USB Smoke Absorbing Ashtray by aKaMaKaVeLy
The All New USB ASHTRAY.

If you have read a blog or seen a computer store lately you'll come to believe that the world gets plugged in a USB port in the end.

But, no one really made some sort of gadget for the smokers...yep everybody hates the smokers, well the time for CHANGE IS NOW , Introducing the USB Ashtray that absorbs smoke !

What you need :

One Desk Lamp With Table Clamp = $5.00
One PC Cooler With LED's = $4.50
One Regular USB Cable = $3.50
One Metallic Ashtray = $2.50
Anti Vibration Rubber = $1.00
Plastic and Metal Glue = $1.00

Total Cost Of Project $17.5 Dollars !

*We have a cool video about the hole project made out but we couldn't embed it so here's the link in high definition VIEW VIDEO *
 
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Step 1: Step 1: The Lamp

The Lamp,

I found the best body at hand for this project is a desk lamp, and here's why : It's flexible, nice to look at, and the right size & shape .

You need to make sure you don't overpay for one, they cost from anywhere from $1 - $5 , depends on style, color. Make sure your lamp has a clamp on like shown in the picture.

So Here's what you want your lamp to have :

- On / Off switch , mine had a voltage regulator - EVEN BETTER.
- Same color as the rest of the parts you use.
- Medium height.
- Flexible Neck.
- Bottom Clamp.

Now let's take it apart .

First remove any light bulbs you may have in the lamp in case you didn't get a new one. Then start to unscrew the socket from the lamp, there should only be one screw holding it in the center of the socket. (pic 2)

Then unscrew the hole head part of the lamp neck like shown in ( pic 3 ). You should find the 2 screws at the ending of the neck part where the head and lamp neck join.

That's it for step 1.
*We have a cool video about the hole project made out but we couldn't embed it so here's the link in high definition VIEW VIDEO *
mzawrotny says: Sep 24, 2011. 11:41 PM
Why don't you make it even better you can add a small charcoal filter behind your fan to eliminate smoke output.
khelgs says: Jan 31, 2009. 9:36 PM
its BEAUTIFUL
ClemensY290 says: Dec 31, 2008. 10:11 PM
so what wires do you put onto the circuit board? the usb cable to be spliced into the circuit board, or what
hcold says: Sep 11, 2008. 2:10 AM
I forsee a carbon filter mod, to filter out at least the particulate.
shooby says: Aug 31, 2008. 4:11 PM
I like this idea a lot. The use of an LED fan is cool. But... This doesn't absorb smoke. It looks like it just sucks it into the lamp face, then blows it out the back, with a pleasant smell. Why not have a simple screen or loose-knit cloth around the exit holes, to actually trap smoke particles? Also, you don't have to have a clamp desk-lamp and a metallic ashtray to make this. It can be a lamp with a round base too, then just put any ashtray you want to onto the base.
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