Re-Purposing Old Computer Cords
I complained only yesterday that I have a drawer full of old cords and power adapters at work, which I can’t really use for anything. So of course today, I read on Mother Jones that I can re-use those cords — as coasters!
Blogger Kiera Butler posted complete instructions for coiling an old power cord into a coaster. It’s from a book called 62 Projects to Make with a Dead Computer: (And Other Discarded Electronics). Yes, seriously. Other projects include the Scanner Compost Bin, the Walkman Soap Dish and the Power Strip Bird Feeder.
Sure, you could just turn it all in to your local electronics recycler, but where’s the fun in that?
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February 22nd, 2010
The scanner composting bin sound interesting. I think I’ll pass on the Walkman soapdish – and I’m still using a stockpile of old AOL disks as coasters!
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February 23rd, 2010
Looking at the coaster directions, I wondered, why not just stop with the circle of cork? Makes a good coaster. But then, I’m not very crafty.
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