DVD Stash Box!

Take a broken DVD drive or CD drive and turn it into a secret stash box.

Step 1 What You Need

1. A dead DVD or CD drive. Dead meaning the drawer still operates but it does not read or write discs.
2. A 3v button cell battery and holder
3. A magnetic switch from an old alarm system or magnetic reed switch.
4. A strong neodymium magnet
5. Small wire
6. Hot glue or other glue.

Comments

[daggerofblood1243]

ya that look sooooo much like cat nip

[mischka]

What herbs do you hide in your box?

[DWordDtour]

When i hook my 3v button cell to wires connected to the positive and negative points nothing happens. Am I doing something wrong? (The battery does have power in it.

[nickodemus]

Great idea with the magnet, I'll have to give this a try sometime.

[bobhill125]

I put weed in mine :) the cops will never know now

[DataSoong]

they will now! ;)

[worleyll]

I made one too! i drilled holes and put a rubber band to use as a money clip. i hooked a 9 volt battery up through the original push button to open it.

[Jimpiedepimpie]

Looks easy. I might try that. But i think im just gonna use a switch and hide it somewhere.

[PyroMonger]

Here it is!!   Sorry, I'm having trouble with video but it will be up soon

[PyroMonger]

I made this about a month ago but then the battery in it died so i didnt use it for a while then I resurrected it today, removed the battery and made it plug into a wall wart and also made it remote controlled. ( no view of wall wart in video though, sorry)

[Krell Metal]

Good idea Mr kay. I'm going to adapt this to make a tricorder like movie prop with a motorized pop up scanner display. It shouldn't be hard to add a light up screen and winky blinkes to the tray that illuminate when it opens. Some fake buttons, greebles and a paint job will finish it off. Thanks again!

[imshanedulong]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!

The video says Kipkay (One of my favorite DIYers) is blocked in Canada!

I LIVE IN CANADA!!!!!!!!!!!!!


AAAAH!!

(Sorry for the caps. Expressing my anger, and it feels good!)

[PyroMonger]

I'm warming up my soldering iron right now to put the final connections on mine :D....will post pics and vid asap

[thepaul1993]

Great Instructable. I think i just might make this one.

[thepaul1993]

[thepaul1993]

I used a 9V battery because i found a 3V was not powerful enough. I wired the motor to 2 pins of the IDE connector. I use a coin to short it, to open the drive.

[TSC]

good job

[nadav]

 Hahaha, CATNIP :D

[StiltGuyJoe]

Hah, I said the same thing. Catnip, right.

Good projet though, kudos to you Kip Kay.

[taylrock]

 hahah so true...i'm glad someone else noticed

anyways it IS a cool project

[nadav]

 haha I was like? WHATTT??!?!

[SRChiP]

lol.
Backup Cannip.

[ashzerodg]

Even if the project isn't the greatest thing ever, Kip's video quality and instructions are always top notch. Great job.

[Chromatica]

 I did This when this tutorial was on youtube.
Works great except you can easily pry it open with a screwdriver. :(
Can't wait to make a laser with the diode in this.

[Tom Buckey]

KIPKAY!!

[Zaphod Beeblebrox]

kipkay has returneth!!!

[midnitejoker]

back up cat nip?? lol