Wood Induction Charger

Step 3 Get wood

Go to your local wood store and pick a piece of wood out that you'd like to use.  I used some pine at first because I knew it would be soft and easier to use the router on. 

Route out a shape that will fit the charging guts. Don't forget to make a cut in the back for the power adapter and USB.  The hard part here is making sure the wood is thin enough to get a charge from the coil, but also not burn through it.  Thin enough being about 1-2mm. This will be wood dependent because of density.

Comments

[irishjim68]

I see this as just being version 1.0.

I'm sure that there will be more mods to come for this particular piece of home tech.

[Hadesan]

Very nice mod.

However, instead of routing the wood to a thin enough level, would wood veneers been easier? You could cut out the base or construct it from thin pieces of wood. Then apply a few layers of wood veneer (glued at right angles to each veneer slice)  to give it strength (similar to plywood construction.) 

This way you would get a solid surface which allow the coils to work while removing the need for the routing trial and error to get the depth.

Cheers

[talonts]

I agree that veneers would work very well, and also allow fun with different types/colors of wood for a truly custom look.  You can even used layered veneers for the main frame, and go wild with patterns.

The other to consider is simply removing the rubber mat from the original charger, and installing wood veneer in its place.

[subhuman]

"The hard part here is making sure the wood is thin enough to get a charge from the coil, but also not burn through it."

Would have been cool to tell us how thin you made it, at least for reference.
And could have been more detailed (text and photos).

But other than that, nice idea and nice work!

[jvalal]

I've replied to the thickness quetsion..about 1-2mm

What other details would you be looking for?

[subhuman]

Thanks! This helps a lot.

Dunno if its possible but if so, you should edit and add it to step 3.

I would have liked a picture of the under side of the final product(with the power adapter and usb).

But mainly the "more detailed" comment was for your future instructables, since its always better to document more then less.

Thanks for your answer, i appreciate it :)