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22 Ways to Recycle an Altoids Mint Tin
Altoids tins are a staple in many tinker’s workshops, the sturdy little metal box is a great container for all sorts of projects. Check out this collection of Altoid tin conversions including electronics, survival, and gaming projects.
The Art of Manliness shares a great collection of 22 hand-picked Altoid tin projects including a survival kit, a fishing box, a fireball shooter, and an electronics kit, among other great projects. Hit up the link below to check them all out and if you know of a project that isn’t listed share it in the comments below.
22 Ways to Use an Altoids Tin [Art of Manliness via Make]
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Jason Fitzpatrick is warranty-voiding DIYer and all around geek. When he's not documenting mods and hacks he's doing his best to make sure a generation of college students graduate knowing they should put their pants on one leg at a time and go on to greatness, just like Bruce Dickinson. You can follow him on Google+ if you'd like.
- Published 02/9/11
I use them to hold my headphones. :D
Forgot my favorite: MintyBoost.
I lost mine ages ago and haven’t gotten around to buying another kit
http://www.ladyada.net/make/mintyboost/
@jb Me too!
I’m a guitarist. I use a smaller tin to store picks.