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Beer Can Usb hub hack

Step 5Putting the hub into the cut

Putting the hub into the cut
Right if you are using lights you slowly push the corner edge of your box through the slit and as you do so those nicks you made lengthen so do this slowly so that the can does the work for you. once he box is in you may wish to glue it in place (lickily mine was just wider than the diameter of a beer can so it wasn't needed).

If you are putting the board directly inside the can you need to push one end of the board through the middle of the slit at an angle and then pull it round and into place so the ports are all in the slit...

If it's sitting at an angle (as in your ports aren't flat on the can you need to put something into the can to push the board straight ( your options are either a big pin from the outside or a small bit of card or foam just whatever fits but the latter need the top taken off to work.

Are you done?

If you want a really cool look try cutting individual holes for the ports but it will take a lot of beer drinking to get right.
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A northern ireland based maker that likes breaking stuff as well as fixing it, of no fixed abode for now Working PR for a club in Belfast and freelance photography. I enjoy working with computers,...
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