“The 12 Days AFTER Christmas” Giveaway: Day 21 – A DIY delight: USB Drive enclosure and Tools
This contest is closed. Congrats to faithful Macenstein reader Connor.
On the Twenty First Day After Christmas, Macenstein gave to you (or, more accurately, gave you a chance to win…) an OWC Express USB drive enclosure and a NewerTech 11-Piece Portable Toolkit to help you build it!
Yes, there’s nothing quite like the geeky satisfaction that comes from building your own stuff. Sure, it usually doesn’t work as well, isn’t as sturdy, and ultimately often costs you more than the store-bought version, but building your own gear makes you appear smart to your friends, and you can’t put a price on that!
So to that end we have two geeky items up for grabs today to help you get started on your way to DIY geekdom. First up we have the OWC Express 2.5″ Portable USB 2.0 Enclosure for SATA NoteBook HDs, an easy DIY project that will help you add portable, USB-powered storage to your Mac.
Add a 2.5″ drive from an upgrade or build your own with a new drive. Pocket-sized USB bus powered ventilated enclosure for 2.5″ drives. Offering the ultimate combination of style and value in portable data storage and backup.
Of course, no TRUE Do-It-Yourselfer would be caught dead without a spudger, and we’ve got you covered there too! Behold the The Newer Technology 11-Piece Portable Toolkit
Toolkit Contains:
Straight Blade 1.8mm
Straight Blade 3.0mm
Phillips #00
Phillips #2
Torx T6
Torx T8
Torx T10
Scissor Clamp
Tweezers
(2) Nylon Pry Tools (aka “Spudgers”)*
To enter: There’s nothing quite like the satisfaction that comes from building your own stuff. So to enter, leave us a comment telling us “What’s the best thing you’ve ever made? (without help)” Did you build your own computer or hovercraft? Or is the best thing you ever made that slopey, misshapen coil pot in 1st grade for Mother’s Day? Winners will be picked randomly 7 days later and notified (kind of like in The Ring, only with less killing… we hope). Open to ALL readers WORLD-WIDE. Good luck, and thanks for reading Macenstein! (Oh, and be sure to enter ALL our “12 Days AFTER Christmas” Giveaways!)
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I built the best pet rock ever at camp!
a hackintosh
I built an awesome slingshot.
I ended up building an Ikea MALM bed, probably not that impressive, but it is the nicest looking thing I’ve built. That is, until the day they sell kits to “Make your own Mac”
Made a “Teepee” out of two rain ponchos, some tree saplings, shoe strings and duck tape just before an on coming storm hit in the woods.
My partners that I was nuts but I was the only one with a warm dry place to cook and sleep. 🙂
A lego flash drive: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqSOlUW8BI8
I made my car in to a voice recognition robot that would play MP3’s at will BEFORE it was cool to do it.
German potato patties. All by myself.
I made a sick child happy.
A wii sensor bar out of candles.
an essay. 🙂
Popcorn
Changed a lamp, all by myself!
i’ve made alot of awesome stuff w/o help a music video, a dvd, a recipe for bbq sauce, and another for chilli
i’m gOnna do with the Kamen Rider W hoodie cause its awesome geeky and obscure all at once
an iPhone App!
And isn’t it DIY not DYI?
Replaced the backup battery in a HP iPaq… What a mess.. 😛
Several web apps and at top of all earning the money to buy my first own mac 😀
The best thing I made without help are friends. Really though, I don’t make much stuff on my own. Maybe I should start? *hint hint*
a key rack in woods class…. still have it almost 30 years later
well, small electronic telecabine, in the garden which could carry a bucket of water and splash it all over the flowers… i wish i had a picture.. it was about 10 years ago…
Built a computer from scratch then rebuilt the OS with custom install disc.
Best thing I’ve ever made was the decision to quit my job, go overseas and enjoy life!
24 to 11 volt transformator that enable me to connect almost everything to a tank
in high school i won a contest for designing a poster showing the dangers of drunk driving. weird thing was that i really didn’t like it.
once i made a kite and that was just the beginig
Best thing I’ve ever made is my daughter.
Rebuild a custom firmware for my smartphone!
made a hookah
A family.
a sand castle
A small little jigsaw wooden box
chocolate mousse
I actually made my own multi-tool once upon a time, I think I’ve still got it in a box somewhere.
I made the payment to completely own my MacBook Pro.
I build furniture for fun, so I’ll have to say my dresser. 🙂
hackintosh
A time machine, 15 years from now… 🙂
I made my mom proud 🙂
a crystal radio back in the ’50s – spent countless hours listening to the local AM station on the thing.
My wooden laptop stand sitting in front of me.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/applechutney/3446531331/in/set-72157616769585393/
I’ve build a fully functioning guitar from scratch. Took me a few months, but it was worth it…
My awesome E-bike!
My Son, well with a little help from his mother.
a piece of music
build a wall 😉
Gun from wooden clothespin 😀
I built a Star destroyer out of a corrugated cardboard box…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9094376@N02/sets/72157623089622181/
A “machine” that cracks an egg and dumps the contents into a plate; made from a mouse trap.
It was part of a class project to build a solar-powered breakfast machine 🙂
My own Desk
motorcycle