It Took Me 5 Hours...

"Mercedes Streeter" (smart) 02/15/2018 at 00:37 • Filed to: computers

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But I’m finally finished with my first piece in my U-Haul series. I can’t wait for everyone to read it! In other news, I made a necklace from an old Xeon processor!

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Mercedes Streeter 02/15/2018 at 01:02

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Now I’m beginning to wonder what car parts could be used as jewelry.

atfsgeoff > Mercedes Streeter 02/15/2018 at 01:02

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Those sharp corners are gonna irritate and scrape up your skin. It might have a cleaner look if you grind down the edges to be flush with the heat spreader, which coincidentally also has nice, smooth, rounded edges.

Mercedes Streeter > atfsgeoff 02/15/2018 at 01:07

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Two days in and I’m still okay. It was “scratchy” at first, but I think the pins underneath got rubbed and beaten enough that I can’t feel them anymore. The corners are no big deal, the pcb is thick enough that they don’t feel sharp.

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 02/15/2018 at 01:26

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Oil filler neck caps, various tidbits from the interior...

Chuckles > Mercedes Streeter 02/15/2018 at 01:41

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That’s a nice TARDIS charm too!

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > Mercedes Streeter 02/15/2018 at 01:43

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Seeing your Xeon reminds me that I have an AMD A4-6300 floating around that I need to do something with...

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 02/15/2018 at 01:56

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I think valves could be adapted to work as cufflinks.

PartyPooper2012 > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 02/15/2018 at 07:58

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Muffler!

AdverseMartyr > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 02/15/2018 at 08:26

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of course alternators turbos.