Make a Cardboard Clock

I hated my old projection zellers (equivalent to american wal-mart) bought clock. And the porjector stopped working so i turffed it. Later I bought a clockless Altec Lansing In Motion ipod dock and use that for an alarm.

So I still needed a display with the time.

I took this old clock and made a "case-mod" out of a cardboard box.

Note, i am using one hand...my other arm is broken in half.

I used a dremel, philips screwdrivers, and a drill to take my clock apart. (it was stubborn)

Sorry i didn't take any disassembly photos.

Once removed, snip away any un-needed parts like projector, speaker, nobs...

Next cut a crappy hole close to the size of your lcd and test the fit, then size it down with an exacto so it fits snug.

Decorate your box if you wish. I chose an apple sticker, you could paint, and stickers, cut, or draw on yours.

Place everything inside your box

Then plug it in and set the time with the buttons right on the chip.

Then like me, do a crappy job of tapping the cord through a hole, to keep it secure.

Finally, poke some holes to vent out any possible heat.

If you want. Instead of poking you can drill holes :P

Use other containers like tupperwear, Dvd-R columns, fabric, wood.

Place buttons outside, and enable things like sound, radio, alarm.

Of course, add L.E.D s !!!



-Thanks!

-Ev