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DIY Zip Drive hard drive enclosure and other random uses for the outdated gadget
by Matt Burns on September 13, 2008

Ike has you rained in for the weekend and you already folded enough Netflix envelopes? Grab that IOMEGA Zip Drive at the bottom of your parts box and throw some new life into it. The video above will guide you through the steps needed to turn the unused device into a hard-drive enclosure, project case, bank, and even a little splayed out mannequin. Come on, you know you wanna grab that flat-head and tear something apart this weekend.

via Makezine

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  • I was really hoping to do this project but the instructions are a bit weak, especially with the part about soldering which wire to which pin output.

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