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Effective Optical Disc Repair?
CyberKnet writes "I have an extensive music collection on original CD media. While most of it is in impeccable condition, I have a few discs that have suffered extensive scratching through listening to the disc either via a portable disc player, or in a car CD stacker. I've long since learned the error of my old ways and don't listen to discs in those devices any more, but those discs are irreplaceable in many cases. I would very much like to be able to repair them or have them repaired to original condition, or at least well enough that I can pull the tracks off once and archive the track data. I have heard really uncomplimentary things about devices like the Skip Doctor; ranging from it not helping to it making things worse. I've heard great things about JFJ devices that are seen on the counters of most Hollywood and BlockBuster video stores, but even their consumer devices start at $250. I would appreciate any other suggestions for devices that people have had personal experience with that won't break the bank."
Burn to new CD.
No need! This is the absolute GREATEST optical disk repair device that I've found! It'll even repair cracked disks!
Look where all this talking got us, baby.
That's gotta be some sort of Extreme Sports of disk recovery ...
http://rocknerd.co.uk
I wonder if that works on 3.5" floppies...
Of course, 3.5" floppies are in cases, so I'll have to just squeeze the toothpaste into the case, and then use the disk drive to spread it out over the surface of the disk.
It might be worth it just for the tech support call.
Thousands are enslaved every day. A River of In
Since you only license the material and do not own it, they should be able to replace the media for a nominal fee.
1. Take a power drill, make sure the hammer action is off.
2. Place the CD on the chuck, tighten the chuck around a bolt and washer to keep it in place.
3. Clamp the drill in a bench vice.
4. Spin the CD at 30,000rpm
5. Hold an oily rag against the CD and polish away.
Disclaimer: I typed this message with two fingers.
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thats not toothpaste...
sigs... don't talk to me about sigs....
Perhaps I should sprinkle iron filings into the toothpaste prior to applying it to the floppy. Magnets work well on iron filings, so I know they'll work well with a magnetic medium.
I suppose the iron-toothpaste mix could get stuck in the floppy drive, but I can just pull it with a big electromagnet, like the ones they use to lift shipping containers.
Then I will be able to read the floppy disks quite well. A happy ending! :)
Thousands are enslaved every day. A River of In
Yes, those analog CDs really hold the waveform better than the digital ones, man.
It doesn't mean much now, it's built for the future.
You know when your disk repair tool is measured in horsepower, you are ready to rock.
"Gentle passes of a butane blow torch" sounds like some serious goth poetry volume title ;)
Build a tool even an idiot can use and only an idiot will want to use it. -S.O.B.
I'm such a nerd. I immediately thought of this as a Star Wars reference: "This is not the toothpaste you're looking for..." I was wondering how this might be considered funny, and then...
The CB App. What's your 20?
Whenever I need a fresh copy I just download one.
Some of the kind people out there even make a second backup copy for me and store it in BitTorrent format. I don't know their names but thanks!
No sig today...