Altoids case made from old iPod Shuffle

 by courtney
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As a graphic artist, I like to store extra x-acto blades in a steel container for safety. Altoids containers are the best....but then what do you do with the Altoids?
 
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Step 1: What you'll need:

X-acto knife
Altoids
dead shuffle
pliers
glue (not pictured)
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coolblue says: Dec 4, 2010. 2:24 PM
Trick question: Why would you like to ruin an iPod shuffle so you can put mints in it? A broken iPod shuffle can be sold on ebay or enywhere else:|
vov35 in reply to coolblueOct 22, 2011. 1:01 PM
What do you mean ruin? this is the most functional apple product I've seen in my life.
didgitalpunk says: Aug 11, 2010. 9:06 AM
this is very nice! id like to do that with my ipod mini but its too big :{
Vissy says: Jul 12, 2009. 1:35 AM
i LOLed so damned hard...hahaha!
app0 in reply to VissySep 30, 2009. 8:20 AM
Yes, LOL!
officeblueprint says: Apr 19, 2009. 1:34 PM
next step idea buy the newest ipod shuffle 3rd gen and put that some where in there
mr.mallow says: Mar 9, 2007. 11:09 AM
i think it could be dangerous..if you got mugged and the mugger stabbed you or broke ur arm..for a "shuffle" but really they just almost killed a guy for a few mints... just saying, dont brag lol
cyrozap in reply to mr.mallowMar 22, 2009. 6:02 PM
I think that would be a good slap-in-the-face for the mugger.
Sazumo in reply to cyrozapApr 10, 2009. 9:33 PM
Ha!, IKR?! You've just committed a felony for the sake of an cool looking altoids container... I guess even with containers, looks can kill right?
cantthinkof bettername in reply to mr.mallowAug 15, 2008. 5:30 PM
who would mug someone for a 1st generation shuffle?
lololzak in reply to cantthinkof betternameApr 28, 2009. 5:55 PM
lol right?
cantthinkof bettername in reply to lololzakApr 28, 2009. 6:23 PM
Well, I guess they're better than the new ones. haha
lololzak in reply to cantthinkof betternameApr 29, 2009. 6:17 PM
LOL
dtoma says: Mar 25, 2009. 6:21 PM
love it pure awsume
Sypran says: Nov 28, 2008. 9:42 PM
oh man i like it! its the oposite of what everyone does.
Thundertydus says: Sep 10, 2008. 9:29 PM
Mwhaha Touche! take that Altoids Ipod Case (No im not french and if you are no offense meant but i dislike being called french due to my vocabulary)
baneat says: Sep 10, 2008. 11:08 AM
It's like a reverse instructable :)
MisterMissanthrope says: Jul 2, 2008. 2:56 AM
wicked awesome, i also saw the picture in the comments of a regular ipod, i like that you can see the altoids behind the scree
miols says: Feb 6, 2008. 4:00 PM
wow this is exactly the opposite of half of these instructables altoid tin everything and now what altoid containers?! make up ur mind boy!
Digital_Anarchy in reply to miolsApr 14, 2008. 3:19 PM
a real challenge would be turn the ipod in to an altoids case, then rebuild the guts of the ipod in the now empty altoids tin.
Nihal says: Jan 3, 2008. 1:13 AM
I have never opened up an ipod shuffle previous gen, nor this gen, but woudnt it be nice to put some thing smaller (not altoids) like a powder, which would come put when the shuffle switch changed position?
struckbyanarrow in reply to NihalApr 12, 2008. 3:46 PM
all the druggies will be after that there apple crack holder hehe
ryan w says: Feb 6, 2008. 5:02 PM
anybody knows similar sites as instructables.com
struckbyanarrow in reply to ryan wApr 12, 2008. 3:44 PM
wikihow.com
Patented in reply to ryan wFeb 6, 2008. 6:09 PM
Instructables is the BEST!!!!
but if you don't now Kipkay go see this website:
http://kipkay.com/
clonetrooper13 in reply to PatentedJan 2, 2011. 8:51 AM
who doesnt know kipkay!?
jeffconnelly in reply to PatentedJun 2, 2008. 8:43 AM
seconded
damasta says: Apr 6, 2008. 5:39 AM
maybe you could change one of the switches to a dispenser (like you can lift up half of the indicator switch to throw out one altoid)
loggerhead says: Apr 1, 2008. 12:35 PM
plz tell me that was a broken ipod shuffle :(.
michaeldnash says: Mar 14, 2008. 6:50 PM
okay buddy get your winni v out of that ipod shuffle
turner22 says: Feb 10, 2008. 1:04 PM
r u a stencil artist?
monkeybiker24 says: Feb 8, 2008. 4:21 PM
i did that (my own way, sorry) and not only put altoids but anything, money, magnets (and made an ipod shuffle fridge magnet).
gotclawz1 says: Feb 7, 2008. 2:20 AM
i did the same thing a while back but i did it with an ipod nano
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egreen767 says: Feb 6, 2008. 4:35 PM
first, they make electronics out of altoids containers. now, they make altoids containers out of electronics. talk about ironic.
madmanmark says: Mar 24, 2006. 2:45 PM
Limor is gonna laugh at this. Art imitating art. Is that post-something?
yawfle in reply to madmanmarkMar 24, 2006. 4:09 PM
Well, it ain't exactly post-ironic, but probably post-everything-else... coming soon: the Shuffle Pez dispenser. Probably.
lordkonstantin in reply to yawfleJan 12, 2008. 8:14 PM
Now that's a genius idea. I might just have to work on that.
Einsteins Circuitry says: Jan 12, 2008. 7:21 PM
Any one willing to do this to their iphone? :p
Sunbanks says: Dec 30, 2007. 5:00 PM
That is really awesome! I like it.
GorillazMiko says: Dec 5, 2007. 6:56 PM
wow, very cool! never thought i would see something like this, but i just did! amazing!
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