The past year, you may have seen me tweeting some “#secretproject” tweets. Last week, the project was finally revealed, and here is the video, in case you’ve missed it:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nkebVQL5zc]
This is what is known on the internet as a “Useless Machine” or “Leave-me-alone Box”. In case you want to make one, there are plenty of instructions online. I think you can build a basic version of this in about a weekend, and it will cost you less than ten euros.
- The tea box
- Servo, dismantled
- Servo mounted to switch
- Wooden arm on the sander
- Aluminum arm offset bushing in the lathe.
- Arm mounted on the servo
- Assembly in front of the tea box
- Cutting the decorative ventilation holes
- Painting sanding painting sanding painting sanding…
- Assembly painted black for cool looks
- Waiting for glue to set
- Last minute hack: on/off switch for transport
- The “Useless Machine” or “Leave me alone box”
Now go build your own. Have fun!
it looks nice, but still, why in a world would you make a useless machine? 🙂
Because I can 🙂
Where can i find a useless machine?
Hi Sarah, it depends on what you want. If you want a complete useless machine, I suggest looking for one on eBay, people are selling them there.
For a bit more fun, I recommend getting a useless Machine brandnew from ThinkGeek, some assembly required:
https://www.thinkgeek.com/product/ef0b/
(it’s called a “Useless box” there)
Or, if you want to build one from scratch, follow this great instructable:
http://www.instructables.com/id/The-Most-Useless-Machine/
Have fun!