How not to - Whiskey Flash drive

Well the idea's solid and perfectly do-able, I just happened to destroy the only baby bottle of whiskey I have other than JD, which isn't a good shape, vodka bottles are clear which I though ruined the idea a bit.

People always give me baby booze and I never throw the bottles out since they're so little and seem so keepable for no specific reason...

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Step 1: Tools and materials

Tools:
- You'll need a dremel or a drill and some steady hands, I used a monstrous Ryobi that can barely be held in one hand and the smallest bit I could find
- A stanley or craft knife, an exacto style one might work too though the blades slip or bend out of the holder very easily
- Glue, hot glue, super glue something gluey...

Materials
- A little liquor bottle of your choice, needs to be plastic
- A flash drive, I used an 8GB Sandisk Cruzer
- Clear cast resin and colouring dependent on your liquor

theburn7 says: Aug 18, 2010. 6:04 PM

use a rotary tool for example a dremel, turn the bottle upside down fill and place usb drive into the bottle, let set

BrittLiv says: Jun 13, 2010. 11:38 AM

Nice idea, but I think I would be a lot cooler if you combine it with a mechanism. For example if the cap is turned the usb flash drive will come out...

knektek says: Jun 13, 2010. 5:26 AM

how about those hand sanitiser bottles?

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killerjackalope (author) in reply to knektekJun 13, 2010. 8:39 AM

They'd probably work well though maybe not be quite as cool...

lemonie says: Jun 12, 2010. 8:50 AM

I've something similar in mind for a JD bottle...

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killerjackalope (author) in reply to lemonieJun 12, 2010. 9:41 AM

Cool, I have a few lying around but most of them are old glass ones...

lemonie in reply to killerjackalopeJun 12, 2010. 2:17 PM

You can fit 4 AAs in a miniature...

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killerjackalope (author) in reply to lemonieJun 12, 2010. 11:20 PM

Oh I was thinking the 50mls, gotcha now, that could be a sweet project.

red-king says: Jun 12, 2010. 8:46 PM

it's like one of those boats in a bottle, except it's a flash drive.... just put it on a little pedestal and pretend you tried it =P

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killerjackalope (author) in reply to red-kingJun 12, 2010. 11:16 PM

Hah, if the drive wasn't important I would but it's the one with all my files on it. Clearly should learn something about experimenting on broken things first here...

masterochicken says: Jun 12, 2010. 9:10 AM

I find mini tequila bottles in the ground where I live all the time. Too bad I never find full ones!

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killerjackalope (author) in reply to masterochickenJun 12, 2010. 9:41 AM

Jose Cuervo would probably work nicely for this project.

Kryptonite says: Jun 12, 2010. 7:07 AM

Nice project, unlucky slip up!

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killerjackalope (author) in reply to KryptoniteJun 12, 2010. 9:40 AM

Ah it happens, cheers though...

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scoochmaroo says: Jun 11, 2010. 11:16 AM

Now you're just going to have to go out and buy more tiny bottles of booze! Oh no!

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killerjackalope (author) in reply to scoochmarooJun 11, 2010. 11:30 AM

Actually people give them to me so I've to deal with the horror, the absolute horror of drinking free alcohol!

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scoochmaroo in reply to killerjackalopeJun 11, 2010. 11:57 AM

Jeezez that sounds terrible. I remember once for a birthday, I had a pinata that people filled with tiny bottles of liquor. Best 7th birthday ever. (kidding. about the 7th part. . . ) Seriously though, if you ever need help with all that free booze, you let me know. We've got a team in place for these situations.

JakeTobak in reply to scoochmarooJun 11, 2010. 12:42 PM

Yah, I went to a friend's party once and he had two piñatas full of nips. Was good fun. I don't want to give the impression that I'm some sorta habitual drunkard, but I do love drinking.

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killerjackalope (author) in reply to JakeTobakJun 11, 2010. 1:01 PM

I go to the offies and this appears but Friday night and heading to a party... Also summer is upon us, sun beers are a reason to love drinking...

BretMattingly in reply to killerjackalopeJun 11, 2010. 7:50 PM

OBERON! Ahem..pardon.

Kryptonite in reply to BretMattinglyJun 12, 2010. 7:06 AM

This can't end well.

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killerjackalope (author) in reply to scoochmarooJun 11, 2010. 12:01 PM

I'll manage, somehow I'll get through such an awful task... The pinata sounds amazing, if I end up with enough of them I may make booze christmas lights just for fun...

JakeTobak says: Jun 11, 2010. 11:57 AM

Cool idea, I'll grab a couple nips later and try this out if I can find an extra flash drive.

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killerjackalope (author) in reply to JakeTobakJun 11, 2010. 12:02 PM

Cheers, if you do send the pictures, I'll add them in and patch you. With credit of course...

kelseymh says: Jun 11, 2010. 10:47 AM

Even (especially!) a failed project has a lot to teach. Thanks for putting this up -- hopefully you'll get a chance to update it with a new bottle.

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killerjackalope (author) in reply to kelseymhJun 11, 2010. 10:57 AM

Cheers kelsey, it was a spur of the moment project when I realized I had a bottle the resin and the drive there, the USB contest just had me thinking maybe. I did finally get the fine speed control knob on the big drill to listen to me. I get the bottles quite often, so hopefully I'll get one that'll look good, I've been hoping to find mini absolut bottles because the raspberry one would look awesome as a flash drive...