Pink Eraser USB Flash Drive

I like to make things both useful and odd. The odd projects are usually more fun.
I like to make things both useful and odd. The odd projects are usually more fun.
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introPink Eraser USB Flash Drive
Want to make a flash drive that nobody in a modern office would even think about taking? Hide it in a pink eraser and it's secure in this digital age.

step 1Get your erasers and flash drive
You can get a couple of erasers in an office supply store or an art store. They're cheap.
The flash drive I got at an office supply store. I got a 1 gig since I barely e…

step 2Cut the erasers
One eraser is used for the flash drive and the other will serve as the cap. You'll want to use almost all of one eraser for the drive and about half for the cap.

step 3Free up the flash drive
The plastic case on my flash drive was easy to pull apart. Just work a fingernail between the pieces and pull it apart.
Once it's open you can behold just how tiny the …

step 4Hollow out the pieces
I grabbed a rotary tool and quickly dug out a gap in each piece. Keep testing the fit with the flash drive until it's nice and snug. The same thing goes for the cap.

step 5Put it all together and start putting some files on it
Take a moment to admire the results and then put that flash drive to work! Put some files on there to print out elsewhere and make it earn its keep.

step 6Watch it Get Copied
As people have noted several times in the comments, you can buy something like this at Target now. Checking on the site, I found it here. It's also listed on Amazon here wh…
| whats a dremel???? dont say a rotary toll T_T
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| Sep 13, 2009. 10:56 AMCapnTac
says:
A rotary tool.
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| can u put up a pic of it with the cap on?
jw
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| where do you get the usb drive
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| any office supply store;
office max, office depot, and a bunch of other places
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| there are lots and lots of places you can get them.
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| that is so cool! i have to make this! thx 4 postin it!!
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| I've been meaning to use this instructable for geeking up my flash drive
that carries my Scrapbook (the Firefox add on) directory and Evernote
notes and the like. Thanks in advance
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| no need for a rotary tool I used my multi tool to hollow it out :) works
like a charm
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| so waht happens when you use the eraser to much it opens up the gap in it
? :P
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| You buy another eraser to use instead of your flash drive one.
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| or use another eraser for the DRIVE, then you have an uber-awsum hollow
eraser. Making mistakes never looked so cool.
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| does this in any way affect the circuit board? i.e. do fragments of the
rubber disrupt the flow of power on the circuit? is there anything we
could cover the circuit with before inserting into the pink pearl? lol,
the pink pearl, i love it
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| Oct 16, 2008. 1:43 AMDerin
says:
no,the tracks are already covered by solder resist and the rubber wont
affect the usb unless there are moving parts which i highly doubt
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| I wrapped mine in 1 layer of Saran wrap just so it didnt get annoying
rubber bits under the wiring. also it slides easier into a tight fitting eraser
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| if your really worried, spray some plasticote on it
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| No. The type of rubber in a pink pearl is non conductive. |
| lol...all rubber is non conductive
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| Technically, all rubber is non conductive. But sometimes conductive materials are put in rubber to make it conductive. |
| It's mainly for keypads-then they don't have to add conductive things. |
| oh like the mac keyboard?
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| I don't know; I've never used a rubber mac keyboard. Usually they're for numbers, for things like doors. |
| oh i get it my sister gave me her build ur own phone kit and i was
wondering how the rubber keypad actually typed
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| Tear apart a remote control.
The key itself is a "hollow" rubber "cap". This
allows the hollow base to collapse when the key is pressed.
Think of cupping your hand, palm down, on a table. A button push is like
flattening your hand onto the table.
On the bottom of the key, inside the cap (think of this as a bowl) at
the base (the deepest part of the bowl) is embedded carbon. It will not
be as shiny as the rubber. (If you are still thinking cupped hand, it
would be in the middle of your palm.)
The PCB where the carbon will hit looks like fingers on two hands that
are flat on a table with the fingers alternating or interlaced.
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The carbon makes a contact between the "fingers" of both
"hands". There will be some resistance (as in Ohms law) that
can be measured - it goes from an open circuit to a closed circuit. The
resistance doesn't really matter at some point, it is less than an
infinite (open circuit) value.
And - for normal rubber, any voltage/current strong enough to make it
thru a rubber insulator will jusrt fry the rubber.
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| yes i noticed those fingers....thanks for the great explaination.
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| High Voltage can make rubber conduct. Heck, high voltage can make almost
anything conduct.
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| Oct 16, 2008. 1:44 AMDerin
says:
seconded
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| everything can conduct electricity. just some things more than others.
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| Just like how everything is poisonous, but the amounts at which they are harmful are different. |
| And everything gives off radiation
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| this is very cool, and works too. thank you
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| Is there a way to do with WITHOUT a Dremel? Thanks.
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| Jun 13, 2009. 4:14 AMjal08
says:
What bit did you use to hollow out the eraser? Thanks!
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| pink pearl! seccond best to Magic Rub! (Magic Rub, thats what she said!)
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| You know you can buy these at Target...Already Made!!!
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| But, that is dumb. Get off your lazy butt and make your own. Pardon my french. XD |
| Do French people say "Pardon my English"?
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