Build a 4 x AA USB Altoids Battery

Step 2 Other Parts.

Now you have to get the parts that'll turn the tin into a battery. You will need the following:

4 x Single "AA" battery holders.
1 x Motherboard PCI-mount USB port. (the shorter the profile the better.)
1 x Tube of plastic-friendly cyanoacrylate super glue.

And you will need the following tools:

Wire-cutters.
Soldering Iron.
Screwdriver.
Small precision files.
Drill.

Simple, huh? You should be able to handle all that.

Now, I recommend getting an extra AA battery holder. You'll be monkeying around with them in the next step and you might accidentally destroy one... some more.