[Truth29]

I always use a hammer and drive a few nails through the disc. It is not worth the risk to save a few dollars and sell the HD.

[Farmer Dean]

I crush mine with a log splitter.Try to recover data after that.

[henkster]

I use the drill press, drop some molten solder on the disc, hit it with a hammer a few times, pour some salt in it, and then bury it in a wet part of the back yard. In a few years, you won’t be able to get anything off it.

Five hard drives in the graveyard with room for more.