yea i could do that. But i didnt want to use foam because it doesnt hold together that well. You have to think of the air berring currents inside the unit as well as the actuator bouncing off of it. Ill figure something out.

it was just a milestone to be able to remove the actuator, the magnets, AND the platter, and reassemble it and keep it working again. LOL

the problem was, I used a tissue to wrap the platter in so it dont get dirty/messed up while I worked on the drive. that was a bad idea because alot of little fibers got onto the platter. yuck. It still worked, but i dunno for how long. lol.