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Step 7Baking and finishing
Bake the workpiece as indicated for the brand of polymer clay used and let it cool down. With the razor knife redo the cut. Take care to follow the original cut for a clean result. Pull the halves apart.
Remove the core and all remnants of tape and backing from the baked pieces. The core can be reused, but will probably need new tape and backing.
You can sand the pieces for an extra smooth result. This is best done with the core inserted back in. Finishing with 400 grid gives a good result for most colours. Clean the parts afterwards.
Some colours look better wet than dry, in that case you can apply some wax or varnish after drying.
Insert the USB plug side of the flash drive in the corresponding new cover part, i.e. the "cap". If it does not fit tightly enough to serve as a friction fit cap, you will need to add some "thickness" to the inner hollow of the part. For small additions I carefully put a drop of superglue on the inner wall and leave it dry keeping the part laying down. Keep in mind superglue sets very slowly when left to dry to the air. Do not insert the USB plug until the glue has thoroughly set.
Test fit the complete assembly. With the USB plug side inserted as deep as possible, attach the other part. Put a tiny drop of superglue in that other part and keeping it as the underside part insert the flash drive. Be careful and avoid gluing to the "cap" part. If after the glue has set, the fixed part still seperates, repeat it with another tiny drop. It is better to try several times than to add to much glue.
Attach the lace and the catch.
Remove the core and all remnants of tape and backing from the baked pieces. The core can be reused, but will probably need new tape and backing.
You can sand the pieces for an extra smooth result. This is best done with the core inserted back in. Finishing with 400 grid gives a good result for most colours. Clean the parts afterwards.
Some colours look better wet than dry, in that case you can apply some wax or varnish after drying.
Insert the USB plug side of the flash drive in the corresponding new cover part, i.e. the "cap". If it does not fit tightly enough to serve as a friction fit cap, you will need to add some "thickness" to the inner hollow of the part. For small additions I carefully put a drop of superglue on the inner wall and leave it dry keeping the part laying down. Keep in mind superglue sets very slowly when left to dry to the air. Do not insert the USB plug until the glue has thoroughly set.
Test fit the complete assembly. With the USB plug side inserted as deep as possible, attach the other part. Put a tiny drop of superglue in that other part and keeping it as the underside part insert the flash drive. Be careful and avoid gluing to the "cap" part. If after the glue has set, the fixed part still seperates, repeat it with another tiny drop. It is better to try several times than to add to much glue.
Attach the lace and the catch.
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But actually you can, another Ible describes you can bake a flash drive without destroying it. I tried it once, with succes.
A colleague of mine, an electronics engineer, told me he was not surprised at all this is possible, as the inner working temperature of those devices is quite high. What would be destructive is trying to bake it while it is powered up (both heat inputs adding up).