MacGyver Challenge: Remote Control
Posted by ReadyMade
Project by Pat Tassoni
Cleverly fashion drawer pulls from a couple of old clickers.
Skill Level
Easy
Active Time
Less than an hour
Cost
$
- 2 similarly sized remote controls
- Glue
- 4 1/4" stove bolts (1/2" long)
- 4 1/4" stove bolts (long enough to fit through
- the drawer front and halfway into the bolt couplers)
- 4 1/4" washers 4 1/4" bolt couplers
Materials
- Flathead screwdriver
- Ruler
- Pen or marker
- Power drill
- 1/4" drill bit
- Wrench
Tools
Remove the battery compartment cover from each remote.
Use the flathead screwdriver to gently pry apart the front and back plates of each remote.
Glue the battery cover of each remote in place. Let dry.
Measure the distance between the existing hardware mounting holes on the drawers (or drill your own holes) and mark two corresponding spots on each back plate. Center the spots on each remote so that the handles will line up once they’re installed.
Drill holes where marked.
Line up the washers and the drill holes on the inside of one of the back plates. Thread the 1/2"-long stove bolts first through the washers, then through the back plates, and into the bolt couplers. Use the wrench to hold the couplers in place while you tighten the bolts.
Repeat this process with the other back plate.
Reattach the front and back plates of each remote, gluing them in place. Let dry.
Mount the handles using the longer stove bolts, threading them from the inside of the drawer and into the bolt couplers.
Make popcorn and fire up the Netflix.
