Shadow foam toolbox/case
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Re: Shadow foam toolbox/case
Would now be an appropriate time to mention I can currently get 20% off Wera tools at Screwfix via the mobile app?
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Re: Shadow foam toolbox/case
Completed now.
Layers 2 and 3
IMG_20240428_090901 by Steve Weeks, on Flickr
IMG_20240428_090846 by Steve Weeks, on Flickr
Just waiting for the sticky glue stuff on lid layer to cure.
Layers 2 and 3
IMG_20240428_090901 by Steve Weeks, on Flickr
IMG_20240428_090846 by Steve Weeks, on Flickr
Just waiting for the sticky glue stuff on lid layer to cure.
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Right then, minor question time.
IMG_20240428_090901 by Steve Weeks, on Flickr
If you look at the pic and in particular the lid, it goes just past 90deg on this pic. That is now about another 15deg further as the hinge at the back is a little on the cheap/weak side of things. The back of the hinge with the weight is moving away from it's housing and either flexing/bending a bit.
So what i need is 'something' to keep the lid closer to 90deg and not letting it extend past that point. There's no current 'fixing' points i can use but i'm happy to drill/rivet something in place.
I think it just needs something like these corner pieces on this table
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284867970540 ... dZA&edge=1
That'd do the job nicely and stop it going past where we want it.
Longer term i'll likely re-design the whole lot anyway and get a higher quality case to put it all in. This really was designed and bought as a test project and in truth has been brilliant. But it's cheap and cheerful rather than a long term solution.
IMG_20240428_090901 by Steve Weeks, on Flickr
If you look at the pic and in particular the lid, it goes just past 90deg on this pic. That is now about another 15deg further as the hinge at the back is a little on the cheap/weak side of things. The back of the hinge with the weight is moving away from it's housing and either flexing/bending a bit.
So what i need is 'something' to keep the lid closer to 90deg and not letting it extend past that point. There's no current 'fixing' points i can use but i'm happy to drill/rivet something in place.
I think it just needs something like these corner pieces on this table
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284867970540 ... dZA&edge=1
That'd do the job nicely and stop it going past where we want it.
Longer term i'll likely re-design the whole lot anyway and get a higher quality case to put it all in. This really was designed and bought as a test project and in truth has been brilliant. But it's cheap and cheerful rather than a long term solution.
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Yeah i was thinking just a little bit of chain with rivets both ends. It may even be cool to use bicycle chain as it will kinda fit in with the whole ethos of MTBing.MrLongbeard wrote: ↑Thu Jul 25, 2024 10:04 am A bit of webbing riveted on one / both corners would do the job
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https://www.penn-elcom.com/200mm-chrome ... ioQAvD_BwE
What do you reckon ? I'm not very good at visualising how things will open/lock.
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https://www.penn-elcom.com/130mm-nickel ... 6EQAvD_BwE
They could be the ones i want.
Bought a couple of these. @crust has a rivet gun we can use.
What do you reckon ? I'm not very good at visualising how things will open/lock.
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https://www.penn-elcom.com/130mm-nickel ... 6EQAvD_BwE
They could be the ones i want.
Bought a couple of these. @crust has a rivet gun we can use.
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Well made yes, waterproof not so much.
The case i have is OK but you can see it's on the cheap and cheerful side of things. So at some stage it'll get swapped for a better one.
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Depends on size really. The box i have is about 450/330/140 and it's about the right size to carry most things in there. I could arguably go bigger and still have some tools not fitted.
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IMG_20240728_082104 by steveweeks59, on Flickr
IMG_20240728_082111 by steveweeks59, on Flickr
IMG_20240728_084936 by steveweeks59, on Flickr
In truth, it's a bit past it's best. It was cheap and cheap for a reason.
IMG_20240728_082111 by steveweeks59, on Flickr
IMG_20240728_084936 by steveweeks59, on Flickr
In truth, it's a bit past it's best. It was cheap and cheap for a reason.
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Time to revisit this thread as it's winter and i found what i needed/thought wasn't necessarily what ended up being the correct/most used. So over winter i'm going to re-do all of this and see what we can come up with this time.
I've emailed Redbox again to see if they can laser/CNC etc a custom set as i'd like it doing nicely rather than what i've managed between me and the wife.
We found some tools/additions over the course of the season
I've emailed Redbox again to see if they can laser/CNC etc a custom set as i'd like it doing nicely rather than what i've managed between me and the wife.
We found some tools/additions over the course of the season
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I've asked them to clarify their terminology a little bit, but it seems to be about £200 assuming i need everything doing in that list.. Which whilst that's a chunk of change, it's not completely ridiculous for what we'd end up with. Whether i'd do that in this particular tool box or buy a better one first, well that's open to discussion with myself todayPlease see your pricing as follows.
One off scan and set up design will be £70.00.
Foam and routing will be £57.91 for 3 layers
Tool etching will be £36.45 for 27 tools.
Foam etching will be £57.00 for 3 layers.
Please note the above prices do not include shipping and VAT.
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Tool etching and foam etching are 'additional' services that can be added.
Tool etching adds up to 9 characters on each tool, like a model, part, your name, initials etc.. (not a lot of use to me in truth)
Foam etching can add a description in the foam next to each item, so if i were to use the 4mm, 5mm, 6mm allen keys like above i could have the size etched into the foam... That's possibly of more use to me, but again, i'm not sure how much.
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If the foam needs etching to identify the tool then the idea of shadow foam isn't working / the user is a noob who can't recognise tools at a glance
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I mostly agree but in the instance of the below, it would arguably be a little easier with say a 2mm, 2.5mm and 3mm. But if you've stacked them correctly and know your tools anyway, you know that say the 2nd one along is the 2.5mmMrLongbeard wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2024 11:22 am If the foam needs etching to identify the tool then the idea of shadow foam isn't working / the user is a noob who can't recognise tools at a glance
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To add to that, sometimes they are at race meetings. I'll be working on a bike on one side of the gazebo and up to my arms in parts/grease and ask my boy or whoever is 'helping' me to pass me a particular tool at a given time lol... So their level of knowledge is unlikely to be as high as mine (or i'd be letting them fix it themselves)
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So they get to make multiple trips, every return journey is a learning opportunityweeksy wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2024 11:35 amTo add to that, sometimes they are at race meetings. I'll be working on a bike on one side of the gazebo and up to my arms in parts/grease and ask my boy or whoever is 'helping' me to pass me a particular tool at a given time lol... So their level of knowledge is unlikely to be as high as mine (or i'd be letting them fix it themselves)
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LOL that's when i start losing my shit as time can be a factor. Sometimes we're talking minutes for a job that arguably should take longer and you need things right fucking now It's OK when we're at home and doing stuff but at race meetings, time can be very much of the essence.MrLongbeard wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2024 11:40 amSo they get to make multiple trips, every return journey is a learning opportunityweeksy wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2024 11:35 amTo add to that, sometimes they are at race meetings. I'll be working on a bike on one side of the gazebo and up to my arms in parts/grease and ask my boy or whoever is 'helping' me to pass me a particular tool at a given time lol... So their level of knowledge is unlikely to be as high as mine (or i'd be letting them fix it themselves)
In truth, i don't think it's worth the extra to me in this case... but i do like it as an option.
the actual costs were honestly less than i expected, i now just need to work out a plan in terms of tools/layout.
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