Ok, so the sugar content will be a little high today as we cover homemade Valentine’s Day projects…
Nicrosin writes -
My girlfriend loves My Little Pony stuff. She got a Balloon flyer for Christmas but didn’t care for it, however she loved the music. So an idea clicked and I made a musical keychain from an Altoids tin. I gave this to her for Valentines Day.
My Little Pony Musical Altoids Keychain - a photoset on Flickr - Link.
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MAKE Flickr photo pool member Wisepig writes -
“I just picked one of these up tonight at the Nintendo store in Rockefeller Center. The mints aren’t that great but I’m thinking that this would make a great project box for something — maybe an mp3 case or an uber minty boost. “ - Link.
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Nginuity from the Hacked Gadgets forums made a fun Altoids tin morse code oscillator…
“I finally finished that morse code oscillator I was working on. It works okay for what it is, but I have some serious heat dissipation issues I need to look into for next time. The caps going to ground get real hot if I keep the morse keyer depressed, and, the pitch gets higher as it heats up too. That 500 ohm pot is REAL hot to the touch. I think with beefier components (I was thinking of replacing the ceramic caps with tantalum), and a diode in between pin 7 and pin 2 of the 555 timer, and a zener diode between pin 2, and the 15 K resistor will bring down the heat a bit. The diodes were suggested for a more stable duty cycle anyway. “ [via] - Link.
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Video: Morse coders beating SMSers - […]
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Stone3408 writes -
“This is a kit that will allow you to do many soldering tasks in the field, cost about $8.00, and it all fits in an Altoids tin! I’ve used this same set of stuff for years now and was inspired to share it based on a recent instructable on soldering (an outstanding one). This instructable goes one step further in building a portable helping hand, solder dispenser, and assembling all the other tools that you will need to get things done in the field.
Let me add at this point I know this not the best way to solder and this method has its limitations. It is however the best way to fix surveillance equipment at 3 a.m., in the back of a van, in the dark. I can testify to that. Good times. I was a tech for an undercover narcotics unit for five years and this method […]
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We completely agree with Maxim/Dallas semiconductor…
“Disposable metal candy boxes, such as those from Altoids, make excellent shielded enclosures for lab tests.
Engineers put extensive effort into designing and constructing lab test circuits which often are left in a drawer, undocumented and vulnerable to damage. The next time the same function is required, either the same engineer or a new engineer builds a new circuit rather than find and analyze the previously built board.
One way to break this wasteful cycle is use the small steel tins in which candies are sold. These boxes, usually about 4″ wide, 2.5″ deep and 0.5″ tall, can easily contain many of the test fixtures. The lids are hinged, allowing easy access to the internal circuits while protecting the same circuits during storage. The steel construction provides both electrical and magnetic shielding.” - Link.
Related:
Altoids and tin cases Archives - Link.
iPod nano Altoids Case - Link.
Altoids tin survival […]
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I had some time this weekend to assemble my Daisy MP3 player kit. This amounted to 3 or 4 hours of soldering everything together, making a few mistakes, and working around some minor problems. Now I’m listening to the Make podcast on my first open source MP3 player, and I’m happy to say my feeble soldering skills got me by. If you’re a little new to this stuff and you’ve been wondering how to put this bag of parts together, don’t sweat it. I’ll take you through some of the tricky spots and you can share your experiences and questions in the comments.
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Shawninsicily shows how to make a small portable strobe light (in an Altoids tin, of course) - “[Here’s a] small strobe light using a 5W luxeon star. Runs for over 2 hrs from a 9V battery, fits into a altoids gum tin. A fun project that cost under $50 and takes under 2 hours.” - Link.
Related:
DIY Lightning strobe for Halloween projects - Link.
Phonograph turntable strobe zootrope - Link.
HOW TO - Make a Strobe Out of a Monitor… - Link.
Making a strobe light battery operated - Link.
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MAKE Flickr photo pool member Yapruder writes - “[Here’s a] Lamellaphone using lozenge tin and tines made by trimming a small metal comb from interior electronics of a television set.” - Link.
Related DIY musical instruments:
Altoid tin pocket thumb piano - Link.
FolkUrban Music - DIY instruments - Link.
Weird DIY Instruments - Les Luthiers - Link.
More DIY Musical Instruments: PVC Recorder - Link.
Make your own musical instruments - Link.
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I’m not sure why this remote control for a UFO toy needed to go inside a mint tin, but a lot of folks learn about electronics from taking them apart and putting them in new and interesting enclosures, so - why not… Wizworm writes - “I’ve hacked the 49mhz remote control of a cheap “UFO” toy, now the remote fits inside an altoids can. mmmmm wintergreen ” - Link.
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Mint tin projects @ MAKE - Link.
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Here’s how to make a simple/fun/portable/desk toy ROMP “(Random Oscillating Magnetnetic Pendulum)” from a mint tin - Link.
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Another ROMP (Random Oscillating Magnetnetic Pendulum) - Link.
More Altoids/Mint tin projects and how-tos - Link & archives.
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Chuck let us know he started a Yahoo Group for Mint Tin Collecting. From Chuck,”As of July 27, 2006, I have about 250 different mint tins, including of course the original Altoid mint tins, but also many other company’s tins. I also include in this collection tins that have gum or other candy, so “mint tin” is a bit misleading, but since the original Altoids were mints, I hereby honor them with the name.” Join the group and post up your projects with Altoids or any other tin cans. Link.
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From Field & Stream magazine, here’s another use for your Altoids tin — make yourself a mini survival kit. [ via ] Link.
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