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clhug:

Thanks for the pictures.  Those do look exactly like what I already have though.  (Your pics look the same except the one on the right being taller.)

The thing here is though, the pipe attaches to the bottom side, not the top.  The top is what you use to mount it.  When using it for the spinner it's used backwards of how it was used for the hard drive.  With the hard drive, the wide base was fixed and the top piece had the platters mounted to it and is what spun.  For the spinner, the top piece that held the platters is now fixed and the bottom piece rotates.  Part of the reason for this is that on the top, only the center shaft spins.  That's what you put the screw in to put the knob on the top.  Then by holding the platter spindle still you can spin the bottom piece using the knob on the top.

ArcadEd:

OK, so the same thing, so you don't need them, right?

Did I mention they were 1" in diam and not 1.5? 

Eitherway, just let me know if you need them or not, I've had them laying around for about 4 years, so I'll just throw them back in the box otherwise :).

clhug:

I'd say for now I don't need them, but I'll keep them in mind.  Thanks much for the offer though!

rollerball:

I didnt really look at different pipes...just found the pipe I used sitting in an old cupboard at work...and thought it may do the job.....

So how are you guys going???Anyone else tried to make this spinner yet???anyway let me know...

psychopanda:

I've started the hard drive spinner and then bought an optical mouse. Building the cabinet is taking up most my time right now, but eventually I hope to try some variation of what you're doing. And if it doesn't work what I like, well there's always the commercial spinners. The only thing wasted would be a dead hard drive. ;)

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