Here’s a Natural and Sustainable Project for You
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Repurpose your old headphones into mini speakers to take anywhere you go.
What you will need:
Pair of old headphones
2 Playing cards
Glue
2 Altoids Tins or tins that are like wise in shape with a hinged lid as such
Electrical Tape
Knife with a sharp blade, such as X-Acto®
Small Pin
An Awl or drill bit similar in size to a small awl
A Lighter
Wire Cutters
Now, What to do:
1. Dismantle the headphones and remove the speakers.
2. Use a pin to poke small holes into each of the two playing case, then glue the speakers you just dismantled to the back of each card. Be sure you line up the holes with the speaker, so the sound will come out the holes and not be blocked by the playing cards on top of it.
3. Use an awl to poke a hole in the back of each of the tins, it can be any size you want it to be, just make sure it’s large enough to fit the headphones wire through. Also make sure it’s not jagged either, or it will cut the wire after several uses. Once the hole is in the tins, thread the speaker wire through the holes you just made.
4. Reconnect the wires together by twisting them together and burning the plastic coating with a lighter. Make sure you burn it completely off. Then use the electrical tape and tape them together.
5. Place the foam padding from the headphones inside the Altoids tine first, open side up. The foam will help pad the speakers during play.
6. Trim the playing cards so they will fit inside the tines, place them on top of the foam and use glue if it is necessary. Then plug your headphones into your iPod or your CD player and let the good times role.
*Natural and Sustainable Living Tip: Buy or borrow pre-used moving boxes.
