Recent content by fthain

Regarding the manual-inject FDD (Mitsubishi MF355F 592MA), here is a link to a recent video from @techknight in which he discusses disassembly, recapping, track zero alignment and so on. The MF355F 592MA that I've been working on recently had at least six screws fixed in place with green...

That's what I did too but I wasn't happy with the result. Small plastic shavings ended up inside the mechanism when I tried this. I think a tool like a spring compressor would avoid scraping bits of plastic from the rim of the cylinder when forcing the springs back in. Alternatively, maybe...

I think it's mostly a question of compatibility with the grease — if a plastic tube broke down or turned sticky that could be a problem. I don't know much about 3D printing. Perhaps it could help with tool-making. A spring compressor made from thermoplastic would seem impractical as the...

I don't think I have a good answer if your problem is a one-off restoration project. I think a good solution for that would be to buy a replacement hinge that isn't stuffed. But if the problem was, "how do I service 100 units cost-effectively?" then I think there could be a way forward. That is...

I recently restored a Mac Portable with a stuck clutch/hinge. Here's what I did to loosen it. Doing so wasn't easy or cheap but the story might be of interest to forum readers — especially a reader who owns a lathe. I don't, but I do have some Deoxit so that's what I tried first. Unfortunately...