This was amazing to me. I'll think about it next time I'm trying to desolder something with hot air and solder wick like a chump.

The specialised fixture for the board was impressive, too!

Yeah I guess I shouldn’t be surprised but the depth of that mill has to be fairly precise to not rip into the pads but still remove enough of the nand package. Very impressive - looked pretty straightforward after the jig is set up.

I have seen HDD disks destroyed for security, but this took it to another level.