Lego USB memory stick

You've seen this a million times before, but I couldn't find it on Instructables

Step 1 Get your stuff

Hello All.

Yes, I know. You've probably seen this before, and your probably saying that this wasn't my idea. So no, its not my idea. I just couldn't find it on instructables, so I decided to post it as a reference for the rest of us.

You will need:

A USB memory stick (the thinner the better, it should be thinner than the lego piece)
Some Legos (either 2x4, 2x8, or whatever size you need to fit the memory stick.
A dremel, with a sanding part and that spinner-disc thingy part (see picture)
Hot glue

Comments

[taljurf]

wont the glue affect the usb?

[bassclarinet23]

Surprisingly no.

[LaffyDuck187]

Not too surprising... Hot glue is an insulator. Try covering up one end of a battery with hot glue, then hook up 2 wires and a flashlight bulb. It won't work. The only thing you should worry about is the hot glue burning the circuit board or overheating it.

[bassclarinet23]

Yeah, I was worried that the heat would mess it up or something, but it turned out okay.

[M0HIZ]

As long as you only apply heat for a short amount of time (no more than about 4 seconds continuously), the board and components should be fine. After all, some soldering irons work at 400 degrees centigrade but they don't damage the circuitry.

[Zuga]

I just made one of these with a 2 gb stick didnt rlly come out as i wanted but ooh well, ill make the other end some other time when i feel like it:P
great guide btw:)

[shell87]

thanks. i wanted to get the hubby one from etsy for his car sterio but since he needs a 16gig and hers were a little lotsa pricy to begin with i couldnt do it, but now i plan on making him one (will test with a cheaper usb pen drive i have already though.) i think i will try to make mine with a bottom to it of lego also like on etsy. but yeah this is awsome thanks for posting.

[dawsonj]

LOL Frankenstein reference there

[DIY Dave]

They sell tiny 512 MB drives at meijer for only $10. I think I will get one and make a lego flash drive out of it.

[D5quar3]

i got one at micro center for $8 2gb

[kiss my donkey]

I got a memory stick at staples for 10$ (2 GB)

one last thing MEGABLOCKS SUCK

[dawsonj]

 i totally agree. they are like an unwanted plague in the world of lego. oh yeah, and i got a 20 gigabyte usb off ebay for 15 dollars.

[sharlston]

i got a 64 gb for $30

[junits15]

watch out, some cheap chneese large usb drives are actualy smaller then they say.  they have a spectal program imbedded into them, that tells the computer that it is larger then it really is.  there is an instructable aroung here about how to check if it is fraud.

[cowscankill]

YES. FREAKIN CHEAP RIP-OFF THAT DOESN'T STAY TOGETHER.

[Banaczech]

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.

[President.Nulagi]

Here's mine! It has a new led (shines as a new stud) and a keyring!

[kasunharshana]

it's very grate.

 

[2=2]

No. I've done like 4 of these. The glue doesn't affect it in the slightest.

[axiszx]

i got a 512mb flash drive free!! it had data on it but i cleared it and put my stuf on

[HoodedRanger]

lol did u steal it?

[KR-S]

yea..jsut made one of therse..worked really well..fitted all the inards in to a 2x4 block but had to grind down the usb and sides of the lego.and then used a 2x4 block for the lid..love it:)

[N1CK4ND0]

I used to be quite the lego fanatic.

[N1CK4ND0]

Here is the one I made:

[pinkston32]

Megablocks do suck, but that's probably why he cut it up...

[Nicolaclare7]

I'm trying to make a memory stick out of a cast of a wedge of lime. I will fill the cast with clear resin and place the memory stick in, and wait for it to harden. When the lime wedge is hard, with the memory stick inside,i plan to cut off the end of the wedge for a lid, so that the male part prodtrudes out when the lid is taken off. Does anyone know how i could cover the end bit of the memory stick so the resin doen't affect it? If this makes any sense i'd be glad of any ideas! Thank you!

[xerxesx20]

It won't be pretty, or for that matter a particularly accurate fit, ("But -- it just might work.") do you think thin plastic sheet, like cling film or a nice flat carrier bag section would resist the resin long enough for the resin to harden/cure? Don't forget to test it before you try it for real! Hope that helps.

[daviddd]

OMG PADFOOT! YOU LIKE HARRY POTTER TOO?

[anon3000000]

I SEE A MEGABLOCK!?!?

[bounty1012]

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[bassclarinet23]

Megablocks always come apart.

[qwertyboy]

yeah, when my friend and I used to play with legos, whenever we found one, we'd throw it in the trash. evidently he got a set of them.

[lawizeg]

I think it's alot better to have one of those thin pieces cover the bottom, and poke a hole through the brick so the light can shine through. That's what i did.

[lawizeg]

Also, MEGABLOCKS SUCK!

[dunkley]

Wow this is cool, can someone make me a red one with a lid- 2gb. I'll pay you a tenner including delivery. really cheap ones at amazon (Kingston Technology 2GB USB 2.0 Flash Pen Drive). PLEASE, i really want one but don't have the tools. Thanks :-)

[bassclarinet23]

Do you have Pliers?

[bassclarinet23]

They work just as well (Just not as easy as a dremmel.)

[uvalacrosse]

does the key still work when its in the hot glue?

[bassclarinet23]

Mine did.

[xadow11]

will the glu hert the usb?