Keychain Flash Drive

In today's world it is very important to have the necessary information at hand. Back in 2000, the world saw portable storage media - Usb drives. Such a device makes it possible to store a lot of necessary information in one place and move it, if necessary, without special efforts. But the drive is easy to forget or lose. Keychain Flash Drive - A great solution to this problem. Information will always be at hand, the chance of losing it is minimal.

Modern manufacturers offer a wide range of Usb drives in the form of trinkets. Often people buy such goods as a gift to friends or relatives. The most popular options and their features:

• Of metal. Such products are the most expensive. They are almost impossible to break. In the female version, flash drives can be decorated with stones, rhinestones. The Nissan keychain is a great gift for a car enthusiast. If you want to present the product to a respectable person - pay attention to the charms with engraving. More often it is applied by special order.
• Leather. Leather flash drive implies the presence of a protective cover on the USB-drive. The product often has a minimalist look and is suitable for those who will use the device for work purposes.
• Silicone. Silicone USB flash drive is suitable as a gift to a friend or girlfriend. Such a purchase does not hit your pocket. The greatest advantage is a wide range. Key rings can take the form of your favorite figures, interesting things.

The choice of material depends on your skills. Keychain made of wood will look interesting and prestigious. Metal housing will serve you faithfully for quite some time. It is important to note that working with such materials will not be given to beginners, special skills and tools are needed here.

The easiest option is to use ready-made objects at hand, for example, small toys. If you want to do all the work yourself, but do not have experience, then pay attention to such materials:

• Polymer clay can be used for the key fob itself.it's easy to work with.
• Making soft felt hangers will also not require special skills., simply follow the advice of professionals.
• Make a simple product can be made of leather.

Mount for trinkets can be purchased at stores for needlework. Do not forget that for all fasteners it is worth acquiring small loops with thread, they are inserted into the key chain itself. It is worth choosing fastening proceeding from requirements:

• Thread fasteners are suitable for soft products..
• The chain ring is considered a standard universal option..
• The ring with the clip and the flat chain fasten quite firmly. A good option for flash drives, because they are easy to remove.

It is quite simple to make such a useful accessory with your own hands. To do this you will need a small soft toy. Use it as the basis of the key fob. You can take and ready soft keychain. Choose a regular USB flash drive, and that’s what you’ll need to build into a toy. Follow the step by step guide:

1. Carefully separate the toy's head from the body.
2. Try on the lid of the flash drive to the head of the toy, and the body to the body.
3. Cut 2 identical blanks from sheet polystyrene - plates with holes for the cover and body. Details must fit tightly. Such plates will make the design more stable.
4. In the resulting blanks, make one small hole for the rubber cord. They should fasten parts to avoid loss.
5. Assemble the structure.Both plates should be fixed with hot melt on the flash drive itself.. Note that there should be a space of 2-5 mm between the cap and the case. Let the glue dry completely and combine the parts with a cord.
6. Insert the body into the body of the toy and glue the edges of the fabric to the plate. Let the glue dry slightly.
7. Remove cap. Process the edges of the plate on the cap with glue and insert it into the head of the toy. Glue the fabric as in the previous paragraph.

To make a key fob, you will need 2 dices and a small USB-card. Next, follow the master class:

1. Separate the plastic case of the flash drive from the device itself. Put on a cube a rectangular cross section, focusing on the size of parts.
2. Drill a hole in the cube section. Its depth must match the size of the part..
3. Make on the back of the cube two small holes for mounting on the keys.
4. Repeat steps 1 and 2 with the second die..
5. Glue the flash drive into one of the cubes. The second cube will serve as a cover.
6. Insert the key holder into the small holes.. Keychain ready, you can use.

To make such a key fob, you need the packaging of any chewing gum, a USB flash drive without a case, and thick cardboard. Manufacturing:

1. To begin, circle the package from gum on a thick cardboard. Cut out 2 elements: bottom and top.
2. Now place the flash drive without the case on the gum package and circle. It is desirable that the flash card was 1.5 times smaller than the package itself..
3. Cut the packaging into 3 chewing gum pads. We take out all the pads from the package.
4. Return to the cardboard blanks. Divide them in two as well as they divided the packaging. In one of the larger pieces of cardboard, make a recess for the flash drive..
5. Place one piece of flash drive between two large pieces of cardboard..
6. Insert the blank into most of the chewing gum packaging..
7. We do the same with the smaller part. It will serve as a cover.
8. For reliability, you can glue the elements together.

More information about the flash drive can be found in the video below.