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

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.

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Additional rule, possibly not in the linked thread; nothing that could be construed as a weapon.

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Originally Posted by Oneslowz28

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]

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

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

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Originally Posted by d_stilgar

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

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What he ^ said...

Add me to this one too...

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.

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.

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.

Sounds good to me.

i"ll join this one too, why not?

I'm in :up:

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Originally Posted by d_stilgar

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.

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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).

I agree

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

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

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Originally Posted by d_stilgar

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

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good

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

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

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

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:

for some reason did not fit in here:

:( 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.

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)

I am so gonna take the goldfish... lol

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

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.

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

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

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)
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

Unpacking. There's this paper stuff everywhere. Good thing I'm not searching for needles.

Contents of box.

What I took.

What I added.

Any comments, complaints, concerns, compliments?

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:

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

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.

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

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

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

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Originally Posted by d_stilgar

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

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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.

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

Oh Just FYI I added my name to the list.

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?)

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

Sign me up.

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Originally Posted by Funk

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

Sign me up.

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You need to check the requirements.

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Originally Posted by Oneslowz28

You need to check the requirements.

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

any word?

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