k.), but if the wind picks up surprisingly it will just not >>> hold. Also >> >> The magnet out of a hard drive is flat and very strong. > > Really? What kind of hard drive has a big flat magnet inside? That defies > all logic on the principals of how a hard drive works. All hard drives, the head arm solenoid uses them. My shed's full of magnets from HDDs. For example I use them to store sash clamps out of the way on the ceiling. I've used one from a larger mainframe disk drive to fish 37lb sash weights from a skip, you've just got to make sure it doesn't touch the side of the skip.
From: Robatoy on 6 Jun 2010 11:36 On Jun 6, 11:13 am, dpb <n...(a)non.net> wrote: > EXT wrote: > > "Bob F" <bobnos...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > >news:hugcjh$ajm$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > >> john hamilton wrote: > >>> When working on my car, I bring it right up close to the house and > >>> lay my tools out on the floor behind the front door. ... > > >> Just about any door latch in the world will fix that. > > > Why not use a tool box next to the car, they close up quick too. > > How about a car that doesn't need fixing so much? > > -- Audi? Hobbyist tuner? Preventative maintenance?
From: Tony Hwang on 6 Jun 2010 11:44 dpb wrote: > EXT wrote: >> "Bob F" <bobnospam(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:hugcjh$ajm$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>> john hamilton wrote: >>>> When working on my car, I bring it right up close to the house and >>>> lay my tools out on the floor behind the front door. ... >>> >>> Just about any door latch in the world will fix that. >> >> Why not use a tool box next to the car, they close up quick too. > > How about a car that doesn't need fixing so much? > > -- Hi, That car has Lucas parts.
From: John on 6 Jun 2010 11:55
"Jeff The Drunk" <i-am(a)the.bar> wrote in message news:pan.2010.06.06.15.31.46(a)joesbarandgrilll.org... > On Sun, 06 Jun 2010 16:27:12 +0100, Mrcheerful wrote: > >> Jeff The Drunk wrote: >>> On Sun, 06 Jun 2010 11:06:09 -0400, Ralph Mowery wrote: >>> >>>> "john hamilton" <bluestarx(a)mail.invalid> wrote in message >>>> news:hugc8b$uec$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>>>> Have tried using the strongest cuboard magnet I can find (In north >>>>> London u.k.), but if the wind picks up surprisingly it will just not >>>>> hold. Also >>>> >>>> The magnet out of a hard drive is flat and very strong. >>> >>> Really? What kind of hard drive has a big flat magnet inside? That >>> defies all logic on the principals of how a hard drive works. >> >> ordinary IDE, the magnet is so strong that it is hard to get off a flat >> metal surface without tools!!! > > Well I guess you learn something new every day. I would think a magnet > anywhere near the metal recording medium where the data lives would wipe > it out. > Since Faraday all motors use magnets! |