Admit it: you love to explore how things work. Screwdriver and pliers in
hand, no castoff electronics or old appliances are safe. But once you've
pulled apart your prey, do you really just want to screw it back
together again . . . assuming you could? Unscrewed is the perfect
resource for all UIYers--Undo It Yourselfers--looking to salvage hidden
treasures or repurpose old junk.
Author Ed Sobey will show you how to safely disassemble more than 50
devices, including: Laser Printer, Radio-Controlled Car, Zip Drive,
Videocassette Recorder, Paper Shredder, Audiocassette Player, Electric
Drill, Computer Mouse, Keyboard, Fax Machine, Joystick, Floppy Drive,
Videocassette Camera, Electric Clock, and More!
Each deconstruction project includes a "treasure cache" of the
components to be found, a required tools list, and step-by-step
instructions, with photos, on how to extract the working components. It
also includes suggestions on how to repurpose your electronic finds. Why
pay good money to an electronics store when you probably already have
what you need in that old VCR, printer, or hair dryer? Fight the mindset
of planned obsolescence--there's technological gold in that there junk!