Home Brew Aluminum USB Flash Case

So here’s a guy who took geekness to the next level. After the enclosure broke off Russell’s 1GB UFD Voyager, he decided to up the durability factor by a Thousand.

aluminum USB case

Russell home brewed an aluminum UFD case to insure breakage never happened again. I’d probably do the same if I had access to this equipment.

aluminum USB case equipment

Using 1/4″ aluminum stock and some hex head screws he created one master piece enclosure even the indestructible guys would be proud of.

To provide that final polished look, Russell took a wet/dry sander to the surface then epoxy’d the LED hole for illumination and protection.

aluminum brushed USB enclosure

Total cost was about $20 bucks; but for the average Joe like me, more like $100 Grand to include equipment.

Source: RJ3 Labs

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