jagermeister mod: koob's USB powered LED monitor stand

i have two monitors on my desk
on the right side there is an ages-old super-heavy megawatt-eating monster of a 22" CRT and in the center a 21.5" widescreen skinny TFT i use as primary monitor.....i wanted both screens to be at the same level and since the CRT's stand and frame is around 8cm higher then the TFT's i needed something to lift it up.....so basically this is where the idea came from

first of all i am not an electrician and this is my first instructable
therefore all of the LEDs used in this mod will die the slow death of hyperthermia one day
have mercy with your components and use christmas lights for your project
but since i have no christmas tree lights i used what i have found in my spare parts box in the corner of my mancave:

4 x jagermeister botttles (0.7L)
USB cable
lots of salvaged LEDs
tons of hot glue and a glue gun
electric tape
some grippy material (rubber from a bike hose or cork from a wine bottle)
wires

i made this simplified video instructable for you to watch so you get an idea of this project without actually reading the entire step by step:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3GUWOof_DM

Step 1

first of all remove the paper stickers from the jagermeister bottles with hot water
you can leave them in the water for an hour or so, and the glue holding the stickers will dissolve nicely and it will be easier to remove the stickers from the bottles

align the 4 meister bottles nicely next to each other and glue them together
i consider hot glue to be one of mankinds greatest inventions so i used a lot of hot glue, just to improve stability^^

then glue the grippy pieces to the bottles so the monitor stand does not move on the desk
i used some cork plates they use to separate glass panels when they transport them, but one could use some pieces of a bike rubber hose or whatever

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[koobyak]

*gratz!

[koobyak]

1000 views! whoohoo*