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Published: 2013-02-16 16:15:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 4670; Favourites: 117; Downloads: 25
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A personalized sonic screwdriver I put together out of some stuff I had lying around the house. The fun part is that it really IS a screwdriver! The base was made out of one of those little compact carry screwdrivers, the bits are stored in the handle, and the end is magnetic, which was perfect for making a removable top! Add to that a small light, a faceted crystal bead for the tip, a clear tube that used to hold glitter, and various pieces of hardware and jewelry findings, and I have an elegant and functional design worthy of any Time lady!Unfortunately, I wasn't able to find a sound circuit small enough to fit, and don't know how to get one short of buying and cannibalizing an official sonic toy for it's parts, which is too expensive for me at the moment, but might be something to work on at a later date. (The actual TV prop doesn't have one, so I suppose it's all right for now.
) I'm also working on a small pen to fit into the screwdriver tip, so I'll have a flashlight/screwdriver/writing device all in one! Another view: [link]
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Try a sound effects keychain for the sound, they made some with weird sci if noises that would fit, could probably find one for under a fiver on the ebays.
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Thanks for the tip!
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This is just sexy! I mean it's just so freaking awesome! OMGGGG...just wow.
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Thanks, I'm glad you think so!
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Creative. Did anyone else notice that Matt Smith's sonic screwdriver has a sugar shaker on it? So cool.
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Thanks! 
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This is really cool, I've been thinking of doing something like this myself! Would you care to share schematics for how you did the electronics?
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Thanks! I'm afraid I'm not advanced enough to anything requiring electronic schematics! Not on my own, anyways. The light at the end is a small battery operated light that's meant for sticking into flower bouquets at weddings and things like that. They come in different colors, and are fairly bright for their size. It sits behind a piece of hardware with a faceted teardrop bead fitted into it. The switch is then glued to the little pull tab on the light, and I cut a slot in the tube for it to come through. Does that make sense? If not, I'll draw you out a diagram really quick.
Here's a picture of the light piece, this one had the skin taken off so I could see what was inside. [link]
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I see! THank you very much!
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I'm happy you think it's cool enough to want one! It isn't that hard to make your own, I don't really have any advanced wiring skills or anything. I just used a tube I had that would fit over my mini screwdriver, a small light (the kind that you can stick down in flower arrangements? they're battery operated) some pieces of hardware and cheap jewelry, and I glued it all together. The top stays on by a rod in the center that fits into the magnetic end of the screwdriver.
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I would love to buy one like this... keep up the awesomeness!!
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Thanks! I don't think I could duplicate it to sell, but I'm glad you like it that much!
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I'm glad you like it! It really isn't that hard to make one of your own, you just need a cylinder-type object for a base, some glue, a small light and decorative stuff.
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Thanks! This was just thrown together with stuff I already had, so the design kind of grew out of whatever I could find scattered around various surfaces or in random drawers. I would like to go to a hardware store and shop specifically for another sonic, I think that would be a fun thing to do.
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And you did a fine job.
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It would be nice to buy a sonic screwdriver like that one
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I'm glad you like it! I don't think it's something I could reproduce easily, since the parts were all things I already had and I don't know where I would get them if I had to find them again.
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