Obsolete Computer Parts as Art [DIY]

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Published on Wed, 04 Jul 2012 17:00:28 GMT Indexed on 2012/07/04 21:19 UTC
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If you’re like most geeks, you’ve got a box of aging computer equipment you just haven’t got around to hauling to your city’s haz-mat drop off site. This simple tutorial turns cast off circuit boards into wall art.

While the author of the tutorial opted to use motherboards, you could easily use smaller frames/mats and use old expansion boards too. The process involves inexpensive IKEA frames with mats, popping the I/O ports off the boards to make them thinner, and drilling small mount holes in the backer board to mount the boards in place. Hit up the link below for more details.

Motherboard Art [via IKEAHackers]

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