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Eclipse (or Altoids) Torch

I always wanted to do an Altoids project but i have never seen them for sale here in New Zealand... we do however have these Eclipse mints...

Plus its recycling and it green..!

So here goes a simple torch with a a squeezy switch..

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Step 1Procure tin

First get your trusty empty tine... these eclipse mini tins are good since they have a nice little door that snaps closed...

Choose a tin that flexes when you squeeze it...

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17 comments

Jul 2, 2010. 4:17 PMeggyeggyeggy says:

you can get cheap ($3.50) boxes on trademe with lots of different flavors

Jul 24, 2008. 5:08 PMQuiksilverRox says:

mine's better

Aug 5, 2008. 6:14 PMMr. Deeds says:

Oh really? That's what you think.

Jul 22, 2009. 8:21 PMspock155 says:

Dec 22, 2009. 12:31 PMMr. Deeds says:

Why not?

Sep 2, 2009. 11:15 PMawang8 says:

I tried this last year. It worked perfectly. Thanks for the 'ible.

Aug 5, 2008. 7:33 PMmason0190 says:

Erm... In america, a torch is a wieldable piece of equipment. It is usually used to catch fire.

Oct 14, 2008. 9:53 PMeljamo says:

well he's obviously not from America, as he clearly states, you think that you would get the point of it being a flashlight as he uses it in the dark to brighten things.

As for the ..able I think it is brilliant, here in Australia we don't have Altoids (or at least i think we don't) and i think this is just great show of utilising what you have.

FIVE STARS

Sep 2, 2009. 11:14 PMawang8 says:

In Australia, we do have Altoids, but they're EXTREMELY hard to find. At Sydney, there's a big glass shopping-centre near (I think it's called Harbour Town)Sydney Harbour, and inside there's a candy shop that sells Altoids Mints (not gum). They also sell Dr Pepper, but that's different.

May 19, 2009. 7:34 AMipwn says:

i thought you meant torch as in to light stuff on fire

Jul 6, 2009. 6:09 AMscott! says:

So did I! I was a bit disappointed at first, lol

Apr 17, 2009. 7:49 PMspartana says:

Excellent! I have a couple empty eclipse tins lying around too, One thing i have found that could be very close to a Altoids tin is the Wild Bean branded mints you can get from Wild Bean cafes in BP service stations (RRP $2.50 NZ roughly). But they aren't as cool looking though. Currently my dad uses them for holding various sized drill bits as he has a couple of each size. He may find one missing sooner or later :)

Aug 5, 2008. 6:19 PMMr. Deeds says:

If you had the time and patience, you could probably make an entire message out of these. I was kind of looking for an actual "torch", but this is pretty good.