Unscrewed: Salvage and Reuse Motors, Gears, Switches, and More from Your Old Electronics

by Ed Sobey

Book Overview

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 UIYers--Undo It Yourselfers--looking to salvage hidden treasures or repurpose old junk. Author Ed Sobey will show you how to safely disassemble more than 50...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1569766045
• ISBN13: 9781569766040
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Chicago Review Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Can't Put It Down

My son loves this book and gets upset with me or life in general when he has to put it down and do something mundane like his homework. He wants all the used electronics he can get his hands on now so he can build...something...he hasn't decided yet. I might see if Ed Sobey's other books have projects that spark an idea for what my son will actually build.