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there is just no way when I can get the same size(in GB) for a whole lot cheaper at Walmart or Office Max.
Don't get me wrong, I think they are way cool & I like them...I just don't like them THAT much.
Try and find wafer usb sticks as they take less effort to insert in to one of the bricks. I used a 2X4 for the stick and a 2X2 for the cap then simply inverted flat 2x4 and 2x2 for the bottom coverings.
If you use plumbing goop it takes 48hours to fully harden but holds like crazy. Then if you use some small super magnets (rare earth) and insert them in to the inside of the lego casing while the glue dries; you get a cap that holds itself on.
I attached the pic with dimes simply to show the magnet placements. Also I would suggest you make a template or use slow speed on the dremel to avoid making a bumpy line on your holes.
you could loose all your memory, the Hard drive could turn into a large paperweight,...the CPU could go south permanently....there is all kinds of things hat can go wrong having magnets near the computer.
See some of the other comments below too. :)
microdots
Normal magnets (even rare earth magnets) are in no way strong enough to wipe a harddisk whatever way. That is, as long as the harddrive remains in it's casing (made out of metal, so magnetism won't just reach the harddrive itself).
Unless you have a REALLY strong magnet (like a big electromagnet), it will most likely be fine. You don't need very strong magnets to hold 2 pieces of plastic together.
Also i have not figured out how to make a good cap, so for the time being (most likely forever) it will be exposed.
about the cap for this thing.
can you take 1 piece of lego & crazy glue it to a separate block(just big enough to cover the end piece of the USB) & then after the glue hardens(give it an hour or so)slide the new block onto the end piece & squeeze it together to lock it in place?
I have seen them really THIN Lego tiles(1/16 of an inch thick or less) that snap onto other Lego blocks...
Understand what I mean?? or did I loose you?