Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Keyboard Wallet - Turn an old keyboard into a wallet!



Okey Dokey......So! This is one my my "projects" I did this week: A Keyboard Wallet! When I first heard about this, I was like "huh? how do you turn a keyboard into a *click* ...ooooh!" It's pretty simple to do, and if you have these tools + an old keyboard you can do it in a few minutes!

The Things you need to make your very own keyboard wallet arrrreee......

  1. A Ruler
  2. Razor Blade and/or Scissors
  3. Tape
  4. Screwdriver
  5. And of course an old keyboard (that you don't care to mess up, duh)
So after you get these things, the first thing you need to do is to remove the screws from the back of the keyboard...
Then if your keyboard is like mine, you need to pry off the plastic back. Just get your screwdriver or a knife or something and pry it off, or what ever you can do, besides this keyboard is supposed to be junk that your not gonna use and don't care to mess up!
So after you do that, you need to remove either a metal sheet, or some kind of plastic piece so you can get to the plastic circuit sheet. Under that is the silicone rubber piece that the keys press on. But of course all you need is the circuit sheet, this is what your going to make your new wallet out of.

So when you get the circuit sheet out, find something you can cut on, like a cutting board. Personally I used an old notebook that I didn't care to cut. (my cutting board is huge & didn't wanna get it out).
Ok so now you need to make four, 3 inch by 4 inch rectangles to make the inside and outside area for the wallet.


When you get those cut, you need to take 2 of the 4 and tape the ends together, and just leave a little area between the two so you will be able to fold the wallet when your done.

After that repeat the step before with the remaining 2 rectangles.

After you have the two sides of the wallet, you need to to tape both of the ends to each other, to make the inside & outside. The you need to tape the bottom of the sides together.

After you have it like you want it, you now need to cut a 3 inch by 3 inch piece for a holder your license or credit card or whatever you put in your wallet. Then just tape that piece on the inside of your wallet, with of course room for your card to fit.
You know you like my Buzz Lightyear gift card!

And if you want another on the other side do the last step again.

And now your finished! Put all your crap in it and never show it to anyone unless you have geeky friends!!! :) (and if your wallet doesn't fold great, just leave it under a book or something heavy to flatten it out, or overtime it will by it's self.)You are now the proud owner of a circuit sheet, wallet! A cool, original, geeky wallet! Way to reuse old crap! And if you ever see me in real life, don't say "Hey that's the chick who showed me how to make that awesome geek wallet!" because I will smile, and walk away....


If you think my directions suck and/or wanna see the original steps go to: http://www.instructables.com/id/Wallet-made-from-a-computer-keyboard/

Get Ready for Some Awesome & Geeky Projects!!!

Mmmmmmmkay, so in one of my last posts I said I was gonna start doin this more.....I lied....as you can tell, BUT i've promise you at LEAST 2 more blogs this week! :) That's pretty big huh? Yea I know.... So after I type this blog....that i'm typing right now...I will post a new one, I'm just waiting on a few things to finish on my computer, then I will show you one of the things I did this week with a bunch of old computer crap that more than likely was never gonna get used, so I put it to good use! It's currently in my pocket, and I made it from..........get ready.........an old keyboard!!!! Wow! I know! IT'S CRAZY!!!

Yep yep, then later this week when i (hopefully) get an old/unused/not worth anything power supply from my friend Cody, i will show you what I've been building for the past few days, it's gonna be awesome, cool, very geeky, kinda pointless, but totally worth it. I'll give you a hint: it's something you would THINK would be used with a TV....but not anymore! hehehe :) more to come on that later! Ok so just let me click the "Publish Post" button so I can start on my other post......