The past year, you may have seen me tweeting some “#secretproject” tweets. Last week, the project was finally revealed, and here is the video, in case you’ve missed it:
This is what is known on the internet as a “Useless Machine” or “Leave-me-alone Box”. In case you want to make one, there are plenty of instructions online. I think you can build a basic version of this in about a weekend, and it will cost you less than ten euros.
- The tea box
- Servo, dismantled
- Servo mounted to switch
- Wooden arm on the sander
- Aluminum arm offset bushing in the lathe.
- Arm mounted on the servo
- Assembly in front of the tea box
- Cutting the decorative ventilation holes
- Painting sanding painting sanding painting sanding…
- Assembly painted black for cool looks
- Waiting for glue to set
- Last minute hack: on/off switch for transport
- The “Useless Machine” or “Leave me alone box”
Now go build your own. Have fun!
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it looks nice, but still, why in a world would you make a useless machine?
Because I can