USB Shiftage Key!!

This Instructable will show you some basic USB modding techniques by guiding you through the construction of the shown USB shift key, you can of course use any keyboard key, or indeed any object at all to fit a USB flash drive into.

This instructable used...
1x Kingston Data Traveller 1GB - Chosen for it's reliability size and low prices - I got mine for 1.60.
1x Donor keyboard key - I used the shift key because its easily obtainable, easily recognisable and big enough to house the usb key.
1x Tube of general all purpose filler - You could also use epoxy or hot glue if you like.
1x Pot of acrylic paint to match the cooler of the keyboard key.
A wee touch of tippex (or "liquid paper")

And the tools...
I used a decorators sanding block but sanding paper would do.
You might need a small drill bit to create a small hole on the key so an LED can shine through IF the key you use is completely opaque.
You might want a paint brush - obviously to paint with.

This Instructable has no real reason to fail, it worked for me and uses techniques which should cause no damage to your own items. Nevertheless for legal reasons i must disclaim= follow this instructable at your own discretion and in knowledge of the risks, i accept no responsibility for damage to USB drives as a result of falsely following this instructable, or this instructable not working for you.

Step 1 Bust out the electronics!!

Grab a pair of pliers and take the USB drive apart.
Take the side which isn't the LED side off first, once you have the drive itself out then move on to the next step.

Comments

[jbyrns1993]

I have a 32GB Patriot Memory flash drive I got for $100 off http://cyberguys.com/ it holds about as much as my dad's iBook G4 from Apple. It has the fastest data transfer rate for USB I could find. I use it for everything.

[lifelong-newbie]

Thanks for the recommendation, might look at picking one up for my VM

[lilpepsikraker]

I made one!

[lifelong-newbie]

Excellent job you've done there. I had wondered what effect using a translucent filler would have. Is it epoxy resin, or some silicon filler. How's the heat distribution?

[Derin]

i remember the cafeteria gave 1gig datatravelers to the teachers,my friend got one from his teacher and removed the pesky Bilintur Catering Centre label from it

[lifelong-newbie]

There good reliable drives, I love em

[Derin]

I have a 4gig black datatraveler with slide action usb plug

[alex-sharetskiy]

Hey, great instructable! where did you get the drive and how much did it cost? (in what currency?)

[lifelong-newbie]

The actual shop i bought from online seems to be gone now.

Heres the drive, £2.50. But it can apparently be bought from eBay for 99p

[Neodudeman]

http://www.google.com/products?q=Kingston+Data+Traveller+1GB&oe=utf-8&scoring=p