Tic-Tac flashlight

How to create a flashlight using an old tic-tac container, 3 ni-mh aaa batteries, and about $1.50 in parts.

Please note that not only is this my first instructable, but I did this with absolutely NO planning whatsoever. It was more of a "Hey, I wonder if I could build that" kinda idea more than anything else.
So yours will probably look and work better.

Step 1 What you need

Supplies:
Solid core wire, 22 to 18 gauge. You can find this at Radioshack
Popsicle sticks. These are at craft stores
On/off switch. I cannibalized this off of an old solar lamp, but Radioshack has them
3 Ni-MH batteries. And yes, they do need to be Ni-MH (because Ni-MH is 1.2 volts as apposed to 1.5 volts). Again, I would recommend Radioshack
small Tic-Tac container. find these at your local corner store
White LED. I like THIS store, because it has free shipping. I bought 100 white LEDS for $8. And you can NEVER have too many LEDs
Super glue. I would check "The Home Depot" for this.

Tools:
Tin Snips (scissors work, but tin snips make it amazingly easy to cut through Popsicle sticks
Flux
soldering iron
wire strippers. I ended up not using these
Solder
wire cutters
hot glue gun
heat sink (to use while soldering LED)

Tools and supplies not in picture:
Super glue
drill
drill-bit the same diameter as your LED
Dremel tool
Electrical tape
hot glue sticks
small file
about 1-2 hours of free time

Comments

[knexxpro]

 LOL! I Have The Other Project Thing xD, But I Just Bought It For The Parts Lol.

[mr. clean]

u really need to put a resistor in the positive line of the led 2.5 ohms should be fine but other than that i like it mabey u can find a solar pannel that fits on the side.

[wolf555hound]

hmmmmm, how about a Altoids tin painted on the inside? IDK if it'd work, but its worth a try.