Hiding Valuables in Doors, Using a Cigar Tube

By Kat Hannaford Published March 14, 2011, 10:40 am ET

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The creator of this two-hour hack used a cigar tube, but really you could use anything cylindrical—a film canister would work perfectly well, for example. You won’t be able to hide all your valuables in there, but at least those secret digital files can remain secret. [MAKE via MAKEZine]

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