Published 25 Oct 2020

Recycle

\\ ====== Overview ====== A page of ideas for electronic recycling projects. This page is broken into two sections, the first half is about project ideas based on recycled components, the second is about which pieces of equipment might provide sources for recyclable components. ====== Project ideas ====== =====3D/2D printers, plotters etc===== ====Flat 2D Plotters==== * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPVc9ixj0iU&t=0s|2D Plotter for PCB Etch Resist]] * [[https://www.instructables.com/DIY-BioPrinter/|Bio printer]] ====Vinyl Cutter from old printer==== * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZMQ3P8K2wE|Part 1]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StF1HVZoEus|Part 2]] =====Clock===== There are endless clock ideas: * [[https://www.instructables.com/Simple-Hard-Drive-Clock|Hard drive clock]] This one uses a hard drive, but fitted a standard commercial clock mechanism. * I envisage a clock built with the armature acting like a tick mechanism, each time the arm moves back and forth it increments by one second. * Another idea is to use armatures as hands - different sized ones from different sized drives. =====Robot===== * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqvsZzV2f3k&t=0s|Balancing CD Wheel Robot]] =====Speakers===== Harddrives as speakers: * [[https://www.instructables.com/Musical-Hard-Drives|Musical Hard Drives]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS2u6BPK5QY&t=0s|Music played on FDDs]] * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cabzXe8LLvo&t=0s|Music played on HDD, FDD etc]] =====Stroboscope===== * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHGHCx4TX5Q&t=0s|Stroboscope]] =====Toys===== Toys from trash: * [[https://www.instructables.com/Making-Quality-Toys-From-Plastic-Trash-a-Beginners/|Toys]] =====Turntable===== * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWYFxAKelqY&t=0s|Turntable]] ---- ======Scavenging/Recycling Equipment into Useful Components====== =====Camcorders -> Displays===== * [[https://www.instructables.com/Hacking-Camcorder-CRT-Viewfinders/|CRTs from camcorders]] =====Laptops ->===== * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLP_L7Mgz6M|Recycling laptops]] =====Laptops -> Touchpads===== * [[https://www.instructables.com/Laptoprecycling-Touchpad/|Touchpads]] =====Laptops -> Webcams===== * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8pFkhkTvqo]] How to Convert Laptop Webcams to USB Webcams * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CouxmNqxO4A:Reusing webcams from laptops]] ^ USB wiring || ^Black|Ground| ^Green|Data+| ^White|Data -| ^Red|+5V| =====LCD Screens ->===== * [[https://www.instructables.com/Portable-LED-Lightbox-upcycled-From-LCD-TFT/|Light box from LCD laptop screen]] * [[https://www.instructables.com/Semi-Transparent-Window-Display/|Window display using LCD screen]] * [[https://www.instructables.com/Hacking-Camcorder-CRT-Viewfinders/|Camcorder CRT Viewfinders]] =====Motors -> Brushless===== * [[https://www.instructables.com/Rewinding-a-Brushless-Motor/|Rewinding brushless motors]] * [[https://www.instructables.com/Upcycle-Brushless-DC-Motors-From-Printers/|Brushhless DC motors]] =====PCBs ->===== * [[https://www.instructables.com/PCB-Table-Lamp/|PCB reuse]] * [[https://www.instructables.com/The-Board-Stripped-Bare-Circuit-Board-Crafts-Bare-/|PCBs stripped bare]] =====PCs -> Power Supplies===== * [[https://www.instructables.com/Recovering-Old-PC-Power-Supplies/|Parts from power supplies]] =====Toothbrush Chargers -> Wireless Chargers===== * [[https://www.instructables.com/DIY-SIMPLE-WIRELESS-POWER-FROM-SCRAPS/|Wireless power]] ====== References and Additional Resources ====== * [[https://www.instructables.com/Salvaging-parts-from-burnt-out-mini-fluorescent-la/|Parts from compact florescent tubes]] * [[https://www.instructables.com/Extend-Defective-Fluorescent-Tube-Light-Life/|Fluorescent-Tubes]] * [[https://www.instructables.com/Live-Reverse-Engineering-WiFi-Modules/|Reverse Engineering WiFi Modules]] * [[https://www.instructables.com/Broken-Torch-To-Emergency-Phone-Charger/|Hand cranked torch generators]] * [[https://www.instructables.com/Making-Dimensional-Recycled-HDPE-Stock-for-Project/|Recycling HDPE]] * [[https://www.instructables.com/Handmade-Plexiglass-Project-Boxes-from-Scrap/|Making plexiglass boxes]] * [[https://www.instructables.com/Lead-Acid-Battery-Care-and-How-to-Restore-Them/|Lead acid battery care]] * [[https://books.google.co.nz/books/about/Upcycled_Technology.html?id=1XnItwEACAAJ|Upcycled Technology: Clever Projects You Can Do With Your Discarded Tech By Daniel Davis]]

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