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How to easily separate magnets from the metal backing of a hard drive

Anyone who has ever disassembled a computer hard drive knows that it contains a pair of excellent and strong neodymium magnets. They are very good to use for your various crafts. But the fact is that these magnets are tightly glued to a piece of metal. And you can’t just tear them off. They usually split when separated. But there is one secret that will help you when extracting them.

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You need to get two large universal adjustable wrenches. The bigger, the better. Since with their help it will be necessary to create a large breaking force. Accordingly, the lever has direct significance.
How to easily separate magnets from the metal backing of a hard drive

Separating neodymium magnets from the metal substrate


We clamp the ends of the metal substrate with keys without touching the magnet itself. It is not glued to the entire surface, but there is metal protruding at the edges, so we take hold of it.
How to easily separate magnets from the metal backing of a hard drive

Next, we forcefully bring the keys together, thereby bending the metal of the substrate.
How to easily separate magnets from the metal backing of a hard drive

Now you can peel off the neodymium magnet without much difficulty.
How to easily separate magnets from the metal backing of a hard drive

Very powerful specimens, perfect for my crafts.I have a lot of old and broken hard drives, so I decided to disassemble them and use the necessary parts.
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Comments (27)
  1. Moza
    #1 Moza Guests January 17, 2019 07:16
    6
    It is much easier to move the magnet to the side along the plane of the plate, and no tools are needed.
    1. Guest Sergey
      #2 Guest Sergey Guests January 17, 2019 08:11
      28
      You should try it first, "EXPERT"
      1. Evlampy Sukhodrishchev
        #3 Evlampy Sukhodrishchev Guests January 21, 2019 10:15
        6
        I tried it. It turns out. But you are only in words. But they didn’t even think about trying it themselves.
        1. Artem
          #4 Artem Guests 7 March 2023 18:52
          0
          In words you are Leo Tolstoy)))
  2. Kaa
    #5 Kaa Guests January 17, 2019 09:23
    7
    a vice and any handy lever are easier.
    The method is correct - I separate it myself.
    but the magnet burst a couple of times - it was apparently glued very cruelly...
    and the coating (chrome?) often peels off from the glued side.
  3. PAN22
    #6 PAN22 Guests 17 January 2019 23:12
    14
    And I put a sharp knife between the plate and the magnet, and hit the knife with a hammer. Ready.
  4. NECHA
    #7 NECHA Guests January 18, 2019 02:08
    2
    if you warm it up before bending? and another question, where to go with these neodymiums?
    1. Ilya
      #8 Ilya Guests 18 January 2019 17:37
      5
      The magnet loses its properties when heated.
    2. Guest Igor
      #9 Guest Igor Guests January 19, 2019 10:07
      2
      When heated, the magnet loses its properties
  5. Sehiru
    #10 Sehiru Guests 19 January 2019 23:40
    3
    Is it okay that these are gas keys?
    1. Senya
      #11 Senya Guests March 8, 2019 10:57
      2
      I also laughed, universal adjustable ones)))
  6. Injector
    #12 Injector Guests 20 January 2019 16:35
    0
    )))
  7. Evlampy Sukhodrishchev
    #13 Evlampy Sukhodrishchev Guests January 21, 2019 10:16
    0
    What a miniature instrument the author has.
  8. Le
    #14 Le Guests 22 January 2019 16:44
    4
    If you bend the plate, the magnet may burst; it’s easier to use a utility knife, place the blade in the gap between the magnet and the plate and hit it with something hard. About 10-12 screws were disassembled and not a single one was damaged. I even pulled the spindle with the bearing out of the head.
    1. Vitaly
      #15 Vitaly Guests 23 January 2019 19:20
      16
      It's elementary, Watson! We place the piece of iron with the magnet in solvent 646, let it sit for half an hour or an hour, after which the magnet separates from the substrate without any effort, intact, without kinks, chips or damage to the coating...
      Good luck!!!
      1. viktor lapin
        #16 viktor lapin Guests 12 March 2019 08:52
        3
        I took apart the magnets, 90% are not glued but soldered and what solvent will help? only a knife. And bending the substrate breaks the magnet.
      2. VICTOR SERBIN
        #17 VICTOR SERBIN Guests 16 March 2019 15:36
        0
        WELL DONE! I'LL TRY. ALTHOUGH I BEND IRON!
  9. Guest Alexander
    #18 Guest Alexander Guests January 24, 2019 11:42
    3
    I do this all the time. But increasingly it turns out to be more convenient to use with plates.
  10. Peter
    #19 Peter Guests 24 January 2019 14:47
    7
    I used magnets from the hdd for the kitchen plinth sections to make them removable (and to get easy access to additional space. And, by the way, I did not remove them from the plate, it was easier to screw them on.
    1. SERBIN VIKTOR MIKHAILOVICH
      #20 SERBIN VIKTOR MIKHAILOVICH Guests 16 March 2019 15:41
      0
      AND I USED MAGNETS WHEN WELDING METAL DOORS AS A PREVENT FROM OPENING.THE PLATES ARE ATTACHED TO BLEND RIVETS. WORKING FOR 10 YEARS.

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