Interesting video. One thing you can do that would make things easier, is to use positive pressure, instead of negative pressure. When you do this, you don't need to be as concerned about sealing all the edges so much. Using positive pressure, guarantees that you don't suck dusty air in from anywhere, the only air going into the box is through the filter, any openings would serve to exhaust the air. You still want to minimize any openings, so you maintain positive pressure, but you can be more relaxed about it. With this construction, a simple PC case fan could be used as to provide the pressure.
How would you go about implementing such change? Would you replace the vacuum with a fan blowing air in, or is it something else? (Sorry to bother you, ik it has been a while since you posted this comment)
@@orsaz924if he never replies, then I’ll add my opinion. You’d have to close up the portion where the vacuum hole is (seal it off, since we aren’t using a vacuum anymore). Then over on the filter side, you’d have to shrink the inlet so that a computer fan fits snuggly in it (you don’t want air getting past it, otherwise you won’t be able to create positive pressure). Then the size of the actual filter is probably overkill, but just keep it anyway. The OP mentions that the enclosure doesn’t need to have perfect seals, and he’s right - however, the part where the filter is attached to the fan/enclosure, needs to be airtight. Otherwise you’re drawing in air that is unfiltered.
I haven't even attempted a single build from any of his videos. You're right, I never realized it before but he really is calming to watch and listen to.
Props to your Blue Peter-esque skillz. I'm incredibly impressed, and I'm a jaded Internet person. I hope you're a TH-cam millionaire, because you're one of the few who deserve to be.
Dear Sir. I have watched this video previously, and now that I will build a clean air enclosure of my own, I have returned. Thank you for concise and easy to follow instructions. pierre from New Mexico
I love the concept, and it's a great place to improve upon. Points to consider vacuum cleaners normally throw up a huge amount of dust . The gloved seals would have to be absolutely airtight as they would provide least resistance to airflow coming in . Car board itself is a fibrous material which sheds particles something made out of plastic tub would be better . A round respirator filter would truly stop all fine particles as these are certified. Although it's hard to push air through a filter you would only need slight positve pressure, to achieve your aim. I like the way you explained everything and filmed it
A marvelous idea concocted in a marvelous mind. Simply outstanding. This will get me started to find out if I have what it takes to repair hard disks. Koodos to DIY Perks.
Hands down, bar none, absolutely THE BEST video presentation I have ever seen. Brilliantly executed and flawlessly edited. Needlessly to say, I subscribed and you have yet another fan. Cheers mate...
Well done mate, its wonderfully DIY and needed in these days of tech. I am one of those who have been ripped off by clean room repair companies (escalating charges, holding to ransom, we have dismantled it and it will be trash unless you pay etc). I could have done some of these myself with a little learning and practice. I know you cant attempt everything, but this is a very clear way forward for people who re stuck so worthwhile work.
I was just about to open my hard drive free style but seeing this video I think it's worth the extra effort to build a small clean room dust and particle free. Thanks for the video
Here's how I did it : Went into the bathroom and turned on hot water from the shower head. This creates steam which 'catches' the dust particles and then drops them to the ground. After a couple minutes the (small) bathroom was free of dust in the air so I could put the screen protector on without a single particle on my screen :) It does create a damp environment so may not be ideal to work on a HDD :p Also, it doesn't stay free of dust forever obviously so you have to work somewhat fast.
i was able to install an iloom screen mate screensaver on iphone 5 in my living room and i had big windows in that room, in the end i successfully installed it; however, about a year later it seems that my screensaver is losing its grip on my phone so i dont recommend getting an iloom
I agree, also, not sure if you have ever done it, but I've had a lot of success with applying a screen cover the same way they do it with tints on car windows: spray water on the sticky side. I know it sounds odd, but if you've ever gotten a cover from Zagg, they give you a small spritz bottle with water. All you have to do is wet the under side, so when you apply it, you can slide it around in place, and get a stiff card like a library card and squeegee all the water out from underneath. You'll have a few little "frosty" parts, but these disappear within a few days. Give it a try if you'd like, I've had amazing results this way, and the pushed out water could also potentially slide out some specks of dust from underneath as well.
I have not read all the other comments at this time but would suggest you push air into the unit though a filter rather than suck air out. This would solve a couple of issues with the unit wanting to collapse, you also don't need to make it air tight and lastly you don't need as much air flow. Yes you would need to leave what ever you are using to pressurise the container running but it would also make 100% dust free. Secondly you could just leave the whole glove on and not cut it to sleaves and each time use a fresh set of gloves and just fold the wrist part over a PCV pipe
Before I saw your video, I had a plan to swap out some HDD platters using a plastic bag and some disposable medical gloves (to keep hand grease down). You have certainly given me some more things to think about. Honestly I don't know if the effort of creating the enclosure will make much difference. Generally this is a well made video. a great idea and you have some great presentation skills. Keep up the good work.
just a little word for those out there considering rescuing their data themselves. If you plan to swap the head stack make sure none of the heads touches each other specially the donor head, you have to insert a plastic in between each head but not physically touching the heads, I'd the heads do fully touches each other you WILL get a 100% guaranteed click of death, no data will be recoverable, you will need to obtain another donor drive to get another set of head stack just to retry again ($$) and don't touch the platter discs with your bare hands, doing so will destroy or make unreadable the sectors there, another situation that causes sectors to become unreadable is by causing a head crash (when the head are somewhere in the middle of the platter whether you caused this off not, you can rectify this by turning the platters with your hands while at the same time you gently return the heads back to the park position whether that happens to be in the inner platter section or outter platter section (subject to different models) and one again you can consider the sector where the head crash occured unreadable but you should be able to continue just fine just procure not to commit more mistakes. So not attempt to swap multi player drives your self unless you have data you don't care to lose, if those multi platters neediness misaligned you will lose your data and no one will be able to help you and special equipment and the patience of God would be required to properly align those platters again, one good method that you can use to swap multi platters is by using the "duct tape method" (go Google it or search for that video) but if those duct tape or that cheap duct tape you decided to use fails to hold up, say bye bye to your data and if those platters fell to the floor and you lost track on their orientation, which one goes first or if a disk is upside up or not you have made the problem much worse than a simple misalighment and i really doubt anyone or any company on this planet can help you at this point. lastly ground yourself or at the very minimum touch a grounded object to discharge what ever electro static electricity you may have before starting work.
I have not read all the other comments at this time but would suggest you push air into the unit though a filter rather than suck air out. This would solve a couple of issues with the unit wanting to collapse, you also don't need to make it air tight and lastly you don't need as much air flow. Yes you would need to leave what ever you are using to pressurise the container running but it would also make 100% dust free. Secondly you could just leave the whole glove on and not cut it to sleaves and each time use a fresh set of gloves and just fold the wrist part over a PCV pipe that has a lip on it :) And thanks for the great videos to watch .
Congratulations for your ideas. I also appreciate your well prepared comments and perfectly read. You toke time to make a neat video, far away from those boring tutorials. Long life to your channel. J.
Earned a like, like most your videos =) A suggestion for future project, or just out of interest: An alternative design would be to make a laminar flow environment, with flow from table-->up. This is what is often used in microbiology work with petri-dishes. Laminar flow=no(low) turbulence, and the airflow from the table to the top of containment. As air moves down->up it does not move over the subject, and prevents any particles from settling on the subject.
Man, you should apply for the position of narrator with National Geographic or Discovery. You'll do just fine. Your videos of hard drive recovery are real good.
Excellent tutorial and design! I have had many hard drives die on me because of the dreaded stuck heads and I never thought I would be able to fix them because I don't have a clean room. Now that I know I can make one of these I can get new heads for my hard drive that just died and replace them myself. This is so awesome, you should definitely have way more subscribers. I saw another video of yours over a year ago where you built a wallpaper TV and I should have just subscribed right then and there, but I was foolish. Anyway, thanks again for the great tutorial, I'm gonna get going on this right away :)
Looks a bit like the enclosure we built for rolling spliffs on top of Glastonbury Tor when we went there for Summer Solstice a few years ago. As usual there was a howling gale blowing! The enclosure prevented everything blowing away!
I know it is an older video DIY Perks, but this is something I am getting ready to build. I think I will use slightly different materials. I think I am going to use acrylic board or plexiglass for it, and aluminum window frame material to make it a little heavier duty, but this video shows me that it is possible to make a fairly clean room for data recovery and other issues that may need a cleaner environment. I think I will mount a small switch inside the enclosure for lights and for the fan/vacuum. Nice...ty
Nice video! I need to built one like that for: Installing a screen protector on my cellphone! I hate even the smallest dust particle on my cellphone screen. I want a PERFECT screen without a single dust particle.
+TGRS That's a great idea. Next to impossible to keep a screen protector 100% dust free. I'm going to build one out of foam core as it will be more sturdy and I don't care to disassemble it.
+Islamic Paradigm Try installing your screen protector in the bathroom after a long shower, your hands/body are dust free and there is very little air born particles in the room because of the water and the added moisture helps to form a better seal. Clean the screen with a coffee filter first.
how am i just watching this now. i have repaired phones, and hard drives and i ended up using a tub with the same idea as this, but dear lord this would have been such a huge help especially if i made it out of wood so i can use a better filter.. i hate that only within the past 2 months i just found out about this channel.
Not sure using a vacuum for air movement is the best idea since it will pull dust into the enclosure if the seal around your arms is broken. Better to have air blown in with a HEPA filter attached to the inlet. Then a couple outlets covered by a breathable material. This will allow for positive pressure in the enclosure, making it impossible for dust to get in.
Nice idea, your enclosure is very handy. Could you tell me what microphone you use for your voice overs? Your voice sounds great and the audio quality is fantastic.
ElectronFun.com Just a cheap electret mic I salvaged from an old laptop. Nothing special at all, but it does sound great. I wish I knew the part number so I could make more!
Today I've discovered this fantastic channel and I was wondering the same. But what about that microphone you use with a wooden foot? Is that the one from a laptop?
Nice!! Thanks for your answer, and cheers from the north of Norway!! You have a fantastic channel!! Keep the nice work, and remember: don't feed the trolls ;) One more thing: You have nice video editing skills too. It would be great in my opinion, another tutorial about it with some tips for beginners like me ;). Just an idea ;)
Very cool - i just wonder why you didnt mention that this is the better way when you showed the harddrive repair. Man o Man 4.2 Million Subs! Thats really impressive and well deserved!
Keith May Funny trivia: shot 7:45: I had to clone one of the fingers in post production on the leftmost glove as it was accidentally in a rather rude gesture. Notice how the shadows are identical on both fingers.
Awesome! Been waiting to make a clean air enclosure for years. Now I can finally open my old harddrives without having to worry about particles. Thanks! :)
Have you done it to make a small box to replace the head of your old hard drive to recover your data? Did you recover 100% of your data? I'd love to know!
One of the best cheap air cleaners I've ever used was a 120 mm case fan with a green scratch free scrub pad cut to fit it. It's a very effective and quiet electrostatic/particulate debris filter.
Have you been replaced the heads of your HDD as you built the clean chamber used with 120mm fans and electrostatic/particulate debris filter? did it work?? if so how did you get access to your data??
wouldn't positive pressure be better? forcing out impurities, and cleaning the air on it's way in? that's how the high security labs do their clean rooms. could also use some window screen over the vacuum hose to allow you to keep the vacuum on without worrying about parts disappearing into it's depths. i mean, this way is certainly much cheaper, but likely not as 'sterile'.
Theoretically positive pressure might be better, but I've never seen a vacuum cleaner with a 'blow' function, so I'm not sure how you'd go about it using household items. Ah, just thought of one after I finished that sentence... a hairdryer. Might be worth looking in to, but it might be a bit more complicated to implement.
Excellent low cost rig. Thanks DIY. Posi-pressure would be nice, but most household vacuum hoses are full of all kinds of contaminants....and the vacuum blower components would be less than pristine as well. Practically speaking, the DIY solution is more than adequate as a low cost solution. Cheers!
Thanks for this inspiring Video! Also a very good idea would be to blow dust free air into the box so you have no problems with any leakage. Then you can even put tools in while you're working For example using a computer fan with an air filter attached to it to blow air in. Then you can leave the fan turned on all the time you are working. Through small intentional wholes the air could go out all the time.
I created my own version of this using his basic concept! its a box with a glass window on top and a cutout for a fan that sucks air out of the enclosure. on the opposite side, it has two intake holes that have a filter over them and I have two cutouts for the hands that I plan on putting the gloves through. it works pretty well! its also powered by two 9v batteries.
Nice explanations, nice English intelligible speaking, good video/audio quality, and, very nice project here! Thanks a lot! Just subscribed to your channel :)
Matt this is excellent. I was looking for a dust free solution for changing a screen protector on our phones. I already have the HEPA vacuum cleaner bags. Perfect. Thanks.
This is pretty awesome. I almost want an excuse to make one lol. You should make videos more often though, the ones you make are always really high quality.
Hi Try glas cutter and aquarium/terrarium. You can use parts of a vacuum cleaner to build the "fan" for the aquarium, that pumps the air into it so you have more pressure in the container than outside so you don't contaminate the container. 2 to 3 very good pair of gloves to the holes you cut ... Remember to put the filter between the blower and the aquarium and always positive pressure in relation to the outside atmosphere and meticulously clean the object or tape everything that can contaminate. (back of the HD->PCB, screw holes ...
I would force filtered air (most vacuum have an air outlet to attach the hoose) into the cabinet. In that way perfect seal doesnt matter so much, since pressure inside is "positive", and air wants to escape between the leak it found, but since air is going out, room dust cant get in. this approach Ive seen in a Radio Transmission plant where dust was some sort of serious problem, then, got a BIG BLOWER, taking air from outside, filtering it and forcing it into the room, resulting in every hole of the room blowing air and blocking the dust. cheers.
You can search for FM transmiting Plants and you will get nice vids. That is where I have took the suggestion from. Dont have access to the plant any more to tape a vid for you. Next time I visit one I would tape this for you and upload to my channel.
Another think you could do is set it up to have positive pressure while working, from a thoroughly filtered source of course. IT would help to prevent dust from entering the enclosure.
Do you consider a different approach : so called laminar flow chamber built similar but hepa filter is behind a strong fan, mounted on rear wall of the chamber (filter side to inside). Draft of filtered air will exclude incoming dust particles, so no glovebox style interface is required and the chamber can be continiously opened from the front.
Nice box for growing mushrooms to seed the spores into the substrate under clean conditions! Maybe these cheap clear Ikea-Boxes would be fine for that, too. Actually they are very good for growing mushrooms.
Clever idea and good video, i'll take some of your design idea and use positive pressure with a small fan and HEPA filter cloth; the vacuum seems excessive unless you need a negative pressure environment and would suck dust in through any gaps in the system.
Ususally clean rooms and clean work boxes are made to have a overpressure. So it is better to force the air through the filter to the clean box with the overpressure by a fan. Overpressure will force the inner air out of the clean box through all holes and will not suck any dusty room air inwards. This is the idea of the clean rooms or clean work boxes. Underpressure (vacuumed) work boxes are made to work with toxic chemicals so the air with the toxic fumes is sucked out of the box to some kind of toxic chemical absorption filter or out to the atmosphere.
I would love to see an updated version of this with all the things you've learned in the last 8 years, to see what you would do to make this now
Interesting video. One thing you can do that would make things easier, is to use positive pressure, instead of negative pressure. When you do this, you don't need to be as concerned about sealing all the edges so much. Using positive pressure, guarantees that you don't suck dusty air in from anywhere, the only air going into the box is through the filter, any openings would serve to exhaust the air. You still want to minimize any openings, so you maintain positive pressure, but you can be more relaxed about it. With this construction, a simple PC case fan could be used as to provide the pressure.
How would you go about implementing such change?
Would you replace the vacuum with a fan blowing air in, or is it something else?
(Sorry to bother you, ik it has been a while since you posted this comment)
@@orsaz924if he never replies, then I’ll add my opinion. You’d have to close up the portion where the vacuum hole is (seal it off, since we aren’t using a vacuum anymore). Then over on the filter side, you’d have to shrink the inlet so that a computer fan fits snuggly in it (you don’t want air getting past it, otherwise you won’t be able to create positive pressure). Then the size of the actual filter is probably overkill, but just keep it anyway. The OP mentions that the enclosure doesn’t need to have perfect seals, and he’s right - however, the part where the filter is attached to the fan/enclosure, needs to be airtight. Otherwise you’re drawing in air that is unfiltered.
@@davidswanson5669is a computer fan enough to create positive pressure in that box?
@@davidswanson5669and where would the air escape from? Doesn’t it need an exhaust or something
@@GeneralTreesap I don't think you would use an exhaust for positive pressure.
Great and highly instructive video. Thanks for posting.
I dont even build shit. I just love listening to this dude.
same
same
Lol ditto
lol. i was playing the video on mute. until i read your comment. thanks, you're right
I haven't even attempted a single build from any of his videos. You're right, I never realized it before but he really is calming to watch and listen to.
Props to your Blue Peter-esque skillz. I'm incredibly impressed, and I'm a jaded Internet person. I hope you're a TH-cam millionaire, because you're one of the few who deserve to be.
Dear Sir. I have watched this video previously, and now that I will build a clean air enclosure of my own, I have returned. Thank you for concise and easy to follow instructions. pierre from New Mexico
I love the concept, and it's a great place to improve upon. Points to consider vacuum cleaners normally throw up a huge amount of dust . The gloved seals would have to be absolutely airtight as they would provide least resistance to airflow coming in . Car board itself is a fibrous material which sheds particles something made out of plastic tub would be better . A round respirator filter would truly stop all fine particles as these are certified. Although it's hard to push air through a filter you would only need slight positve pressure, to achieve your aim. I like the way you explained everything and filmed it
A marvelous idea concocted in a marvelous mind. Simply outstanding. This will get me started to find out if I have what it takes to repair hard disks. Koodos to DIY Perks.
Hands down, bar none, absolutely THE BEST video presentation I have ever seen. Brilliantly executed and flawlessly edited. Needlessly to say, I subscribed and you have yet another fan. Cheers mate...
Well done mate, its wonderfully DIY and needed in these days of tech. I am one of those who have been ripped off by clean room repair companies (escalating charges, holding to ransom, we have dismantled it and it will be trash unless you pay etc). I could have done some of these myself with a little learning and practice. I know you cant attempt everything, but this is a very clear way forward for people who re stuck so worthwhile work.
I can't get over the quality of your audio. Its the clearest I've heard on YT. Love the vid. Thanks muchly.
His mics are DIY - Believe it or not
I was just about to open my hard drive free style but seeing this video I think it's worth the extra effort to build a small clean room dust and particle free. Thanks for the video
This would be great for putting screen covers on phones and tablets which is almost impossible to put on without a speck of dust under the cover.
Here's how I did it : Went into the bathroom and turned on hot water from the shower head. This creates steam which 'catches' the dust particles and then drops them to the ground.
After a couple minutes the (small) bathroom was free of dust in the air so I could put the screen protector on without a single particle on my screen :)
It does create a damp environment so may not be ideal to work on a HDD :p
Also, it doesn't stay free of dust forever obviously so you have to work somewhat fast.
i was able to install an iloom screen mate screensaver on iphone 5 in my living room and i had big windows in that room, in the end i successfully installed it; however, about a year later it seems that my screensaver is losing its grip on my phone so i dont recommend getting an iloom
I agree, also, not sure if you have ever done it, but I've had a lot of success with applying a screen cover the same way they do it with tints on car windows: spray water on the sticky side. I know it sounds odd, but if you've ever gotten a cover from Zagg, they give you a small spritz bottle with water. All you have to do is wet the under side, so when you apply it, you can slide it around in place, and get a stiff card like a library card and squeegee all the water out from underneath. You'll have a few little "frosty" parts, but these disappear within a few days. Give it a try if you'd like, I've had amazing results this way, and the pushed out water could also potentially slide out some specks of dust from underneath as well.
just do it quick....its ez
F Con that actually a good tip, thx
I have not read all the other comments at this time but would suggest you push air into the unit though a filter rather than suck air out. This would solve a couple of issues with the unit wanting to collapse, you also don't need to make it air tight and lastly you don't need as much air flow. Yes you would need to leave what ever you are using to pressurise the container running but it would also make 100% dust free. Secondly you could just leave the whole glove on and not cut it to sleaves and each time use a fresh set of gloves and just fold the wrist part over a PCV pipe
Before I saw your video, I had a plan to swap out some HDD platters using a plastic bag and some disposable medical gloves (to keep hand grease down). You have certainly given me some more things to think about. Honestly I don't know if the effort of creating the enclosure will make much difference. Generally this is a well made video. a great idea and you have some great presentation skills. Keep up the good work.
just a little word for those out there considering rescuing their data themselves. If you plan to swap the head stack make sure none of the heads touches each other specially the donor head, you have to insert a plastic in between each head but not physically touching the heads, I'd the heads do fully touches each other you WILL get a 100% guaranteed click of death, no data will be recoverable, you will need to obtain another donor drive to get another set of head stack just to retry again ($$) and don't touch the platter discs with your bare hands, doing so will destroy or make unreadable the sectors there, another situation that causes sectors to become unreadable is by causing a head crash (when the head are somewhere in the middle of the platter whether you caused this off not, you can rectify this by turning the platters with your hands while at the same time you gently return the heads back to the park position whether that happens to be in the inner platter section or outter platter section (subject to different models) and one again you can consider the sector where the head crash occured unreadable but you should be able to continue just fine just procure not to commit more mistakes. So not attempt to swap multi player drives your self unless you have data you don't care to lose, if those multi platters neediness misaligned you will lose your data and no one will be able to help you and special equipment and the patience of God would be required to properly align those platters again, one good method that you can use to swap multi platters is by using the "duct tape method" (go Google it or search for that video) but if those duct tape or that cheap duct tape you decided to use fails to hold up, say bye bye to your data and if those platters fell to the floor and you lost track on their orientation, which one goes first or if a disk is upside up or not you have made the problem much worse than a simple misalighment and i really doubt anyone or any company on this planet can help you at this point. lastly ground yourself or at the very minimum touch a grounded object to discharge what ever electro static electricity you may have before starting work.
+m8ty.com TLDR; throw the hdd in the garbage bin and do backups next time.
+Dread Steel sweet, can you tell me some other solutions to the problem that require traveling back in time?
TY for all your advices!! They all are very very worthy. I will follow all of them!!!
I don't even think I watch these videos for the content. Your voice is just so soothing.
Fantastic, temp "sealed enclosure". Never knew anyone actually made a video of my idea. Great achievement!
I have not read all the other comments at this time but would suggest you push air into the unit though a filter rather than suck air out. This would solve a couple of issues with the unit wanting to collapse, you also don't need to make it air tight and lastly you don't need as much air flow. Yes you would need to leave what ever you are using to pressurise the container running but it would also make 100% dust free. Secondly you could just leave the whole glove on and not cut it to sleaves and each time use a fresh set of gloves and just fold the wrist part over a PCV pipe that has a lip on it :)
And thanks for the great videos to watch .
Congratulations for your ideas.
I also appreciate your well prepared comments and perfectly read.
You toke time to make a neat video, far away from those boring tutorials.
Long life to your channel.
J.
Earned a like, like most your videos =)
A suggestion for future project, or just out of interest:
An alternative design would be to make a laminar flow environment, with flow from table-->up.
This is what is often used in microbiology work with petri-dishes. Laminar flow=no(low) turbulence, and the airflow from the table to the top of containment.
As air moves down->up it does not move over the subject, and prevents any particles from settling on the subject.
Man, you should apply for the position of narrator with National Geographic or Discovery. You'll do just fine. Your videos of hard drive recovery are real good.
This is perfect for installing screen protectors.
THIS IS SO TRUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You're right though! I don't care how clean you get the screen and keep everything, there are dust particles and at least one spot every time!!
Excellent tutorial and design! I have had many hard drives die on me because of the dreaded stuck heads and I never thought I would be able to fix them because I don't have a clean room. Now that I know I can make one of these I can get new heads for my hard drive that just died and replace them myself. This is so awesome, you should definitely have way more subscribers. I saw another video of yours over a year ago where you built a wallpaper TV and I should have just subscribed right then and there, but I was foolish. Anyway, thanks again for the great tutorial, I'm gonna get going on this right away :)
How did it go?
Truly awesome!!! Simple, efficient and getting the job done.
its a big big help for me as a computer technician! you give me a very big idea about this air enclosure box! thanks and God bless!
Looks a bit like the enclosure we built for rolling spliffs on top of Glastonbury Tor when we went there for Summer Solstice a few years ago. As usual there was a howling gale blowing! The enclosure prevented everything blowing away!
I know it is an older video DIY Perks, but this is something I am getting ready to build. I think I will use slightly different materials. I think I am going to use acrylic board or plexiglass for it, and aluminum window frame material to make it a little heavier duty, but this video shows me that it is possible to make a fairly clean room for data recovery and other issues that may need a cleaner environment. I think I will mount a small switch inside the enclosure for lights and for the fan/vacuum.
Nice...ty
Have you done it to replaced the heads from the donor drive? If so how did you get access to your data??
Fantastic job on the build and instructions. I haven't had much use for a clean station but i will definitely keep this in mind. Thanks!
Wow, way more impressive than any of these other DIY clean-hood videos. Thank you :)
Nice video! I need to built one like that for:
Installing a screen protector on my cellphone!
I hate even the smallest dust particle on my cellphone screen. I want a PERFECT screen without a single dust particle.
Same
+TGRS That's a great idea. Next to impossible to keep a screen protector 100% dust free. I'm going to build one out of foam core as it will be more sturdy and I don't care to disassemble it.
+James McCullen XXIV yeah they can. in fact, my local mosque gives free computer lessons to people that need them
***** certainly not with a desktop computer and basic knowledge of Windows
+Islamic Paradigm Try installing your screen protector in the bathroom after a long shower, your hands/body are dust free and there is very little air born particles in the room because of the water and the added moisture helps to form a better seal. Clean the screen with a coffee filter first.
how am i just watching this now. i have repaired phones, and hard drives and i ended up using a tub with the same idea as this, but dear lord this would have been such a huge help especially if i made it out of wood so i can use a better filter.. i hate that only within the past 2 months i just found out about this channel.
Absolutly amazing! I admire your work and intelligence. Greetings from Mexico.
Not sure using a vacuum for air movement is the best idea since it will pull dust into the enclosure if the seal around your arms is broken. Better to have air blown in with a HEPA filter attached to the inlet. Then a couple outlets covered by a breathable material. This will allow for positive pressure in the enclosure, making it impossible for dust to get in.
You are correct. Have you try it and did it work?? if so how did you get access to your data??
Your channel is awesome ! You do some nice DIYs, and it's very interesting !
Greetings from France !
The intro of the video sounds like a commercial for a Dyson product. Keep up the good work mate!
A news anchor's voice. Charming.
Very useful for swapping platters, looking forward to see the next movie about this.
Nice idea, your enclosure is very handy.
Could you tell me what microphone you use for your voice overs? Your voice sounds great and the audio quality is fantastic.
ElectronFun.com Just a cheap electret mic I salvaged from an old laptop. Nothing special at all, but it does sound great. I wish I knew the part number so I could make more!
DIY Perks Thanks for your reply. I thought it was a condenser mic, but couldn't figure out the price range or make.
Today I've discovered this fantastic channel and I was wondering the same. But what about that microphone you use with a wooden foot? Is that the one from a laptop?
Alberto Martinsen That's the one I put the laptop's electret capsule in to, yes. I'll make a video about it at some point.
Nice!! Thanks for your answer, and cheers from the north of Norway!! You have a fantastic channel!! Keep the nice work, and remember: don't feed the trolls ;)
One more thing: You have nice video editing skills too. It would be great in my opinion, another tutorial about it with some tips for beginners like me ;). Just an idea ;)
Very cool - i just wonder why you didnt mention that this is the better way when you showed the harddrive repair. Man o Man 4.2 Million Subs! Thats really impressive and well deserved!
I Love the way he speaks and explain things
did you position the gloves to say something cryptic at 2:16?
Keith May Funny trivia: shot 7:45: I had to clone one of the fingers in post production on the leftmost glove as it was accidentally in a rather rude gesture. Notice how the shadows are identical on both fingers.
Keith May He was subliminally messaging us to comment.
And it worked.
+DIY Perks Are you dutch? (1:58)
+hendrik-jan kuijt he's British. He was talking about Pounds & quid (which is the currency in Britain.
***** I was replying to the guy that was wondering since I know for a fact that quid and pounds are forms of British currency xD
this is amazing dude! you saved me a 600 euro estimate.
Awesome! Been waiting to make a clean air enclosure for years. Now I can finally open my old harddrives without having to worry about particles. Thanks! :)
How did it go?
Have you done it to make a small box to replace the head of your old hard drive to recover your data?
Did you recover 100% of your data? I'd love to know!
One of the best cheap air cleaners I've ever used was a 120 mm case fan with a green scratch free scrub pad cut to fit it. It's a very effective and quiet electrostatic/particulate debris filter.
Have you been replaced the heads of your HDD as you built the clean chamber used with 120mm fans and electrostatic/particulate debris filter? did it work?? if so how did you get access to your data??
You should post everything especially the stuff you post on twitter. I really enjoy your video and I wish you would post more.
Awesome idea. Finally I can install a screen protector without dust! The lengths I’ve gone to are ridiculous. I should have just done this!!
Now you are officially my lifeline!
this guy looks so young in this ancient video .
wouldn't positive pressure be better? forcing out impurities, and cleaning the air on it's way in? that's how the high security labs do their clean rooms.
could also use some window screen over the vacuum hose to allow you to keep the vacuum on without worrying about parts disappearing into it's depths.
i mean, this way is certainly much cheaper, but likely not as 'sterile'.
Theoretically positive pressure might be better, but I've never seen a vacuum cleaner with a 'blow' function, so I'm not sure how you'd go about it using household items.
Ah, just thought of one after I finished that sentence... a hairdryer. Might be worth looking in to, but it might be a bit more complicated to implement.
***** most of the good ones anyway
Excellent low cost rig. Thanks DIY. Posi-pressure would be nice, but most household vacuum hoses are full of all kinds of contaminants....and the vacuum blower components would be less than pristine as well. Practically speaking, the DIY solution is more than adequate as a low cost solution. Cheers!
well, that would be why you would filter the air going into the box, but yeah, this is probably good enough for most things.
DIY Perks I'm having a vacuum cleaner which has blow function.
Thanks for this inspiring Video!
Also a very good idea would be to blow dust free air into the box so you have no problems with any leakage. Then you can even put tools in while you're working
For example using a computer fan with an air filter attached to it to blow air in. Then you can leave the fan turned on all the time you are working. Through small intentional wholes the air could go out all the time.
honestly one of my favourite DIY Crafts!
Brilliant! Great idea! And I like your way of presenting. Very well done!
This Video solve my problem, now I can repairing my HDD . thanks my dear
Have you done it to replaced the heads from the donor drive? If so how did you get access to your data??
I gotta try this, thanks for the DIY!
How did it work out
Love watchin your old vids
These videos are so soothing..
I created my own version of this using his basic concept! its a box with a glass window on top and a cutout for a fan that sucks air out of the enclosure. on the opposite side, it has two intake holes that have a filter over them and I have two cutouts for the hands that I plan on putting the gloves through. it works pretty well! its also powered by two 9v batteries.
Have you been replaced the heads of your HDD as you build the clean chamber using this and did it work?? if so how did you get access to your data??
Nice explanations, nice English intelligible speaking, good video/audio quality, and, very nice project here! Thanks a lot!
Just subscribed to your channel :)
Wow i don't know how you got 3k views you are the best you should get millions of views you have my like as my spscripe
1:32 ''You can then turn off the fucking cleaner'' caught me off guard XD
SpaceCat Dan 😂😂😂😂 I actually went back to this 😂
Great idea, this set up could be scaled up to a walk in mini clean room.
Pretty Cool...
Thank's for a really good and inspiring video :-) I am on my way to build a small “glovebox” to use when I repair lenses and cameras.
Man this was so cool and informational. Thank you for it! You earned a subscription.
Man i would love to see this revisited.
Thank you so much, great video, my first HD hardware failure in 25 years (lucky), don't want to have to send one out again.
That's amazing I was planning to make one from glass but you've made my way shorter, so thank you for that =) appreciate it
me too the same. good one
Have you done your HDD and did it work?? if so how did you get access to your data??
Brilliant!!!
Matt this is excellent. I was looking for a dust free solution for changing a screen protector on our phones. I already have the HEPA vacuum cleaner bags. Perfect. Thanks.
Great project. I'll be using this as a starting point for one of my own. Thanks.
This is wild for applying screen protectors, giant W.
This is pretty awesome. I almost want an excuse to make one lol.
You should make videos more often though, the ones you make are always really high quality.
Is it safe to handle ebola with that box? It's for my DIY project.
***** Of course not, it's made out of cardboard. It's only for dust.
DIY Perks :) No worries I was joking !
DIY Perks It was anthrax.
***** Of course, this is how we develop all our biological weapons in Soviet Russia.
It worked for me.
I truly appreciated the tutorial. It was fun and it was very interesting.
Subbed!
Also, funny accent! :D
DIY Perks You're awesome man, thank you. I will check your channel for platter swap video. Thanks again.
Another useful bit of DIY information. Thanks!
really ingenious. You are a fantastic teacher. Thanks a lot.
Hi
Try glas cutter and aquarium/terrarium.
You can use parts of a vacuum cleaner to build the "fan" for the
aquarium, that pumps the air into it so you have more pressure in the
container than outside so you don't contaminate the container.
2 to 3 very good pair of gloves to the holes you cut ...
Remember to put the filter between the blower and the aquarium
and always positive pressure in relation to the outside atmosphere
and meticulously clean the object or tape everything that can contaminate.
(back of the HD->PCB, screw holes ...
Great project and brilliant idea - will be making one this weekend.!
I would force filtered air (most vacuum have an air outlet to attach the hoose) into the cabinet. In that way perfect seal doesnt matter so much, since pressure inside is "positive", and air wants to escape between the leak it found, but since air is going out, room dust cant get in. this approach Ive seen in a Radio Transmission plant where dust was some sort of serious problem, then, got a BIG BLOWER, taking air from outside, filtering it and forcing it into the room, resulting in every hole of the room blowing air and blocking the dust. cheers.
38911bytefree Good points!
Er... 'kay, any video 'bout this?
You can search for FM transmiting Plants and you will get nice vids. That is where I have took the suggestion from. Dont have access to the plant any more to tape a vid for you. Next time I visit one I would tape this for you and upload to my channel.
38911bytefree
Thanks. :D
I don't know why but when I see that guy I thing of Tobuscus x)
And good job for the video, a genius in action
Definitely also very good for installing screen protection films.
Great video and clever design! thanks for sharing!
I look forward to watching this whole video!
Awesome video!
Another think you could do is set it up to have positive pressure while working, from a thoroughly filtered source of course. IT would help to prevent dust from entering the enclosure.
thanks a lot. u gave really details description and i really love it!
This is great for camera lense repair and reassembly too !
Outstanding idea. I will use it!
Very smart! I'll definitely make my own soon or later !! Well done!
Thank you for your advice, I think I'm going to make one this weekend!
Thank you sire... This is very clear and practical
Do you consider a different approach : so called laminar flow chamber built similar but hepa filter is behind a strong fan, mounted on rear wall of the chamber (filter side to inside). Draft of filtered air will exclude incoming dust particles, so no glovebox style interface is required and the chamber can be continiously opened from the front.
i was waiting for this after you mentioned about it on your other video! ;D
Nice box for growing mushrooms to seed the spores into the substrate under clean conditions!
Maybe these cheap clear Ikea-Boxes would be fine for that, too.
Actually they are very good for growing mushrooms.
Love your projects. Subbed. Keep them coming.
Clever idea and good video, i'll take some of your design idea and use positive pressure with a small fan and HEPA filter cloth; the vacuum seems excessive unless you need a negative pressure environment and would suck dust in through any gaps in the system.
Cheers Matt! Really interesting clip and very useful. Thanks!
Great idea, im already thinking on a modification of it, ill put the link when im done ;)
Done yet?
Excellent tutorial. And by the way, very clever solution. Thank you.
Ususally clean rooms and clean work boxes are made to have a overpressure. So it is better to force the air through the filter to the clean box with the overpressure by a fan. Overpressure will force the inner air out of the clean box through all holes and will not suck any dusty room air inwards. This is the idea of the clean rooms or clean work boxes.
Underpressure (vacuumed) work boxes are made to work with toxic chemicals so the air with the toxic fumes is sucked out of the box to some kind of toxic chemical absorption filter or out to the atmosphere.