[DIY] Zune Book holder/Secret Compartment

Trogdor · 12-27-2007, 01:22 PM

A tutorial by ZB Members Trogdor and Saline

Wish you could listen to your zune at school without getting caught?
Then This is for you.

Things You will need

-A hardcover book
-A zune

-A knife like or a exacto(This means attempt at your own risk)

-Some thing that can be used as a brush or a brush

-Junk Pile to stack on book

-A mix of elmers glue and water(make sure it is liquidy but not too runny)

-A plastic bag (ziploc works well) that can be put in the book to seperate the pages

Process

1-

Take the book and find the page that you want to start carving on and put in the plastic divider(bag). Set the book so that you can coat the outside of the pages that will be carved into. Now glue those pages.

Note- Pay close attention to the corners. We applied about three coats and it worked well. Also glue the back cover to the pages it makes things way easier and more solid.

2-

Set the junk pile on top of the book so it wont warp while it dries.

Note- We let it dry for a few hours

3-

After the glue dries on the outside open the book and trace your zune and desired headphones on the paper then carve into the book enough until your zune will fit.

Note- Rounded corners are a NO, rectangular will save you time trust us.

The area we carved for the headphones only is carved in about 20 pages.

4-

Now glue the inside everywhere and your outside may of frayed a little like ours so give another coat. Then set your junkpile on top and wait for it to dry.

5-

You are done enjoy your case.

We got our idea from the Make Magazine Podcast you can find in Zune Marketplace.

Gregory · 12-27-2007, 01:58 PM

Nice, +rep

pfcreed · 12-27-2007, 02:21 PM

did you learn this in prison

Trogdor · 12-27-2007, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pfcreed

did you learn this in prison

Quote:

We got our idea from the Make Magazine Podcast you can find in Zune Marketplace.

ACE · 12-27-2007, 05:51 PM

Pics? I'd love some pics! hahahaha

Trogdor's lame friend · 12-28-2007, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pfcreed

did you learn this in prison

Partly, yes. However in prison it was used to hold our half-smoked cigarettes and shanks.

Dizzy · 12-29-2007, 01:38 PM

Ha, I made one of these about a year back with a book called "Coco"
Nicely done.

thedemographic · 12-29-2007, 03:38 PM

has anybody used this in class?

Trogdor · 12-29-2007, 05:54 PM

I'll try it when i get off break

zombie278 · 12-29-2007, 11:32 PM

must be really bored

lextexrex · 12-30-2007, 12:35 PM

shouldn't you have the the wire line coming downwards so it doesn't look like a wire is coming out from the front?

Dizzy · 12-30-2007, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thedemographic

has anybody used this in class?

Yes.

But like the last poster said, I have my wire facing down so I can still appear to be reading the book and not have any visible wires.

FlyingIsFun1217 · 12-30-2007, 05:58 PM

I don't think this method would make my teacher any less suspicious than if I had it in my pocket. Not too many books I see these days come with headphones.

Novel idea though, very well executed.

FlyingIsFun1217

saab900 · 12-30-2007, 09:45 PM

Wow, this totally kills my ductape case

Nice!

ben52192 · 12-31-2007, 04:16 PM

Sorry, but I don't see how this solves the problem of getting caught listening to your zune in school.

bball2601 · 01-02-2008, 07:32 AM

its a lot easier to just have the zune in your pocket and put the head phone wires through your shirt

jasonsplace · 01-29-2008, 08:05 PM

I don't know how the teacher wouldn't notice the headphones. Wouldn't us just be easier to hold the Zune on your lap or in a pocket?

AppleHater · 02-03-2008, 03:29 PM

great idea im gonna try this.

jasonsplace · 02-03-2008, 07:03 PM

I still fail to see how this is a great idea. All you are doing is ruining a book to hide a device poorly.

jjfuder3 · 02-06-2008, 02:16 PM

this is great!! thanx

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Dizzy caucASIAN, but not as cool as ASIANS Moderator Ultimate Zuner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 6,702 Reputation: 303 $zB: 161 Donate	Ha, I made one of these about a year back with a book called "Coco" Nicely done. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Dizzy - Founder of zB REDnecks. Master Chief of Hillbillies.

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12-27-2007, 02:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
pfcreed Experienced Zuner Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 130 Reputation: 20 $zB: 47 Donate	did you learn this in prison

12-29-2007, 11:32 PM	#10 (permalink)
zombie278 Experienced Zuner Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 109 Reputation: 14 $zB: 3 Donate	must be really bored

12-30-2007, 12:35 PM	#11 (permalink)
lextexrex Squirt Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 29 Reputation: 10 $zB: 2 Donate	shouldn't you have the the wire line coming downwards so it doesn't look like a wire is coming out from the front?

12-30-2007, 05:58 PM	#13 (permalink)
FlyingIsFun1217 Experienced Zuner Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 194 Reputation: 9 $zB: 0 Donate	I don't think this method would make my teacher any less suspicious than if I had it in my pocket. Not too many books I see these days come with headphones. Novel idea though, very well executed. FlyingIsFun1217

01-02-2008, 07:32 AM	#16 (permalink)
bball2601 Zewbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1 Reputation: 10 $zB: 0 Donate	its a lot easier to just have the zune in your pocket and put the head phone wires through your shirt

01-29-2008, 08:05 PM	#17 (permalink)
jasonsplace Jr. Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Provo, Utah Posts: 309 Reputation: 21 $zB: 14 Donate	I don't know how the teacher wouldn't notice the headphones. Wouldn't us just be easier to hold the Zune on your lap or in a pocket?

02-03-2008, 03:29 PM	#18 (permalink)
AppleHater Experienced Zuner Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Suburbia Hell Posts: 223 Reputation: 11 $zB: 224 Donate	great idea im gonna try this.

02-03-2008, 07:03 PM	#19 (permalink)
jasonsplace Jr. Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Provo, Utah Posts: 309 Reputation: 21 $zB: 14 Donate	I still fail to see how this is a great idea. All you are doing is ruining a book to hide a device poorly.

02-06-2008, 02:16 PM	#20 (permalink)
jjfuder3 Zuner Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 65 Reputation: 9 $zB: 49 Donate	this is great!! thanx

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