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Zippo Keeps Your Bits Safe

posted by Fnord666 on Monday April 23 2018, @06:28AM   Printer-friendly
from the not-an-encryption-suite dept.

MrPlow writes:

Submitted via IRC for TheMightyBuzzard

[Laura Kampf] found a new use for an old Zippo lighter by turning it into a carrier for her screwdriver bits. There are several multitools out there which can accept standard screwdriver bits. The problem is carrying those bits around. Leaving a few bits in your pocket is a recipe for pocket holes and missing bits.

[Laura's] solution uses her old Zippo lighter. All she needs is the case, the lighter element itself can be saved for another project. A block of aluminum is cut and sanded down to a friction fit. Laura uses a band saw and bench sander for this. The aluminum block is then drilled out to fit four bits. Small neodymium magnets are taped into the holes with double-sided tape. These magnets retain the bits, ensuring none will fall out when the lighter is opened.

Does this mean we can start calling four bits a Zippo instead of a nibble now?

Source: https://hackaday.com/2018/04/20/zippo-keeps-your-bits-safe/

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  • (Score: 1, Disagree) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 23 2018, @07:32AM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 23 2018, @07:32AM (#670653)

    Really, one of the most vapid posts even for weekend.

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  • (Score: 3, Touché) by c0lo on Monday April 23 2018, @07:42AM (1 child)

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Monday April 23 2018, @07:42AM (#670654) Journal

    Really, one of the most vapid FA even for weekend.

    FTFY

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 23 2018, @11:28PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 23 2018, @11:28PM (#670937)

      At least it wasn't an aristarchus submission. We might have had something to discuss, then.