What To Do With Piles Of Old Tech?

[TheDutyPaid]

Over the years of me replacing worn out stuff or taking apart things given or found, I have ended up with boxes of working (mostly) but worthless tech. Like old keyboards with the letters worn off, IDE CD-ROM units, 32GB Hard Drives, mountains of wire, switches, motors, 56k modem cards, Mobo's from god knows what, screws and whatnots.

Back when I first got each item I used to eBay stuff but got fed up with the little money from it and people saying that thing you sold me does not work I want my money back. So no longer sell this kind of item.

I see videos all the time where someone turns a old keyboard and a pile of cassette tapes in to a 3D printer. I am well stocked on parts but low on ideas.

When I first started collecting it was more to save this stuff from being landfill, I know places do "recycle" some tech but plastic and other parts from this still end up on landfill, great shame.

So any ideas? The strange, mad and how about are most welcome

In the past I have used little bits around the house, Like a HDD top plate to support a coat hook and a old heat sink to hold up my BT modem (that thing gets hot )

(This is not an advert to sell anything, it's my junk get your own)

[noodles2k]

Well I use a Seagate Barracuda IV as a doorstop, but that's not in quite the same league.

Generally stuff gets used as spares or recycled otherwise.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Fling it at chavs??

[santa claus]

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But you used 8 screws to hold up something that could be done with two

Tbh, I would just junk all that stuff so you don't put yourself at risk of becoming a serial hoarder. The relief of not having it around will be reward enough

[0iD]

But you used 8 screws to hold up something that could be done with two

What you could call... well screwed...

[Tumble]

He's got a big coat, ok?

[peterb]

Its a moose hook! (In case he gets a moose_loose_aboot the hoose)

[Funkstar]

Old 30pin (and at a push 72pin) SIMMs make really good key rings. I had one when I worked in a computer shop and they were great for slicing open boxes, but safe to have in your pocket.

[wasabi]

I tend to keep some old wires just in case they come in useful soldering something somewhere. Apart from that - you got to be realistic - if it has no 2nd hand value then landfill.

[hb904460]

Please DO NOT landfill it! Recycle where possible especially anything with a metal content.

[Jonj1611]

Generally if its working will put it on Freecycle

[wasabi]

Please DO NOT landfill it! Recycle where possible especially anything with a metal content.

Sounds good. How?

[virtuo]

Sounds good. How?

My local tip has sections for everything now, they'll recycle all electronics and white goods for you rather than landfilling them. Just drop them off

[Dooms]

Yeah Local Tip normally has a electronics section, they questioned me for trade dumping last time I went due to the amount of old PC cases and crap I had with me

[TheDutyPaid]

I do try not to be a "serial hoarder" but growing up I have always been interested in technology since the age of 4 and my family got a Vic 20

It is a shame as time marches on even the latest CPU chip or Titan graphics card today will end up dusty and forgotten.

I have taken old PC cases to my local tip in the past, till I found out it was shipped of to a Ghana dump so any parts like that I take them to my local metal recyclers. I don't get any money for it but the bloke lets me throw it in the skip. lol