T.B.I.Y (Tech Beever It Yourself) iPhone/iPod Dock

Tech Beever has been doing some D.I.Y this afternoon, and you know what? We're going to make it a regular thing.
Today saw the birth of our T.B.I.Y (Tech Beever It Yourself) iPhone/iPod Dock. Want to make one yourself? Then take note...

What you'll need:

>A saw (we used an electric Black & Decker KS890ECN Scorpion Saw, gets the job done in no time, however, you don't need to turn the saw on, so an average hack-saw will suffice).

>Scissors (we found average kitchen scissors did fine)

>Plyers and screwdriver

>A plastic watch box, idealy one with a plastic watch holder, which we chose for two reasons, which we'll show you further on. (The box we used was from a childrens watch, which you can pick one up cheap if you don't have one)

>An iPhone/iPod USB cable, and AC Adapter

>White Sticky labels

>If you have any, some Apple stickers finish it off nicely 

     (luckily, we still had some from the iPhone 4)

>And, of course, an iPhone or iPod.

Let's begin!

With the saw, make an incision on the side of the box base, this will be where the wire will sit outside when the docks plugged in.

With the actual part that held the watch in the box, you'll need to cut and wittle a hole, so that the charger pins can sit nice and snug. Remember, this will hold the iDevice in place, so make sure it's sturdy.
The plastic will end up looking battered, so sand the rough edges down. This will be hidden later, but it still needs to be smooth.

 Now, once the hole is 'just' enough, slide the cable in, USB first, and feed the wire through. If you've measured right, it should sit quite tight.

 You only want the metal part showing, anymore and the stand wont be stable. The white part of the plug should sit tight with the plastic.

Next, place the plastic stand into the box. If you've used the one from the watch, it will snap into place easily. If not, well, we don't know... Then, feed the wire through the gap you made earlier.

Now, use a sticky white label to hide the hole that the pins come through, we chose white to match the box.

If you managed to get some, place the Apple sticker on the 'glass' looking case, this will act as the lid when the docks not in use.

And you know what? That's it! Remember the 2 reasons as to why we chose a watch box with a plastic holder? Well, other than acting as the charging dock, the shape of the holder means the wire can be wrapped and tucked away; ideal for taking it on holdiday! See the pics below for the finished product!

Although we're pretty proud of our little dock, we're sure you could do better, so send in your own! And stay tuned for our next D.I.Y Build; the T.B.I.Y iPhone/iPod Speaker Dock!

T.B.I.Y Time: Around 25-minutes