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Re: Shadow foam toolbox/case

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The gas struts are a nice touch :)
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KungFooBob wrote: Thu Nov 09, 2023 8:24 pm The gas struts are a nice touch :)
Except he had to use his hand to open the box anyway :think: Then once it's past "half way" it'll stay open by itself.

Oh and what demo said, there's a space in the foam to house a box for stuff which wouldn't go in the foam :lol:
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you fellas get a reply on price to cut the foam inserts ?

I'm still debating this, but for pretty random reasons of the fact i have 2 tool boxes in the van which kinda seconds as a bench seat, removing all the tools and removing one of the boxes would mean it's then not a box seat and all out of sync.
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No reply yet. I'm not really expecting one, I doubt there's much profit in dealing with small fry.
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cheb wrote: Fri Nov 10, 2023 2:10 pm No reply yet. I'm not really expecting one, I doubt there's much profit in dealing with small fry.

Do a Phillip Day (of Edinburgh Woolen Mill fame/notoriety) and ask for the price for 1000, then just get several "as a trial".

Yeah, hes a twat so mebbe dont.
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KungFooBob wrote: Thu Nov 09, 2023 8:24 pm The gas struts are a nice touch :)
I thought all decent size boxes had those? Both my Stainless boxes do.
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Here is my first attempt.
I’ve cut them out slightly too large. I’ve got another 5 or so sheets to play around with as well.
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weeksy wrote: Fri Nov 10, 2023 9:54 am you fellas get a reply on price to cut the foam inserts ?

I'm still debating this, but for pretty random reasons of the fact i have 2 tool boxes in the van which kinda seconds as a bench seat, removing all the tools and removing one of the boxes would mean it's then not a box seat and all out of sync.
I got an email back from them pretty much straightaway asking me to supply dimensions, but forgot to measure it and reply! nD'oh!
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You had better service than me, I've heard nothing. And there's nothing in my spam folder.
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Tekton Tools are now selling shadowed sets.
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Doesn't help me in my scenario as so many items for mine are completely specific to MTB rather than a garage.
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Message popped up on our building wide Teams group this morning "where's the 5mm hex driver?". Foam tool drawers proving their worth :lol:

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Makes a change from the 10mm socket.
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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Fri Nov 17, 2023 10:06 am Message popped up on our building wide Teams group this morning "where's the 5mm hex driver?". Foam tool drawers proving their worth :lol:

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see, you DO like it... :D
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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Fri Nov 17, 2023 10:06 am Message popped up on our building wide Teams group this morning "where's the 5mm hex driver?". Foam tool drawers proving their worth :lol:

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Whoever cut all those numbers with a scalpel has really neat hand writing.
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Prety sure a CO2 laser cutter could cut that stuff. If you could supply a template I could have a go on ours.
I suspect most of the work is in doing the layout and measuring. Maybe if you could trace all the tools onto a piece of paper and then put a ruler on it, take a pic and then I could translate it to a dxf and scale it to the right size.

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Laser Dave has answered my question :-)

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Ditchfinder wrote: Fri Nov 17, 2023 12:44 pm Wanders off to see if yoga mats can be laser cut without suffocating me with Chlorine gas
EVA foam is more likely to give off formamide
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Loads of the cheap yoga mats are PVC, EVA foam isn't too expensive though and should be safe enough running through our carbon filter cabinet.
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