USB plugs are surprisingly easy to make yourself. You might have already seen some versions made directly on a PCB – either milled or etched (or scraped by hand) from copper laminated FSR board.
But you can also sew a USB plug with some thick conductive thread (or wire) and some wood in which you have drilled or lasercut holes in the right places. Instead of wood you could also use some thick and sturdy cardboard.
Photos >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/plusea/albums/72157711118103261/with/48799015233/
Sewing with copper thread in lasercut wood
(ABOVE) Sewing with single core wire in lasercut wood
Printed copper on paper stuck to cardboard
Examples of other’s work:
Building the FabTinyISP
>> http://fab.cba.mit.edu/classes/863.16/doc/projects/ftsmin/index.html
USB <-> NES controller adapter
>> https://www.bidouille.org/elec/usbnesadapter
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