{"id":230,"date":"2008-01-27T22:22:30","date_gmt":"2008-01-27T21:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomfotherby.com\/blog\/index.php\/2008\/01\/cable-organiser-box-jan08\/"},"modified":"2008-01-27T22:22:30","modified_gmt":"2008-01-27T21:22:30","slug":"cable-organiser-box-jan08","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomfotherby.com\/blog\/index.php\/2008\/01\/cable-organiser-box-jan08\/","title":{"rendered":"Cable Organiser Box (Jan\/08)"},"content":{"rendered":"

We have a charging area in our house where the chargers for our phones, camera, Gameboy and Bluetooth stuff live. It’s always a mess of cables and adaptors so I decided to tidy it up.<\/p>\n

A bit blue peter – But it’s better than before:<\/p>\n

Before:
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After:
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1) I bought a box from B&Q that seemed the right size to fit a 6 socket power extension inside and felt quite sturdy.
\n2) I used a dremel to cut a plug-sized hole in the side of the box so I could fit the adaptor inside.
\n3) I used a drill to make a hole in the top of the box for each device I wanted to have a charger for.
\n4) I used sellotape on the inside of the box around the holes to stop the cables slipping back into the box.<\/p>\n

The inside of the box can be as messy as you like:
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