The pill project at very little cost.

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This project started with my wife going into the hospital. She put my pill in baggies for each day. I had one bag left so that meant that I was going to have to learn the pill game fast. You see below the finish product.

Step 1 Tool list and parts list for the project that I did.

1. Drill
2. Drill bits - One the size of the small wire and one for the bigger size.
3. Vise Grips - This works really good for cutting the wire.
4. Vise - To hold the wire when twisting it.
5. Safety Glasses - You never can tell when something might fly into your eyes.
6. Measuring tape - Just in case.
7. Marker - To mark the location for the holes that you are going to drill
8. # 9 wire
9. Tie Wire.
10. Masking Tape - I can't do anything without it.
11. Tray - I used on hand that I used.
12. Gloves - These might come in handy when working with the wire.

Comments

[grannyjones]

I spread out my pills on a piece of fleece and take a photo with my phone.
I use this as a guide when I fill the weekly snap trays--reusable, easy.

[cateddy]

I said in that last that my wife said that she would use this when she does the pills for us. She is back to her old way making like pills of each kinds and putting them in the little plastic bags. Thanks for the comment anyway. Chuck

[omnibot]

Good instructable but .. what horrible illness do you have to require such vast amounts of medication every day?

[pocketwatch]

asking about strangers' health is not appropriate.

[mikeasaurus]

Ha! I have the exact same drill, mine looks just as haggard. They run forever don't they? Good thing I got a new one earlier this year, but somehow I can't bring myself to throw it away...

[cateddy]

Hello Mike. I know what you mean. I have another on in the shed like only the chuck is froze up. It still runs. The last time I used it, I had to take a pipe wrench to it. Thanks for the reply. I have another one that I am working on now. It a cooler type thing for a laptop computer. If you would like to see some of the other ones that I have, there are some links down the page of comments that you can click on. Thanks again. Chuck

[killerjackalope]

Hmm, interesting if slightly lost on me, however my brother has a print of this on his door, you may be amused... Actually it'd make a cool project to make a holder that had messages like those...

[RaisedByRobots]

har!

[cateddy]

This is a great sign Killer. I was able to see like you said, "Just click on it." Chuck

[cateddy]

Thanks for the comment. This was one of those projects that I wouldn't have done if it wasn't for the fact that I had to. My wife was in the hospital for 2 weeks and I would have been hurting for sure without the pills that I take everyday. Your picture is hard to read. I will check it out a little more and see if I can make it out. Thanks again for the comment. I have some other instructables that you might want to check out. Chuck<br/><a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Work_saver_and_car_window_cover/">http://www.instructables.com/id/Work_saver_and_car_window_cover/</a><br/><a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/20x20_fan_with_air_filter/">http://www.instructables.com/id/20x20_fan_with_air_filter/</a><br/><a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Intro_The_fan_the_filter_together_again/">http://www.instructables.com/id/Intro_The_fan_the_filter_together_again/</a><br/>

[killerjackalope]

If you click on it it'll go bigger... Ack that's a bit rubbish, two weeks of various medications was enough for me, I couldn't even keep them right, got confused and ended up in an odd state of mind thanks to the mix up. If I ever get round to building my coffee dispensing machine I have planned it would be a really adaptable design for pills, no electronics as such however you could add motors and a microcontroller... I'll take a look at the other 'ibles - cheers Adam.

[CameronSS]

Hmmm...dispense the pills into the coffee, thereby giving you a cup of medication-spiked coffee.

[killerjackalope]

Well I already know how my system will work and it could easily incorporate pills in to a cup of coffee, as long as taking all of them in a solution is alright, it may make the coffee taste a bit rough too...

[cateddy]

Thanks for you comment too, Cameron. Maybe a little shot of something else might make them go down easier too. Either them or me.

[cateddy]

The coffee thing may now work for me. Some of the pills that I take are time release type. I may get over charged and really get with it. Thanks for looking at my instructables. Another thing, I was thinking on this instructable that one day just about everyone will end up like me. More pills than you know what to do with.

[mslaynie]

You're so right. People with good health should value it and appreciate it, because it can disappear overnight. Without my pill organizer I'd be utterly lost, and my husband absolutely runs from the thought of trying to refill it. I keep thinking I should make a chart, in case I need him to do it for me one day.

[cateddy]

Mslaynie. Thanks for the comment. I have been real lucky. My wife hasn't had to go to the hospital for a long stay here lately. Even when she was gone, I had to have my daughter and her husband come over and help with them. The funny thing was, they had all the pills on the tray and ready to start. I set down really fast and cause all the pills to go flying. I had taken the pictures of them so it wasn't to hard to put them back. Thanks again for the comment. Chuck

[mslaynie]

You're totally welcome! I was actually in the ER last week thanks to what I thought was a reaction to an antibiotic. It wasn't, thankfully, and they sent me home embarrassed and VERY thankful!

Taking the picture is a great idea. I still need to set it up so my husband can arrange my meds... poor guy, if he had to do it, he'd be terrified of screwing it up!

Have a great weekend!