Go grab some old chips and dig that broken USB drive out of drawer - lets get started! I would have the CPU on one side and clear epoxy protection on the opposite side. That would have worked but it would have taken more time and fuss than I wanted to invest. I considered putting a CPU on one side and a 2708 glass UV erasable memory chip on the opposite side. I started pressing it against the clay edges and all of a sudden I had a moment of eureka! It occurred to me that this old chip would look fantastic as the case! I thought for a while about the different chips I had on hand. I had a bag of 20 year old CPU and memory chips laying on the shelf above my work space and noticed the larger Z80 CPU chip was about the right size. I started to make a clay mold for the epoxy and was looking for a square edged tool about the right size for clean edges. ![]() I finally decided to make a see-through epoxy case. I gave some thought to brushing epoxy on it before wrapping in medical tape but that would look really tacky. That thought led me to think about salvaging it. My original thought was to wrap it with medical or duct tape. ![]() I really was in fear of static electricity killing it before I replaced it. Once again I broke one of the cases but I needed the drive urgently the following day. ![]() I have broken the thumb drive case on several of my USB drives.
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