Build Instructions

Collapse

• 1

  Step 1

  The first step was to decide what number I wanted to go up too, in my case I chose 159, this meant that the outer ring would need to be numbered from 0 to 15 and the inner ring from 0 to 9.  After marking on the old hard drive platters with a pencil, I used an xacto knife to scribe the numbers in.  This served two purposes, the surface is so smooth that pencil will just wipe off, and gave the rotary tool that I used something to follow.  Sorry about not having a picture of this step, I didn't think to take one :(

• 2

  Step 2

  After I marked out the layout, I sat down with my rotary tool with an engraving bit.  Be sure to wear safety glasses, there will be small bits of metal flying off :)  

• 3

  Step 3

  I used the rotary tool to cut a small center point for the drill bit.  If you do not do this and are using a hand drill, there is a chance that the bit will walk across the surface of the platter, permamently marring it.

View all 7 instructions