Very nice. What a great way to use “scrap” lumber. Where did you find the foam material. I’ve searched Amazon and it just comes up with the fly boxes or inserts for a particular box. Did you consider putting the foam on both sides. Thanks
Thank you! I worked with a specific group for this and they requested foam on only the one side. The specific foam I used shows up on Amazon occasionally, but doesn’t seem to be regularly stocked. I got a few more orders for these later on and had a hard time locating more of the foam.
Thanks! The foam was from an Amazon seller. They actually have it relisted right now which doesn’t seem to happen often. Here is the link: www.amazon.com/dp/B01EEBZZ32/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_YTRXMPMSPET9Q999HK94?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 Magnets were just bought locally at Menards. I had some from Amazon, but they didn’t have quite the same pull.
Thanks for watching! I found the hinges through Amazon. I have ordered from a couple different sellers since making this batch, and they all seem to be the same 10mm hinges.
Thanks! The client provided the foam, but he had found it on Amazon. I got asked to do a few more of these recently, and the Amazon seller reposted after the item had been unavailable for some time. FYI if you do purchase, the adhesive back is not great, but some spray adhesive does the trick! I’ll include the link here: “Fly Foam Ripple (Pack of 10), Peel and Stick, 8 1/4" L x 4 1/4" W x 1/4" Thick, Off White Color” www.amazon.com/dp/B01EEBZZ32/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_YTRXMPMSPET9Q999HK94?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
For the magnets we tried some from Menards, and some from Amazon. They both held quite strong with two contact points on the boxes. The foam was provided by the client, and I am actually in process of attempting to find the same product for more of these boxes! Wish I had a better answer for that foam.
@@conefurnishings Thanks for that! If you do find a solution to the foam problem (I've seen other builders mention it as well), it'd be great if you could post it!
@@adamraymakers8295 so the Amazon seller did post the exact size of foam again, and I purchased some for a few more boxes like this. I’m sharing a link from the same seller, but a slightly different size which is all they have available as of now. “Fly Foam Ripple (Pack of 10), Peel and Stick, 8 1/4" L x 4 1/4" W x 1/4" Thick, Off White Color” www.amazon.com/dp/B01EEBZZ32/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_YTRXMPMSPET9Q999HK94?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
@@conefurnishings thanks for the quick reply. Next for me is to make copy of your jig for routing. I plan on making the boxes out of cherry and limiting the thickness to 3/4 inch. Wish me luck.
Good luck with everything! On the third batch of these I made just last month, I added a 1/4” spacer to thicken the area where the barrel hinge goes. Just to make sure I avoided any possible weakness in that area. I had a couple crack near the end grain which is quite frustrating at that point in the process.
Thanks! Those barrel hinges do allow the top to open all the way flat if placed perfectly. In our case, the client wasn’t concerned so we essentially centered them in the space we had.