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Won't the epoxy run out at some point?

• mgrandl 6mo ago
  I guess the holes are so microscopic, even one cubic centimeter would last for the lifetime of the device.
• ChrisGreenHeur 6mo ago
  That's the amazing part, when making the holes the epoxy melts and drips down into the collection bucket that the brush uses
  • thombat 6mo ago
    It comes years too late, but I finally understand the reliability problems I had with a DVD drive mounted on its side. If only I'd had your insight then, I could have taken the PC to a playground and burnt disks on the carousel.
    • jagged-chisel 6mo ago
      I wouldn’t have expected gravity to be a problem at these scales. Wouldn’t surface tension override here? Maybe I’m totally off base …
  • afandian 6mo ago
    The original solution involved a very thick disc which could then leveled and re-pitted. The problem was that the change in mass over time made it hard to calibrate the acceleration. It also put a high radial load on the spindle whilst mounted sideways which led to run-out. And flooding the area with radon (a heavy gas) helped the disc to float a bit, but had unexpected consequences...