ANTAGONISTIC BOOKS: Curiosity - How To make a book that can only be opened once

This is an instructable on how to make the second book in my Antagonistic Books set (the one that can only be opened once). This one is pretty easy (although it requires basic knowledge of welding). Besides that, theres only one hiccup that can happen, and I'll cover that.

Step 1 Materials

You'll need:

Two metal plates cut to the same size.
A Bi-Directional Ratchet
A place to weld
Pages to put inside your book
Rubber Cement
(potentially you may also need a wrench and a needle or awl)

Comments

[77Kapn Krunch77]

How about you put a lock on the book, read it, then throw away the key.

[Warlrosity]

You cut around the cardboard of the cover...

[77Kapn Krunch77]

Huh

[Warlrosity]

Huh? HUH!?!?! You cut around the peice of cover which the lovk is fastened to

[biboNL]

well, "you cut around the cardboard of the cover" isn't the best way to explain that you can just remove the lock by cutting it out.
I understand the huh, and I understand your reaction, but saying "huh" 2  more times was a completely unnecessary way to amplify Kapn Krunch's stupidity.
Actually, it kind of made you look stupid at the same time.

[77Kapn Krunch77]

Shut up! I know I'm stoopy but i believe that rubbing it someones face is not always the best way to solve problems. You see you are acting rather immature by saying that I'm stupid, and i highly suggest trying to have at least some manners thank you.

[Warlrosity]

Thats a bit harsh

[77Kapn Krunch77]

lol it is

[biboNL]

sorry, was kind of grumpy at that comment, saw something that could be flamed and did.

[TekoMuto]

huh

[sabbott]

I love the art element here, and thank you for providing the explanation about your class.
This also made me think of the books in the Harry Potter series that don't behve like ordinary books. e.g. a book that chases you around the room and tries to bit you cannot be digitized either!

[polyspace]

Actually, you could make an ebook with a virus in it - that would bite you!  On a related note, how about an ebook, say the Iliad or Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, that reads your address book and mails itself to everyone you know.  Kind of like an educational virus... or something.

[O_Kodama]

Polyspace, you WIN the game.

[mettaurlover]

Any more 'ibles in this series coming soon? Can't wait to see what happens next...

[blakelock]

actually, i thought it was ~nearly a very useful thing.  at first, i thought it would open once then close, then never open again.  this would be useful for passing information only once, then have the message essentially self-destruct.

[grundisimo]

He should make a sequel to this instructable on how to make a book that only closes once.

[Stephen D. Alverez]

 What kind of welder are you using? That weld looks very weak, and if it's an ARC welder, than thats understandable

[zer0vector]

Not to be rude, but are you implying ARC welding is inherently weak?  I'd say not much aside from skilled TIG would look good in this situation.  He's trying to weld light gauge sheet to hardened tool steel, definitely not a prescription for an easy weld.

[Stephen D. Alverez]

No, I meant that the kind of welds ARC and TIG/MIG make are very different, and that if it was TIG/MIG, it could be weak, but ARC's welds are different.

[Big Bear]

Welds are weak only from a skill standpoint not from the type of welding being done. MIG can not be weak when that is what is used to assemble a NASCAR.

[elleadnih]

sooooo just to be sure this book once open it stays that way? or once close it stays close for ever?, and is there a way to revert the process?

[berky93]

you could re-close and reset it by cutting the weld on the switch so you can change the ratchet to go the other direction...

[stfj]

 once it is opened it stays open forever.

with the same instructions though, you could make a book that once closed is closed forever... just by welding the ratchet in the other position

[desertdog]

Interesting.  Seems a waste to use a Craftsman ratchet though.  You can often find a cheap, functional China tool at the dollar store

[angelicdevil]

for the some of you that DO NOT UNDERSTAND THIS.... this is meant to keep the book OPEN as in once its open, you cannot close it. hence you would be able to tell if someone was reading your books since it would be permanently open XD

[paulzef]

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[MaggithaMay]

It's useful as a prank, silly!

[cttvnerd]

 Because you can! Kinda like climbing a mountain.

[tristantech]

It may be useless, but think of all the things you could apply a similar mechanism to

[Whiternoise]

Perhaps if you want to play at being a spy? ;)

[Creamaster]

 Things of this nature generally fall in to the category of Art.

[taiphoon]

Not everything on instructables is useful.  Sometimes they're supposed to make you think, guys.  Seriously, some people just don't get it.

[Creamaster]

 aka: Art.

[taiphoon]

 For sure.  Btw, I was agreeing with you.

[Creamaster]

 Oh yeah, I know. It's just this thing where I like to have the last word. See, I did it again... maybe

[MaXoR]

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[grundisimo]

I win now.

[khearn]

 Yup, you win.

[grundisimo]

nope i do