Rick’s Rants and Raves

A coworker, Kevin, had a really sweet motherboard that he no longer had a use for, so he sold it to Cracker (not his real name), another coworker, for a bargain-basement $40. Cracker returned it to Kevin the next day because it had bent pins in the CPU socket, and Kevin graciously assumed that the pins were bent when he gave it to Cracker. The three of us toyed around with trying to straighten the pins, but ultimately agreed that we wouldn’t be willing to risk damaging a CPU in that socket.

These guys know that I’ve dabbled in  “techno craft“–they’ve seen my previous projects: hard drive clocks, digital picture frames, hard drive mirrors, etc.  Passive-aggressive Cracker has an idea…

Cracker: Could you make a clock out of it?

Me: Absolutely. That wouldn’t be too difficult at all.

Cracker: That’d be great! I’d really love a motherboard clock.

Me: Fabulous! I’ll sell it to you for only $40.

Cracker: But my birthday is coming up…

Me: Congratulations!

Cracker: A motherboard clock would be a sweet birthday present.

Me: Let your friends know they could buy it from me for only $40.

And so we bantered back and forth like this for a while. A day or two later, Cracker writes on my white board, in my “to do” list, “make clock for [Cracker] b-day“. So, I finally made the clock. I really hope he likes it.

You may be wondering, how can I make such a cool motherboard clock myself? Here’s what you need to do.

1. Get a motherboard
2. Using a bowl or other round object, trace a circle on a file folder. Cut out the circle.
3. Label the hours on the clock using your favorite marker.
4. Cut clock hands from the folder. Color with your favorite marker.
5. Punch a hole in the center of the clock face and each of the hands. Put a brad through all three and bend back the legs.
6. Use tape to attach the clock to the motherboard.

Now you have your very own motherboard clock. All your friends will be amazed at your craftiness.