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Compubeaver --> How to case mod a beaver - in 29 easy steps!

Compubeaver --> How to case mod a beaver - in 29 easy steps!

Turn a taxidermy animal into your desktop PC.

Both neat and handy!

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Step 1Purchase a beaver of your very own

There are lots of old taxidermy mounts out there - garage sales, antique stores, ebay are all good sources for older pieces. You'll probably want a high quality mount since you'll be removing the bulk of the internal structure, so better quality (ie not falling apart) probably means stronger.

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May 11, 2012. 7:06 AMTurtlepwr says:

It would be awesome if you could lift his tail up and the out would slide the cd drive

Jan 12, 2012. 7:16 PMEvilthingamabober says:

What about the mouse?

Mar 22, 2008. 2:04 PMtriggernum5 says:

BTW, to those of you who are appalled by this I'd like to point out that step 1 is not "Find and kill a beaver".. And its no more disrespectful than the way nature deals with carcasses personally.. In nature a dead beaver is pretty much a meal and a toy to another animal.. Animals LOVE defiling the carcasses of other animals, but they like it even more when the critter is still alive for an added challenge..

Jul 30, 2011. 3:24 PMTigertame4 says:

Who DOESN'T!

Apr 7, 2008. 5:49 PMnitram_cero says:

Totally agreed Also, I don't see anyone here crying over "dead hamburgers" XD

Feb 7, 2009. 12:16 PMred-king says:

dead hamburgers taste good. lmao.

Jul 18, 2010. 6:30 PMdorian_rpg says:

I'm amazed.. the the second best use of a beaver since.... er.. nevermind... but seriously. how has it held up? is your beaver upgradeable?

Jun 22, 2010. 4:47 PMSephysManda says:

This is so rad!

Apr 17, 2010. 11:48 AMManyuX95 says:

That is pretty bad :( poor beaver. He would have expected to be eaten by warms or another animal, not to be recycled as a computer case or as furniture :S

Feb 25, 2010. 5:09 PMTroyboyd says:

thats what she said xD but honestly. how does it not over heat? its inside a beaver?

Nov 13, 2009. 3:34 PMjoeofloath says:

Now why didn't they name ubuntu Breezy Badger 'Breezy Beaver'?

Sep 27, 2009. 1:22 PMairecrist says:

these comments are hilarious, the mod is amusing as well but the "beaver" comments are the best :P

Aug 13, 2009. 8:44 AMchriskarr says:

I want to cover my entire case with beaver skin so that my hardware will always be inside a nice, warm beaver, and I'll never have to worry about my hardware getting blue or red and irritated. I will also be safe if the beaver gets wet.

Jul 17, 2009. 11:33 PMguitarman63mm says:

Thank god this didn't get the ethics treatment that the 'mouse-mouse' received. Some people just don't have a sense of humour...

Jul 22, 2009. 4:40 AMlittlemog92 says:

would they rather have had an instructable named "how to eat a live mouse in 1 easy step"?

Jul 20, 2009. 9:58 PMGlowWireGuy says:

No, the problem isn't that some people don't have a sense of humor, the problem is that some people don't have a sense of decency.

Jul 20, 2009. 10:20 PMguitarman63mm says:

Decency is relative. Do you eat meat? You may well not be aware of the tortuous treatment animals undergo (especially kosher animals) before they're slaughtered. Ever seen animals in the wild? They kill ceaselessly to survive. A simple piece of taxidermy is quite tame; quite 'decent'.

Jul 17, 2009. 11:55 PMgeeklord says:

stupid P.E.T.A. bunch a dirty hippies >:)

Jan 20, 2010. 11:36 AMSir Crapton says:

Amen.

Jul 21, 2009. 4:48 PMluvit says:

"Ward, don't you think you've been too hard on the Beaver?"

Jul 21, 2009. 2:35 AMBlueX273 says:

Lol, this mod makes me laugh just thinking about it!!! Good job!

Jul 20, 2009. 11:39 PMArbitror says:

This is awesome!
*5

Jul 20, 2009. 7:39 AMUrielApeiron says:

That's revolting.

Jul 2, 2009. 9:40 AMsyphek says:

you gotta make sure your beaver is smooth

Jul 19, 2009. 8:23 PMbenatkin815 says:

It may be easier to shave your beaver... To make cutting easier ;)

Jul 19, 2009. 6:11 PMdavidmyriad says:

Could you save time by getting some tupperwear for the components and just sticking it in the foam?

Jul 19, 2009. 2:48 AMJorisPalings says:

Put it as his tongue :P

Jul 19, 2009. 2:48 AMJorisPalings says:

I'd place that in his - you know -

Jul 17, 2009. 11:57 PMgeeklord says:

I should make my own computer. If i could do something for the case like this it would save a couple bucks. Then i could fully switch to linux, and the whole shebang. Any good links for that sort of thing?

Jul 7, 2009. 12:39 PM

msspurlock says:

I'm pretty sure case-modding a beaver is illegal everywhere except West Virginia. Unless it's your sister.

Mar 20, 2008. 10:00 PMFull Frontal Graphic says:

There seems to be some sort of tallish object on the left corner of the table (in front of the chair) that I didn't spot on the materials list... will I need that?

Jul 2, 2009. 9:35 AMsyphek says:

that might come in handy

Jul 2, 2009. 9:31 AMsyphek says:

i thought it was a good thing when the beaver started heating up...

Mar 16, 2009. 9:25 AMEnigma8750 says:

'Thats a really smooth Beaver. Does it do tricks.

Mar 14, 2009. 10:55 PMfazgard says:

By far the cooolest case mod I've ever seen. Great job.

Mar 14, 2009. 10:44 PMfazgard says:

I don't think that this page title has ever been used anywhere else on the net :)

Mar 14, 2009. 10:34 PMfazgard says:

Haha - that's for the hours of frustraion cutting!

Mar 12, 2009. 8:25 PMSam the Wizer says:

I was prepared to be disturbed, thinking this would be the demented project of some hunting fanatic guy, but seeing a petite woman carving at a beaver's innards while wearing yellow rubber gloves brought it to whole new level of creepy. Kudos!