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CNC 3018-Pro: Hard Drive Platter Fixture
A variation on the CD fixture produces a 3.5 inch hard drive platter fixture:

Platter Fixtures – Hard Drive on 3018 Which needed just a touch of milling for a snug fit around the platter:

CNC 3018-Pro – HD platter fixture – test fit Tape it down on the 3018’s platform, set XY=0 at the center, and It Just Works™:

CNC 3018-Pro – HD platter fixture – 70 g The rather faint line shows engraving at -1.0 mm = 70 g downforce isn’t quite enough. Another test with the same pattern at -3.0 mm = 140 g came out better:

CNC 3018-Pro – HD platter fixture – 140 g It’s in the same OpenSCAD file as the CD fixture, in the unlikely event you need one.