Altoids USB Thumb Drive

I was thinking of stuff to make and I noticed my thumbdrive sitting on my desk. I was thinking.. "I should make something to make that cooler!" I was looking for something to put it in when i noticed an altoids sour tin that I had sitting in my drawer that used to be an Altoids Clock.(Note the hole in the middle of the tin)
You can use any altoids tin, I just had this one laying around. When I get one, I think I am going to put it into an Altoids Gum tin, which is smaller. Anyways.. I was thinking "wait why would i put my thumbdrive into an altoids tin?" Then I said... "wait, why WOULDNT I put my thumbdrive into an altoids tin? So here it is. Please let me know if you like the instructable! :D Its my second one. Btw, Have fun with your pimped thumbdrive! IF YOU LIKE THIS INSTRUCTABLE PLEASE DIG IT!

FYI It might be cooler if you have an altoids gum tin instead of sours...

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Step 1: Gather Materials

This quick project needs little materials and tools.

Altoids Tin of your choice x1
Thumbdrive x1
Duck Tape x1
Pen/Sharpie x1
Lanyard (optional) x1
Awl (or something to cut the hole with)

Time: 15 mins or so.

brettboy01 says: Sep 3, 2010. 7:06 PM

i got an amazing deal 16gb flash drive £5 from ebay. its a sandisk cruzer with u3

technogal says: Jun 12, 2009. 1:07 PM

raykholo says: Nov 30, 2008. 10:37 AM

!!! 8 gb flash drive from staples only $16 --- (black friday) !!!!!!

Bartboy in reply to raykholoApr 28, 2009. 10:19 PM

8 gb one for 10 bucks at future shop.

raykholo in reply to BartboyApr 29, 2009. 12:41 PM

hey staples and prices like that there beat almost anything anywhere else plus u can go a lot cheaper if u buy from china..

Choose a Username says: Mar 18, 2007. 6:03 PM

wait so the hole at the top of yours is just random...like I dont need to put one or is it used for something?

Themanmatt13 (author) in reply to Choose a UsernameMar 18, 2007. 8:31 PM

Ya its just a random hole, you dont need it for anything.

Bartboy in reply to Themanmatt13Apr 28, 2009. 10:21 PM

Random? May I ask?.... I know this is a late comment.

SSuperSSoldier says: Aug 5, 2007. 8:36 PM

hah i got a 2gig one for... i think it was $15 at walmart

de-evolution in reply to SSuperSSoldierNov 14, 2007. 7:14 PM

in the newspaper a couple days ago, there was a 4gb Emprex flash drive for $19

Bartboy in reply to de-evolutionApr 28, 2009. 10:20 PM

Ouch! They have come so far down in price since then....

bobhill125 says: Jan 2, 2009. 1:44 PM

2 gig one for 10 bucks at office max

Bartboy in reply to bobhill125Apr 28, 2009. 10:19 PM

8 gb one for 10 bucks at future shop.

damntourists says: Apr 6, 2008. 4:33 PM

sorry, but that thing looks worse than it did originally. at least use a dremel on the can so it's not all bent and ugly.

sweavo says: Jan 23, 2008. 3:17 AM

looks like fun! maybe you could integrate other features in the spare space inside the tin, like a recoil cord http://www.instructables.com/id/USB-memory-stick-recoil-keyring/ or a tape measure or an LED torch... it would be like a batman utility can!

03CR250 says: Dec 14, 2007. 4:27 PM

Good design but kind of pointless unless your into novelty.

Doctor What says: Nov 12, 2007. 8:26 PM

by the way, use hotglue. it doesn't hurt the device, and it gives a good, solid hold, so it doesn't slide out.

Doctor What says: Nov 12, 2007. 8:25 PM

if you get one of the strips cases, and a firefly, you will have a much smaller one to work with.

That Hurt This Time says: Mar 10, 2007. 9:24 PM

I made this and at school I was going to plug it in and the teacher said it was stupid to have this in such a big case, saying "that it takes up too much space... I dont know why you would do it." so she made me rip it out and throw the tin away. Now its just a boring usb port.

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killerjackalope in reply to That Hurt This TimeOct 15, 2007. 12:54 PM

tell her straight thats illegal anyway

MadMechanicMike in reply to That Hurt This TimeJun 14, 2007. 1:02 AM

what a bitch.

Themanmatt13 (author) in reply to That Hurt This TimeMar 18, 2007. 8:30 PM

lol, put it in a altoids gum tin, or the small mint tins... thats smaller. also tell your teacher to jump off a cliff, she has no right to have you throw away your possession!! Lol... IF you tell her this I am not held responsible for any consquences :D//

blackbird451 says: Mar 1, 2007. 11:38 PM

I have essentially done the same thing with an 'Altoids Smalls' case which is actually smaller than the gum case.
http://i10.tinypic.com/47whw5k.jpg
Four pencil erasers keep the circuit board from moving around. The reason the circuit board is so wide is because its an mp3 player but the mp3 side is broken and the data storage side is still fully functional.