USB Thumb Drive Zippo

Don't throw away that old Thumb Drive / Zippo! Recycle them into something cool!


This instructable is going to show you how to:

Find a good Deal on "zippo" lighters
modify Them to Fit a "stripped" thumb Drive
and how to strip a thumb drive

Step 1 Materials

You'll Need These 4 Things

Old zippo lighter destined for the trash
( if you just want to do this with a new one: http://www.dealextreme.com/)
usb Thumb Drive
Hot glue Gun
needle nose pliers
and:

Comments

[jhenry3]

great mod! i built one to your specs but instead of using hot glue i used gripfill
i stuck a 32 gb stick in.

[Nicola Tesla]

i have the same lighter and it sucks

[michoi]

ha i have the same knife but with camo scales

[a918bmxr]

did u just have to deface a real zippo why not an imitation. sad face :-( cool idea tho

[cornflaker]

 haha that is an immatation :P it costs about $3 USD off dealextreme.com with free shipping

[a918bmxr]

o ok...
then its kay
XD

[Habitare_In_Musica]

Doesn't the hinge keep you from putting the drive all the way into a computer?

[steel38]

awesome idea. only took about an hour to make. and the "click" is still there. thanks for the idea. and it works great without an extension usb cord

[hellstudios]

Nice! But if i might make a suggestion: take an exacto knife and cut all that extra hot melt glue so it will look more neat. sorry for the late reply, i haven't been on this site in A LONG time.

[steel38]

good idea. thanks for the tip, and dont worry about the late. theres no late fees. ha ha

[hellstudios]

that joke was so lame it was awesome. Creating a paradox.

[xx_kitsune_xx]

couldn't have picked a better lighter to "save", luv the decal ^_

[sexpistolsrule666]

man, i wish id seen this before i did another similar intructable that uses magnets to shut the zippo. i miss the clicking sound it used to make lol cool instructable tho...

[hellstudios]

thanks. and yes, I like the clicking sound aswell, that is why I gutted the insides and kept that hinge. be sure to vote for me in the contest this ible is in! kthnxbye. :D

[dhullazaran]

gr8 thing man!! I wish to do that thing buy myself. Thanks for such a gr8 concept. will let you know once i am done with it.

[hellstudios]

Awesome! be sure to take pictures! and vote for me in the contest this is entered in. :D ok you DON'T, but I would be happy if you did!

[lemonie]

I don't use any computer that that would fit into - how does the lid-catch (Keep this) not get in the way for you? L

[hellstudios]

I use a USB Extension cable. But yeah, It fits into My mother's Laptop. and (if I confoogle it in such a way) into my desktop without the cable.

[lemonie]

Ah, yes I actually have one of those, opens me up to some more ideas - thanks. L

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[hellstudios]

yeah.....dealextreme.com is mentioned in the instructable.

[Flashflint]

You bought that from dealextreme :)

[hellstudios]

Indeed I did. :D but people have already done this. D: