Jake writes in with a how-to plate and etch Altoids tins… “Using a car battery, blue vitriol solution (an archaic name for copper sulfate) and printed circuit board making techniques, I etched and copper plated some Altoids containers this past weekend.” Copper plating and etching Altoids tins- Link.
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Wisepig writes – “I just picked one of these up tonight at the Nintendo store in Rockefeller Center. The mints aren’t that great but I’m thinking that this would make a great project box for something — maybe an mp3 case or an uber minty boost. “ – Link.
Nginuity from the Hacked Gadgets forums made a fun Altoids tin morse code oscillator… “I finally finished that morse code oscillator I was working on. It works okay for what it is, but I have some serious heat dissipation issues I need to look into for next time. The caps going to ground get real […]
Stone3408 writes: “This is a kit that will allow you to do many soldering tasks in the field, cost about $8.00, and it all fits in an Altoids tin! I’ve used this same set of stuff for years now and was inspired to share it based on a recent instructable on soldering (an outstanding one). […]
We completely agree with Maxim/Dallas semiconductor… “Disposable metal candy boxes, such as those from Altoids, make excellent shielded enclosures for lab tests. Engineers put extensive effort into designing and constructing lab test circuits which often are left in a drawer, undocumented and vulnerable to damage. The next time the same function is required, either the […]
Shawninsicily shows how to make a small portable strobe light (in an Altoids tin, of course) – “[Here’s a] small strobe light using a 5W luxeon star. Runs for over 2 hrs from a 9V battery, fits into a altoids gum tin. A fun project that cost under $50 and takes under 2 hours.” – […]
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Tsangal made a nifty switchbox with volume knob and jammed it in an Altoids (the project box of choice for Makers). The title of the project is passive pre-amp, but I’m not sure where the amping is being amped – Link. Related: Altoids and tin cases Archives – Link. From […]
