Unscrewed

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ISBN: 9781569766040

Ed Sobey, Edwin J C Sobey

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Zephyr Press
01 June 2011

Popular science

Admit it: you love to explore how things work. Screwdriver and pliers in hand, no castoff electronics or old appliances are safe. But once you ve pulled apart your prey, do you really just want to screw it back together again . . . assuming you could? ""Unscrewed"" is the perfect resource for all UIYersUndo It Yourselferslooking to salvage hidden treasures or repurpose old junk. Author Ed Sobey will show you how to safely disassemble more than 50 devices, including: Laser Printer, Radio-Controlled Car, Zip Drive, Videocassette Recorder, Paper Shredder, Audiocassette Player, Electric Drill, Computer Mouse, Keyboard, Fax Machine, Joystick, Floppy Drive, Videocassette Camera, Electric Clock, and More! Each deconstruction project includes a treasure cache of the components to be found, a required tools list, and step-by-step instructions, with photos, on how to extract the working components. It also includes suggestions on how to repurpose your electronic finds. Why pay good money to an electronics store when you probably already have what you need in that old VCR, printer, or hair dryer? Fight the mindset of planned obsolescencethere s technological gold in that there junk!""

By: Ed Sobey, Edwin J C Sobey
Imprint: Zephyr Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 227mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 345g
ISBN: 9781569766040
ISBN 10: 1569766045
Pages: 236
Publication Date: 01 June 2011
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ed Sobey is president of the Northwest Invention Center, where learning programs about invention are developed and presented, and is treasurer and director of Kids Invent! He lives in Redmond, Washington.

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Where others see trash bound for the landfill, intelligent tinkerer Ed Sobey sees gold, and Unscrewed is the bridge between useless junk and precious raw material. --William Gurstelle, author of Backyard Ballistics

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Unscrewed

Ed Sobey, Edwin J C Sobey

$39.95

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