Circuit bending can be lots of fun. This Circuit Bent Boot project takes it one step further by placing the circuit in a fun object. The Circuit Bent Boot sure looks like tons more fun than an Altoids tin!
“The project consists of the following materials:
- a rubber rain boot
- a small toy keyboard
- one potentiometer with a resistance of 100K ohms (available at Radioshack)
- three push buttons (available at Radioshack)
- a knob (for mounting on the end of the potentiometer)
- 22-gauge insulated copper hookup wire
- solder
- duct tape
- wood
- a metal plate on which the knob and buttons are mounted
- high-strength glue
- a 1/4 inch in-line audio output jack with two solder terminals
- a 1/4 inch male to 1/8 inch female audio adapter
- double-A batteries”
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The first circuit bender/case modder he certaintly is.
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It doesn’t seem to be convenient though.
No offense but i heard better circuit bends before.
cuddo’s on the idea
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ok, but why a boot? 🙂
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Why a boot? Because its something that normally wouldn’t be part of an electronics project. Because the misuse of the boot mirrors the misuse of the circuit. And because it gives it a nice unique look. The point of the project isn’t really about the circuit bending as much as it is about the appearance of the object–the incongruity of a boot that has buttons and knobs protruding.
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Well, in that case, excellent work! 🙂
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And why not?
Making something just for the sake of getting one’s hands on the materials and maybe raising some commentary is a lot of fun. It’s why I’m trying French cooking; besides, there might be an overlap somewhere between gadget hacking and making food, which everyone needs. There is magic in overlapping circles of knowledge.
Nice work on your weird project. I wish some of you dorks lived nearby, at least we’d eat well.