HP-2116A chassis (or repairing cast aluminum)

Alexander Schreiber als at thangorodrim.de
Mon Apr 18 00:36:30 CDT 2005


On Sun, Apr 17, 2005 at 03:27:02PM -0700, Eric Smith wrote:
> Alex wrote:
> > No need to worry - trying to get a magnesium case to burn is _hard_
> 
> Actually, it's very easy.  You just grind it up into powder first.
> Time-consuming, but not particularly difficult.

But after you've ground it all into a fine (and easily ignitable)
powder, it is longer a computer case but a heap of fine magnesium
powder ... ;-)

Regards,
       Alex.
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 looks like work."                                      -- Thomas A. Edison


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