VHS toaster

posted Feb 16th 2009 7:44am by
filed under: classic hacks, home hacks

vhs-toaster

Though the inspiration was said to have come from a clip of The Young Ones, we all know this was bound to happen eventually. [lemonie] has turned a VHS deck into a toaster. They’ve done a fantastic job, it looks almost perfectly stock. We can imagine that maintaining the look of the VCR was pretty difficult especially getting everything to line up correctly. Finally, we have a use for our old VHS deck. You can see a video of it in action after the break.



26 Responses to VHS toaster

  • g3n says:

    I’d be careful eating the toast as I don’t think all those plastics are made to sustain high temperatures…there could be bad fumes coming out.

    Very nice thing though !

  • scott says:

    haha, he missed the place. :P

    Very cool idea all the same, I want one! :)

  • grizball says:

    completely epic video.

  • strider_mt2k says:

    Love the ringing of the plate in each slower take.
    What a crazy hack! Pure win!

    I be doubly sure to eat the plastic treated toast if I were you.

    -and would it kill you to put on some coffee?

  • skitchin says:

    anyone ever seen a child stick their hand in the vcr? Not after this.

  • Grovenstien says:

    Kids are always putting jam sandwiches into VCR’s.

    I think this has to be the best hack yet!

  • uncivlengr says:

    That “VHS” is toasted into the bread is too funny.

  • weasel says:

    dare ya to put a real VHS tape in that

  • the game says:

    epic, indeed.

  • Hatecrime69 says:

    but where’s my betamax toaster?

  • strider_mt2k says:

    the betamax toaster made better toast but was limited to a smaller size slice.

    Also sony didn’t license the design and consequently didn’t garner the support of the butter or jam industries which lost them the breakfast wars of the 1980′s.

  • mr x says:

    the betamax toaster went the same way as HD-DVD :( sad faice.
    great minds think alike – the first thing I thought about was the plastics and hot burning fumes.

  • andrew says:

    “the first thing i thought about was the plastics and hot burning fumes.”

    he could have used an older vhs deck with an all-metal chassis, that would have solved the problem quite nicely.

  • barry99705 says:

    we all know that’s not a real vcr. It’s not flashing 12:00. :D

  • Hitek146 says:

    Ahhh, The Young Ones… :) Good memories…

    Anonymous Girls(walk into room):”Hi, Mike!”
    Mike(sitting in room):”Not yet, but I soon will be!”

    Anonymous Guy(Knocks on front door):”Mind if I use your loo?”
    Resident(Answering door):”Of course I mind!”
    Anonymous Guy:”Hmm… I thought not, that’s why I pissed in your garden.”

    Haha… Good stuff….

  • BigD145 says:

    Keep that heated plastic far away from me, please.

  • aztraph says:

    hey, I got a top loading Betamax, I now have a use for it

  • aztraph says:

    bummer all the good jokes for the betamax’s were taken, oh well, anyone want an old beta, holler

  • paul says:

    a different take on the VIDEO TOASTER

  • louis ii says:

    Not true, the beta max was designed to handle European style bread slices at longer toasting times due to the “heavy” bread style of the period.

    I’d post a picture of the bread I speak about, but it’s not exactly easy to do when it’s currently unprepared and unable to be toasted… yes I don’t have a Beta toaster.

  • Sammy says:

    I wonder how tasty the bread would be….

  • James says:

    If it’s anything like my old VCR it’ll be OK for a few months then suddenly it’ll begin to chew the bread up.

    Combining it with the VCR’s timer electronics would be great – it could then have the flashing 12:00 display, or be programmed to make toast at 7am every morning.

  • strider_mt2k says:

    @ louis ii: You’re okay man.

    You’re okay.

  • fwirt says:

    Actually, I always thought that an NES toaster would be fantastic, but kept wondering how long it would be before the plastic would get melty. The “VHS” tattooed on the toast is a really nice touch.

  • Eric says:

    @James

    Well I imagine your toaster would chew up the bread. Was it bread compatible?

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