Lego USB Stick
introLego USB Stick
Creating a case out of Lego to house a USB memory stick. This has been
done before but I haven't seen it done like this :)
step 1Creating The Case
Because my memory stick was quite large (in dimensions, not in storage capacity) I had to create a 6x3 Lego brick. I chopped a 4x2 and a 2x2 brick in half using a pen knife…
step 2Installing the stick
A groove was cut into the case to locate the USB connector and after a small amount of modification to the PCB the stick was installed.
step 3Securing the stick
I stuck an offcut of one of the bricks at the bottom of the case as I found this made the stick sit at the right height. I then packed the whole thing full of clear silicon…
step 4Stick it together and polish
I stuck a flat 6x2 and 6x1 brick to the top of the case to enclosed it all. Because of the amount of joins and glue lines some of the bricks weren't totally level so I used…
The finished product, the second image shows the original case for the memory stick and the final image shows the LED in action.
I was tempted to make an end cap, but it…
| lets hope you dan't have a 3 year old little brother who plays with lego....
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| Oct 31, 2009. 12:21 AMkrisry
says:
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| i may try and make a cap, (and make an instructable including you as
inspiration of course) although ill probably loose it too...
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| hey dude nice knife (step2)
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| Apr 24, 2009. 8:22 AMAlihul
says:
LOL, if u lose it make another...... :)
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| cool that you have a mac :D my brother has a imac and believe me that
thing is great
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| lol, i have a mac, too! mine is a '99 iMac G3 @333Mhz :D
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| heh, i just got 2 more, a blue and white PowerMac G3/400 and an
All-In-One PowerMac G3/266 (rare)
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| I am going for a emac 1ghz or 1.25ghz secondhand i trying to get 1 for a
nice prise
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| if you have a mac why do u have a microsoft icon
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| sony psps run at 333 mhz lolololol.
zzzz
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| it probably has a PPC in it (i know the PS3 does)
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| same here i love macs though i have a G5
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| i prefer intel macs running windows :-P
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| me too less problems to bad i don't have a mac or imac yet
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| lol my brother has the 2,6ghz whit 4gb and 320gb hard disk and 2tb of
extern memory and crazy enough there almost full, 500gb to back up
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| i like my mac pro 2nd gen dual 2.8hrz quadcore 10gb ram 500gb hardrive
and soon to have a gtx 285
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| I think I might try this, good job btw, but can u use a hot glue gun
instead of silicone? :)
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| i couldn't find any legos so i used Wall-E! haha
I didn't have silicone either so i used a hot glue gun.
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| Aug 29, 2009. 11:29 PMKasm279
says:
Nice! the connector comes out where he puts his lunchbox lol
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| I saw this, and though it was amazing.
However, I think its a bit too bulky.
I present my attempt- A six-stud blue brick with black base and a
matching 2 stud cap (slides on and off perfectly!).
A keyring is fitted, and a blue led shines as a stud at the rear.
- I hope this gives inspiration to all of you wanting to try this build!
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| I don't have scilicon. Could I use a hot glue gun instead?
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| that would be fine just make sure the glue isn't to hot or it will melt
some of the plastic
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| As an alternative to metal polish, you can use an "old school"
type toothpaste (the white paste kind, not a gel). Put a dab on a
lint-free cloth (a piece of t-shirt is the best), then just rub it in,
and keep working it and soon you will see your piece begin to shine. If
you have not secured your electronics inside, then rinse and buff dry.
(If the elecrtonics are secured already, just use a DAMP piece of cloth
to rinse.)
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| Mar 13, 2007. 11:25 PMGiotto
says:
Metal polish on plastic? Does that really work?
Does it leave any oilly residue?
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| Metal polish will work on plastic just as well as it will on metal. As
it is just a very mild abrasive, there are no oils in it to leave a
residue. Just follow the instructions on the container. When it is
buffed out in the final process, the plastic will look very smooth and
shiny. *IMPORTANT* - when using wet/dry sandpaper on the plastic, make
sure to use the finest grits available so as to not gouge the surface.
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| this is a great 'structable! I'm gonna try with something like a toy
car, or maybe some other object
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| I've made a toy car one, the windscreen and headlights light up upon
data transfer :)
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| how did you do that? i thought memory sticks had only one light in them?
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| i used a bit of transparent plastic (mine was recycled from the bit that
holds model pieces before you tear them off to use) in an optical-fibre
type way to send some light to each front light and some straight up to
the windscreen, it looks pretty cool :)
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| that sounds really cool. i never would have thought of that. the toy car
i put mine in, was yellow, but when it's in use, it glows red.
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| Cool, I'm thinking about finding a toy taxi and making the 'taxi' sign
on top light up :)
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| that sounds awesome! if you do it, you should make an instructable on it
so others can do it too
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| Genius, genius, genius! I don't even know how many times I have
commented this instructable, but it makes me smile every time. If you
don't have one of these, you are lost.
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| How wide across was your lego piece? because it mine is to small and my
usb looks smaller than your!
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| Jun 18, 2009. 2:36 PMJake_C
says:
3
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| o duh i see that now! thanks
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| Jun 23, 2009. 3:09 PMJake_C
says:
np
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| PCB? sry im a serious nub
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| Printed Circuit Board: PCB
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| Hey, I love the idea of the lego usb, Check out my finshed project, its
a bit messy but it looks great
Cristian Hernandez
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| cool
but we need find the suitable PCB first,right?
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| Jun 13, 2009. 6:45 PM6srd7
says:
Lol thats kool.
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| can I use any kind of flash drive
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| i actually wouldnt mind making something like tat
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| wont the stick over heat because of the L.E.D and all the silicone
within the block?
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