The duct tape server

Sometimes a mod project comes along that makes you ask yourself, "Hey, is this really called for?" And then you have to think long and hard on the answer, but this may be one of those cases (literally) where the answer is unequivocally yes. Using four rolls of duct tape, a quarter roll of translucent tape, and a Pentium P4 (with mobo, assorted drives, etc.), "Team Boom Tape" have created what seems to be the first-ever server assembled completely from tape. Yes, tape. Hit the read link and revel in all the adhesive glory.

[R1cebrner @ Jun 28th 2007 3:12PM]

Could have used Light Window Tint in place of the translucent tape. in an effort to keep with the Adhesive backing theme and would have looked less layered

[Matt @ Jun 28th 2007 3:01PM]

Eww.... Link spam. And what's wrong with duct tape? You can fix any thing with it!!!!

[Matt Welke @ Jun 28th 2007 5:17PM]

My monitor cable, being 5 years hold, has an issue where at the end where it connects to the PC, it has to be bent at like 180 degrees, or else the monitor displays a whole rainbow of unnatural colours. My solution was to duct-tape the cable to the side of the PC case after bending it backwards. It works like a charm.

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[Chris @ Jun 28th 2007 7:00PM]

Oh really, can duct tape fix my marriage?

[ethana2 @ Jun 28th 2007 7:14PM]

Oh, man. I'm sorry.

Only you can do that.

[steveo @ Jun 28th 2007 9:45PM]

Chris - if applied to the correct place ... (:-X)

[Brian @ Jun 28th 2007 3:04PM]

This would nice sitting next to my duct tape sword, duct tape shield, and duct tape chestplate.

[Brian @ Jun 28th 2007 3:05PM]

^Look

[steve @ Jun 28th 2007 3:29PM]

and to think i only made a duct tape wallet.....

[Constable Odo @ Jun 28th 2007 3:51PM]

Looks cruddy, but that's a darn good effort. I'd be curious to see how he mounted the hard drives with duct tape. They get pretty hot and could turn the tape adhesive into a gooey mess.

[Aaron @ Jun 28th 2007 4:38PM]

Yeah I was thinking that too. Wouldn't the heat cause the adhesive to slip?

[LoneWolf367 @ Jul 9th 2007 4:13PM]

If the hard disks are truely secured with just duct tape then it will turn into a gooey mess if this really is running 24/7. I installed a hard disk in a old gateway computer since it didn't have the bays to support 2 drives. Opened it up a few months later and everything had totally melted and duct tape doesn't dissipate heat well, the drive was painful to touch.

[Prof.Xomox @ Jun 29th 2007 9:19PM]

Actually the type of tape we used seems to be pretty good with heat. I just checked the HDD and it wasn't too bad at all.(as far as overall stickiness)
It was a chance find at the hardware store and I think it made all the difference.

[Constable Odo @ Jun 30th 2007 12:17AM]

When I say cruddy, I mean the overall finish isn't smooth. It's not backed with cardboard I'm guessing. But believe me I like the mod since it shows imagination. Duct tape is a very useful item.

[Mike @ Jun 28th 2007 4:02PM]

It's "aesthetic" you no-spelling, spamming waste of space...

[shizzniz @ Jun 28th 2007 4:13PM]

Not So ESD safe also

[boomhauer @ Jun 28th 2007 4:17PM]

if you cant fix it... duct it

[Spyvie @ Jun 28th 2007 4:32PM]

Back in the day, I had cardboard and duct tape speaker boxes in my 71 Impala.

They worked!

[liqwid @ Jun 28th 2007 5:03PM]

Haha, I said I was going to do this two years ago. I had three rolls of duct tape, but I never went through with it. I did cover my entire keyboard and mouse with duct tape though. Looked hella cool.

[Ebzy @ Jun 28th 2007 5:42PM]

Oh those last two words were irritating.

To be honest the HDD could be duct taped onl from the sides and suspended. As long as the tape is strong enough for additional support the non-sticky side of the tape could then be used to suspend it. Should avoid the mess that way.

[Konami125 @ Jun 28th 2007 5:30PM]

Seems that it is just a regular case with a whole lot of tape around it. Just check the side.

[LukeA @ Jun 28th 2007 5:59PM]

Actually, it isn't. It's really pretty ingenious. Check the pictures at the bottom of the Read link.

[HyperHacker @ Jun 28th 2007 6:59PM]

Neat, but I fail to see how this is related to the iPhone.

[ethana2 @ Jun 28th 2007 7:15PM]

They're not putting that iPhone thing at the top of all their stories, are they?

[Matt @ Jun 28th 2007 10:52PM]

Old news, saw it on UNEASYsilence yesterday.

Way to go Engadget.

[Michael May @ Jun 29th 2007 10:03AM]

Note to all Engadget writers:

Clear all stories with Matt before posting. This *is* his personal gadget feed, so he shouldn't have to put up with stories that he might possibly have seen 20 minutes earlier

[L. Cyphre @ Jun 29th 2007 3:53AM]

Duct tape is like the force. It has a Light Side and a Dark Side and it holds the universe together [/old jokes]