USB PEZ (or how to Fido your candy dispenser). by gosub
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Good morning peeps.

As my second Instructable I thought it might be cool to do a little tweak to make our usb key a bit more funny looking. Such as embedding it in a PEZ. Well you can imagine how simple this Instructable will be. But I guess it will be nice for kids and an enjoyable moment for the other.
It will take about 45 minutes to do it. Ok let's go. What do we need ?

We need :

1. a PEZ
2. An old or at least a not too expensive USB key.
3. A little screwdriver.
4. A little metal file or a cutter blade.
5. Some glue gun or some resin (what you'll have at hand)
6. Some expert hands such as Dad or the big guy eating all your PEZ and called brother.

Some PEZ heads are hard to carve and will not fit any USB stuff within. So check it before to buy, if you need to buy it. Cost of this : Almost nothing if you have a spare USB key but you can buy them now for 7$ or so. Of course if you have to buy a new one just save the old key for this Instructable.


 
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Step 1: Dismantle the PEZ and the USB key.

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You will figure out easily how to dismantle your PEZ.

But anyway let's prepare how it might be done. The goal is to be sure that nothing will be spoiled during the process. Making interventions on general public products is always a bit risky...

So gather a tiny screwdriver and let's start by the easier part. Dismantling the USB key.
I also think that you can use a hair dryer to make the plastic casing far more easy to split, you see.
Don't get to hot right. You should be able to handle it without any problem.


Browncoat says: Sep 17, 2008. 3:24 PM
If I wasn't afraid of ruining my USB drive or having it get damaged after the mod, I'd totally give this a try. Good 'ible!
baneat says: Nov 6, 2008. 2:55 PM
USB drives are extremely cheap. get a 128mb one, big enough for docs at least and totally expendable
gosub (author) says: Sep 18, 2008. 9:36 AM
Thanks. Which part do you fear the most ?
Browncoat says: Sep 18, 2008. 10:14 AM
I'd say I fear them both equally as they both seem very possible to me.
gosub (author) says: Sep 19, 2008. 3:36 AM
Sure.
nelsnils says: Dec 4, 2011. 12:47 PM
Hi guys. 2011/12 here. We have 16GB flash drives for 10 dollars. Ah, isn't technology wonderful?
gosub (author) says: Sep 9, 2008. 8:12 AM
Keep in mind that this Instructable is meant to be crafted by and for kids. I would keep them away from the computer a bit (and it is related to computer. So they would like it a lot). It also require a bit of an adult or an "old teenager" hand to handle the tools safely. It is in no way meant to be technical, but more to have a smooth approach of high technology. Some PEZ heads are hard to carve and will not fit any USB stuff. So check it before to buy, if you need to buy it.
munchman says: Sep 9, 2008. 5:34 AM
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gosub (author) says: Sep 9, 2008. 6:51 AM
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munchman says: Sep 9, 2008. 6:47 AM
sorry. i was in a bad mood when i wrote that
gosub (author) says: Sep 9, 2008. 6:58 AM
Yeah :-)) I can take it. :-)) Don't get sick so easily. Be strong. I change the title to USB PEZ to make it more "gadgetogogomatic". But speaking of which I'm sure I can fit a Bluetooth key in a PEZ or a wireless one. But for that I would need a a martian PEZ head.
munchman says: Sep 9, 2008. 7:00 AM
And as the dazza326 said to pinky54... lol
munchman says: Sep 9, 2008. 7:02 AM
Anyway. Good instructable. I actually found a bart pez today!
gosub (author) says: Sep 9, 2008. 8:29 AM
Good ! Bart is the easiest for fitting some in its head. I'm sure his dad is even more empty and would fit any big key :-))
gosub (author) says: Sep 5, 2008. 4:08 PM
Someone did it in a different way.
Here : http://metku.net/index.html?path=mods/flashpez/index_eng
=SMART= says: Sep 5, 2008. 1:17 PM
Nice ! i had this very idea just yesterday !!
gosub (author) says: Sep 5, 2008. 3:19 PM
Hehehe. While i was posting it I thought that someone might have already done it :-))
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