TBCS TGIMBOEJ Thread. Sign up here for North America box #2. [Archive]

x88x

10-02-2009, 03:00 PM

Following off the advice from the first thread, here starts a new thread for the second TBCS TGIMBOEJ. I'll post pics of the initial contents soon tonight, but before it's really useful, we'll need to build a list.

Rules are located on the first thread here (http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18152).

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Additional rule, possibly not in the linked thread; nothing that could be construed as a weapon.
This includes razor blades, pocketknives and any chemical or device that could go BOOM.**

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Box Status: nevermind1534

The List
Note: Names listed in Bold RED have not yet reached the qualifications.
Names in Bold GREEN have already received the box.

1. d_stilgar [USA]
2. Airbozo [USA]
3. billygoat333 [USA]
4. SXRguyinMA [USA]
5. nevermind1534 [USA]
6. Oneslowz28 [USA]
7. Funk [USA]
8. farlo [USA]
9. chaksq [USA]
10. x88x [USA]
11. 985323 [Canada]
12. Trace [USA]
13. blaze15301 [USA]
14. diluzio91 [USA]
15. BuzzKillington [USA]
16. Technochicken [USA]
17. DynamoNED [USA]

nevermind1534

10-02-2009, 04:25 PM

After you get a few people who want to be on the list, on it, you can add me.

d_stilgar

10-02-2009, 05:09 PM

I'm willing to start this one. I don't need more stuff. I just need to get rid of some junk.

Airbozo

10-02-2009, 05:34 PM

I'm willing to start this one. I don't need more stuff. I just need to get rid of some junk.

What he ^ said...

Add me to this one too...

Oneslowz28

10-02-2009, 05:54 PM

You can put me on the list after a few people have been added. I will let others get a shot at the good stuff first. Stuck this thread to the top BTW.

d_stilgar

10-03-2009, 02:16 AM

Should we go with a small or large flat rate box? I don't have a ton of junk to throw in, enough for a small box I think, but not large.

x88x

10-03-2009, 02:21 AM

Well, I have a large right now, so I'll fill it up and see what kinda empty space there is. I should be able to get it mailed on Monday.

d_stilgar

10-03-2009, 10:13 PM

Sounds good to me.

billygoat333

10-03-2009, 11:45 PM

i"ll join this one too, why not?

SXRguyinMA

10-04-2009, 10:51 PM

I'm in :up:

Airbozo

10-05-2009, 12:52 PM

Should we go with a small or large flat rate box? I don't have a ton of junk to throw in, enough for a small box I think, but not large.

The small boxes only one well protected audio card. A newer, powerful video card would not even fit. I say go for the big box and add some bubble wrap to prevent damage. I am sure it will get filled up (at least I know I will add some goodies to it).

SXRguyinMA

10-05-2009, 12:59 PM

I agree

nevermind1534

10-05-2009, 03:20 PM

There's small, medium, and large. I say use the smallest one that you can fit everything into.

d_stilgar

10-05-2009, 05:49 PM

I think it has been sent out today, so I should get it soon.

nevermind1534

10-05-2009, 05:52 PM

I think it has been sent out today, so I should get it soon.

good

Let us know when you get it, and take lots of pics.

Oneslowz28

10-05-2009, 06:33 PM

Yes remember to take pics. I am working on getting us listed on the official TGIMBOEJ site.

x88x

10-05-2009, 08:13 PM

I'll post pics before I pack it up. I meant to send it off today, but forgot to get packing take :whistler: I promise it'll be in the mail tomorrow :D

x88x

10-06-2009, 01:10 AM

Ok, so I took the picture of the contents before attempting to stuff everything into the box...which is a lot smaller than it looks when it's folded flat...

As a result, all of this:
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq3/x13931x/faust_06.jpg

for some reason did not fit in here:
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq3/x13931x/faust_07.jpg

:( So no safety goggles or random Dell power adapter. (and no, the HDD isn't going in the box, it's just to hold the top closed)

Now, as for a list of what's in there.... :think: ...ummmm....that is a very good question. To be completely honest, I don't even know what everything there is.

Let's see, since everyone flipped over the drive bays a while ago when I mentioned them in my mightyMite thread, I threw in a couple of those; one IDE, one SATA.
There's some velcro wrap thingies, some plastic wrap thingies...some thermal paste..a few random cables...a Zalman fan speed controller...a bluetooth dongle...some aluminum rings from 3.5" HDDs...a solar panel...a couple 2.5" HDD platters..umm, some sort of door-lock-thingy that I picked up at a garage sale probably about 10-12 years ago. Umm, a battery charger.....some 3.5" enclosures from a couple media card readers..a spray top..umm...a monitpr wipe...a couple adapters if you ever happen to be on an old, like, 727 or something...oh, a speedometer...a xenon-bulb flashlight (pretty nice, but it takes those annoying R332 batteries, or whatever the hell those things are).

And if anyone can tell me what on earth that stupid thing in the middle with the RS-232 pass-through is, you will have my eternal thanks. That thing has been sitting in a box ever since I found it in the bowels of a Salvation Army storage warehouse, oh, 14 years ago?, and I have never been able to figure out what the thing is.

Oh, and the big circuit board is a broken power supply/inverter from a Samsung SyncMaster 225BW. After more research, it looks like it might just need it's capacitors replaced, so if anyone needs that, awesome.

x88x

10-06-2009, 01:56 PM

Shipped this morning.

...and on my way back from the post office, I realized I didn't put a notebook in it..or write anything in one, for that matter...idk, did we even decide to do that for ours?

Also, after packing it up last night (and running out of space), I realized that there was a whole other pile of stuff that I completely forgot about :P Oh well, I guess that'll be for another box.

Incidentally, if there's too much stuff for one box at a stop, how about we split it into two boxes? (and so on and so forth)

Airbozo

10-06-2009, 04:19 PM

I am so gonna take the goldfish... lol

x88x

10-06-2009, 05:07 PM

Hahahaha. No! No goldfish for you. :D

Seriously though; what would your reaction would be if you opened the box and there was a bag of goldfish in there? :P

d_stilgar

10-06-2009, 08:39 PM

What if we just combine the lists and when the box is too full we just split it into two and pay for it to go two places? Or something like that . . . idk.

x88x

10-06-2009, 08:48 PM

Sounds good. I think the only problem would be managing all the lists, and making sure that nobody got passed over.

Oneslowz28

10-06-2009, 09:14 PM

The official rules (http://tgimboej.org) say that if you split the box you should start a separate list.

d_stilgar

10-08-2009, 10:18 PM

I got the box today. Here's the list of what I plan to add. I will take what I need in order to make my additions fit. The stuff I like I will use, the stuff that seems like real garbage I may throw away (if nobody is opposed).

Here's what I'll add:
4 electric motors I stripped from a scanner
Two 12V negative ion chargers (read pikashoes (http://www.afrotechmods.com/cheap/negativeiongenerator/pikashoe7.htm))
An old iPod with charger (it works but has been on the frits. If you want to fix/hack it, it's all yours)
Iomega zip drive
Two one gig sticks of DDR ram (may be bad, but idk)
One 300W 1U power supply. This is perfect for a custom build that doesn't require a lot of power.
One AGP ribbon riser.
Various LEDs from stuff I've stripped down.
One two way temp probe with LCD display (for CPU and HDD, but whatever really)
One circuit from a birthday card (from U.S. version of The Office. Michael giving his definition of "reverse psychology)

What I've taken:
3.5" bays
PCI wireless adapter card
Thermal paste
flashlight
carabiner tool
SATA hot swap bay
power supply board
hdd platters
1/8 male to 1/8 male wire
zip ties
velcro wire straps
spritser top
floppy drive

She's all packed up now. Here are the pictures!

The box
http://modsandends.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/img_1169.jpg

Unpacking. There's this paper stuff everywhere. Good thing I'm not searching for needles.
http://modsandends.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/img_1170.jpg

Contents of box.
http://modsandends.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/img_1176.jpg
http://modsandends.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/img_1175.jpg

What I took.
http://modsandends.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/img_1178.jpg

What I added.
http://modsandends.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/img_1177.jpg

Any comments, complaints, concerns, compliments?

x88x

10-09-2009, 01:02 AM

Haha, yeah, that paper packing stuff was just the cheapest packing material I could find, plus it's supposed to be anti-static.

Sounds good. Yeah, I know some of it was probably garbage, I just threw it in with the hopes that it would be useful to someone down the line :D ..and of course, some of the better stuff was in the pile I forgot about :facepalm:

billygoat333

10-09-2009, 04:21 AM

might wanna black out the addresses on the box in the picture, just for privacy, and I believe forum rules. :)

Oneslowz28

10-09-2009, 10:36 AM

If the ram is still in there when I get the box I will be taking that out. I can use it in my server.

d_stilgar

10-09-2009, 12:51 PM

Fixed the picture. Hope you guys think I have worthy junk.

x88x

10-09-2009, 01:18 PM

Haha, definitely. Let me know when you ship it out so I can update the status.

d_stilgar

10-09-2009, 01:26 PM

Airbozo hasn't gotten back to me, if he gets to me before the end of today then I will get it out today.

Airbozo

10-12-2009, 11:20 AM

Airbozo hasn't gotten back to me, if he gets to me before the end of today then I will get it out today.

Just PM'd you.

Spent a long weekend in Vegas with some friends. My wallet is happy, but my head hurts...

I have a bunch of goodies I will be adding.

d_stilgar

10-16-2009, 07:58 PM

I just got the box out today. Sorry it's been so long. I had a busy week.

Oneslowz28

10-16-2009, 08:47 PM

Oh Just FYI I added my name to the list.

Airbozo

10-20-2009, 10:55 AM

Just got the box yesterday. I will be updating with some pictures later. I am so going to mod that shipping box... ;)

(anyone have a request for parts they need? Switches, cables, parts?)

Funk

10-28-2009, 01:11 PM

Finally I have something to do with all the electronics I don't use!

Sign me up.

Oneslowz28

10-28-2009, 02:35 PM

Finally I have something to do with all the electronics I don't use!

Sign me up.

You need to check the requirements.

x88x

10-28-2009, 03:19 PM

You need to check the requirements.

Doh! :facepalm: Sorry, forgot about that; entry redified and spot saved.

SXRguyinMA

11-04-2009, 11:19 PM

any word?

billygoat333

11-05-2009, 12:59 AM

talked to airbozo today and he should have it out tomorrow or friday. :)

Airbozo

11-05-2009, 04:42 PM

talked to airbozo today and he should have it out tomorrow or friday. :)

Yes I am trying to get it out tomorrow. Damn thing won't fit in my backpack so I have to cage it in...

I only took one item (the fan controller) and am putting in some fans, slimline DVD,l cables and maybe some other stuff.

SXRguyinMA

11-05-2009, 05:22 PM

nice, pm me for my addy and stuff when you're ready :up:

:EDIT: do'h! nevermind, didnt realize it was goin to BG first lol

farlo

11-12-2009, 11:27 AM

id like to get on the list, not so many parts to give out, but lots of various cables, and a bunch of old sd100-133 ram

x88x

11-12-2009, 05:55 PM

done

farlo

11-12-2009, 06:04 PM

thanks x88x

billygoat333

11-13-2009, 02:22 AM

still havent received the box, but I didnt check the mail today so maybe it came. shouldnt take very long, usually only 3-5 (during the holiday season)days from Cali to Idaho.

would you guys want them if I threw in some playstation 2 parts? got 4 or 5 broken ps2s(slim and fatty versions) with some good working parts in them. if not, i'll probably just junk what i wont need.

x88x

11-13-2009, 02:31 AM

Haha, well, I think PS2 parts count as "electronic junk", so go ahead :D Maybe somebody'll have a use for them.

billygoat333

11-13-2009, 06:00 AM

haha i guess you are right! lol im tired and my brain is mush. :P

Airbozo

11-13-2009, 01:32 PM

I apologize for not being on top of this. I have the box sitting next to me and will get it in the mail today.

billygoat333

11-13-2009, 03:47 PM

lol no worries, no wonder i hadn't gotten it! :p

Airbozo

11-13-2009, 04:33 PM

I feel like I have been in a fog for the last week and a half. I have not been this sick in a long long time and I still have to be at work due to deadlines. Now all my coworkers are getting ill and everyone is blaming it on me. I tell them to go talk with the people unwilling to hire extra help or change deadlines.

I will make sure not to touch that box while I am sick. I will sterilize my hands, wear a mask and properly disinfect anything I sneeze on...

lol

billygoat333

11-13-2009, 05:14 PM

lol im already sick too so dont worry about it. :P sorry to hear about the stupid having to go to work thing.

Airbozo

11-23-2009, 02:45 PM

I finally got the box sent out.

Here is what I took;
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/8403/fancontroller.jpg

Here is what I put in;
http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/1214/goodies1.jpg

billygoat333

11-24-2009, 07:23 PM

sweet. i'll keep my eyes peeled. :eek: :banana:

chaksq

11-28-2009, 11:32 PM

The other box seems stalled so add me to this one. I've got some stuff to contribute, and can always find more if the first box ever gets to me.

billygoat333

11-28-2009, 11:51 PM

just got the box today... will post pics later.

985323

11-29-2009, 05:47 AM

The other box seems stalled so add me to this one. I've got some stuff to contribute, and can always find more if the first box ever gets to me.

Same here

Will

Trace

12-17-2009, 02:12 AM

Yeah, I took apart a server. I got plenty finally. Sign me up!

billygoat333

12-17-2009, 02:30 AM

****! I forgot to mail this out again! I didnt even think about it until just now. grrr. sorry everyone, I will write a big note on my forehead so I will remember tomorrow.

Oneslowz28

12-17-2009, 03:43 AM

Do it in sharpie and take a pic and you will get +rep from me.

billygoat333

12-17-2009, 03:52 AM

ok, youre on! lol

985323

12-17-2009, 06:21 AM

+rep from me too, Do It!

billygoat333

12-17-2009, 07:14 AM

http://www.sfdesigntestsite.webatu.com/images/IMG_0574.jpg
http://www.sfdesigntestsite.webatu.com/images/IMG_0575.jpg

yes... I really am that bored. haha gotta love working @ a hotel at night.

x88x

12-17-2009, 11:26 AM

Yeah, I took apart a server. I got plenty finally. Sign me up!
Added.

http://www.sfdesigntestsite.webatu.com/images/IMG_0575.jpg

Hmmm, I seem to remember a forehead being promised for this :P

billygoat333

12-17-2009, 11:40 AM

haha If I wasnt at work...

d_stilgar

12-17-2009, 01:37 PM

Sweet. Phone numbers! Somebody's gonna get a prank call at work!

billygoat333

12-17-2009, 08:14 PM

oops! lol oh well thats not our number, no idea it was on the calendar. haha i'll black them out though.

billygoat333

12-18-2009, 10:17 PM

TGIMBOEJ! lol
http://www.sfdesigntestsite.webatu.com/images/IMG_0570.jpg
Well packed box
http://www.sfdesigntestsite.webatu.com/images/IMG_0571.jpg
What I took out:
http://www.sfdesigntestsite.webatu.com/images/IMG_0578.jpg
http://www.sfdesigntestsite.webatu.com/images/IMG_0579.jpg
What I put in:
http://www.sfdesigntestsite.webatu.com/images/IMG_0580.jpg
Boxed up!
http://www.sfdesigntestsite.webatu.com/images/IMG_0581.jpg

I put in: A battery that is still good from a HTC Mogul that I couldnt throw away cause it was big and figured I could get some use out of it! lol maybe scdomeone else can.
A non-working slim ps2 (pretty sure the laser is bad, and the heatsink fan is missing. good parts though!)
A cd rom drive of unknown specs
a cd audio cable
a 100w psu that would make a perfect test bench PSU
a cable with a power switch/power LED/HDD LED wired with it. :)

d_stilgar

12-19-2009, 02:36 AM

Hope you find a use for that PSU. It was always just a little too big for an NES. That iPod is repairable as well. There was a power adapter, right?

billygoat333

12-19-2009, 03:17 AM

yeah just didnt take a picture of it. too lazy to grab it. and the PSU has already found a use, I grounded it out and now its powering a pair of wireless speakers lol. I have big plans for it. (I like that its slim, a little long but at least it isnt tall. can tuck it away somewhere. got a few ideas which might become apparent when I start a worklog soon as some funds free up. )

nevermind1534

12-20-2009, 05:18 PM

Sweet; I get it next!

SXRguyinMA

12-22-2009, 02:23 PM

got it today, will post pics and goodies later on. it'll probably go out next week sometime, we'll see what happens with the holidays and such

Oneslowz28

01-01-2010, 02:15 AM

Hey guys, I have not been following this box but I would like to ask that you add a rule. After some discussion between the staff we would like to ask that you do not include knives or any type of weapon in the box. This includes razor blades, pocketknives and any chemical or device that could go BOOM. If there is anything in the current box we ask that who ever has it please remove those devices.

Thanks

x88x

01-01-2010, 03:22 AM

SXRguyinMA

01-01-2010, 11:35 AM

I sure will :up:

I'll get pics up and the box out within the next few days, things have been crazy w/the holidays.

billygoat333

01-02-2010, 10:38 AM

nevermind1534

01-13-2010, 09:29 PM

I got the box today. I'm surprised at how much stuff you were able to fit in there. There's literally no room left in the box. I'm wondering that if I don't take much out, if maybe I should split it in two?

I'll have pics probably in the next 1-2 days.

SXRguyinMA

01-13-2010, 10:34 PM

o yea, still gotta get pics up lol

x88x

01-14-2010, 01:40 AM

I'm wondering that if I don't take much out, if maybe I should split it in two?

If you do, let me know and I'll add another list to the OP.

x88x

02-12-2010, 04:42 PM

:bump: How's the progress on this?

nevermind1534

02-14-2010, 07:15 PM

Still waiting on oneslowz to ship it to me. After I get it, I plan on transferring some stuff from box # 2 into this one.

x88x

02-15-2010, 01:16 AM

Still waiting on oneslowz to ship it to me. After I get it, I plan on transferring some stuff from box # 2 into this one.

Took me a sec there.. this is the box #2 thread ;)

So we need to start bugging Oneslowz28 now, eh?

nevermind1534

02-16-2010, 11:11 PM

Took me a sec there.. this is the box #2 thread ;)

So we need to start bugging Oneslowz28 now, eh?

oh, yeah. I still have this one, but I'm waiting on box # 1 so I can move some stuff into it and add some of my own.

blaze15301

06-21-2010, 05:18 AM

can i be on this post as well? i have a lot of stuff i can get rid of.

x88x

06-21-2010, 12:36 PM

Done. And you just barely met the cut just now. ;)

blaze15301

06-21-2010, 05:32 PM

lol i know thank you x88x.

blaze15301

10-20-2010, 10:17 PM

any one got any idea where the box is at?

nevermind1534

10-20-2010, 10:38 PM

I still have it; I'll be sending it within the next month to get rid of some of my newly acquired junk.

Box #1 also hasn't moved since I shipped it.

diluzio91

10-20-2010, 11:05 PM

can i get into the running for this?

blaze15301

10-20-2010, 11:15 PM

why dont we split the list or something and get a third box going?

nevermind1534

10-20-2010, 11:22 PM

I just split the box, though. Box one and two now are entirely from box two.

x88x

10-21-2010, 12:42 AM

can i get into the running for this?

Done.

As for splitting, like nvm said, he just split it. If it gets overfull again we can split again, but for now let's stick with just the two.

BuzzKillington

10-21-2010, 05:34 AM

Can I get back in line for this? I got it at the verrrry start so I'm not sure if it's gone through its cycle yet or if I needed to get back in line.

farlo

10-21-2010, 09:24 AM

wow, i nearly forgot about this.

x88x

10-21-2010, 10:49 AM

It doesn't look like you were ever on the list for this one Buzz, but I added you to it now.

blaze15301

10-21-2010, 10:55 AM

buzz im pretty sure you was on the other one lol.

Technochicken

10-21-2010, 12:55 PM

I'd like to be added to the list as well.

x88x

10-21-2010, 01:43 PM

Done.

DynamoNED

01-26-2011, 11:02 PM

Having read the rules & understand that I have not met all the requirements as of the date of this post, please add me to the bottom of the list for box #2. I have a whole closet full of components going to waste at my house, and I could use a good reason to sort through them. Besides, given the box's current rate of travel, I should have easily met the requirement by the time it's my turn. :D

x88x

01-26-2011, 11:10 PM

Done. Will, any update on this? Did you ever get them shipped out?

nevermind1534

01-27-2011, 12:05 AM

Yes, I have it now. Sorry for not posting. I'm going to try to have it out to the next person sometime next month.

x88x

04-01-2011, 05:28 PM

Bump.

AmEv

04-01-2011, 06:03 PM

I'm not sure bumping works on stickies......

x88x

04-01-2011, 07:54 PM

Yeah, it was more trying to get the attention of whoever has it...

UrbanLegend_NY

01-10-2013, 07:41 PM

I love this idea. Seems like it could be interesting so I went to the post office today and picked up a flat rate box.. Just about filled it with stuff.. How do we start this next box??

Airbozo

01-10-2013, 07:46 PM

We have been trying to keep this alive and there is a list somewhere (maybe first post) of who is next. The person next in line PM's you their address and you send it. Next person takes something out, puts something in (documents it) and then ships it to the next person on the list.

I will ping Nevermind since he is the last one to have the box. If you are starting a new one, we should start a new list.