PC junk : Make them useful
Are you expecting a new PC in your stocking this year? Then it's time to think about what you'll do
with your old system. Repurpose? Recycle? Donate? Pass it on to a friend or relative? Here are ideas on
how to prepare your PC for giveaway.Actually you can make your old PC in something useful stuff like
bag, wallet , bracelet or maybe in some geek jewelry ! Look what you can make of PC junk :
Floppy Disk Bag
This is a bag I made from floppy disks. We found scads of floppy disks in a dumpster and wanted to
make plate mail armor out of it (that is my next floppy project) . We found out that a bag would be a great
proof of concept project.
Wallet made from a computer keyboard
In all likelihood there is a keyboard within a few feet of you. Inside that keyboard there probably is
a circuit sheet that makes for a surprisingly durable and thin material for making a wallet.
Why? In taking apart electronics i find uses for most of the parts. Things which can not be reused go
into scrap piles for recycling. But these sheets couldn't be easily reused and probably can not be
recycled. I tried using overhead transparency sheets that had been printed on for a customized clear
wallet pattern but the sheets mark when folded or creased. These circuit sheets are extremely durable.
Motherboard PCB Bracelet
This bracelet is for the geeks of the leet'est and also for looking funky.
What you need for making this bracelet :
-1 Computer motherboard
-Wire -telephone wire and thick copper wire (size of the earth wire for house wiring)
This is excellent and the most interesting way to make something of your old components ! It's not big deal
to make one just like you see but one question come on our minds : The components in a typical PC motherboard are loaded with
lead and other chemicals ? Right ?! So , this is not something you want pressed against your skin .
Geeky Earrings
So, what you can offer your girlfriend for new and cool present in future ?! Geeky earring made of old
circuit board ( for example) ! How knows maybe she like those because you make just for her and its still unique .
And the best part of everything it's really easy to make something like this in fifteen minutes . Don't
waste your time and junk and do it yourself.
source by : instructables.com
