Once the block tin, servo motors, and Arduino 101 board had all arrived I began thinking about how I could put it together. I bought 2 sizes of brass tubing, one would serve as the rails on which the block was mounted one, and one would connect to the arm of the servo motor. I used those cheap malleable tin cable ties and screwed them into the case molded to the shape of the brass rail rod.

I next mounted a servo motor on a bracket I had lying around that would serve to open the lid.

Following this I did some bending to the thin brass tubing to make an operating arm, and connected this to the servo arm.

Mounted below the servo is the Arduino 101. Since the tin container is conductive, I taped a thick paper backing to where the board would be mounted to ensure nothing would be shorted.