Re: Flight cases

[Per Boysen <perboysen@gmail.com>]

>> I'm shopping after some good packaging for my instruments. I found  
>> a "Peli" case with the correct measures, but it seems way too heavy

> On 29 maj 2006, at 23.22, jondrums wrote:
> if you have much of a DIY low budget mind, you could try my  
> favorite method:
>
> I know this sounds totally silly, but I have had good luck making  
> my own travel cases.  I use - ready for this? - cardboard!  It  
> really works well! All you need is a couple of good strong  
> cardboard boxes, some good packing tape, a bit of hot glue, and a  
> sheet of packaging foam.  The foam I use, I get from my shipping  
> dept. at work, and is about 2" thick and cuts cleanly with a steak  
> knife with no mess.
>
> I take apart the cardboard box, carefully measure the equipment,  
> and re-make the box 2" larger than the equipment on each side.  Cut  
> up the foam and glue it together to make the padding inside the  
> box.  You can get a snug fit pretty easily.
>
> When you buy new gear (FCB1010) keep the original packaging!  it  
> can often make a really good travel case with only a little work,  
> because it was designed to be shipped all over the world and  
> literally dropped off a ten foot high shelf (shipping standards for  
> packaging specify something like this).
>
> I've come up with two good ways to make the box closure.   One some  
> of my gear I tape/glue ribbon on the bottom of the box, which I can  
> use to tie the top flaps closed with a bow.  I recently discovered  
> a better way though:  If you take a sheet of cardboard as wide as  
> the box is wide, and "wrap" it around the box and glue it tightly,  
> it makes a nice sheath which will hold the top flaps closed.  Just  
> slide the box out of the sheath and then it can be opened.  If you  
> do it tightly, there is no chance of the box coming out inadvertently.
>
> Use good strong packing tape to finish all the exposed edges of  
> cardboard flaps, as well as all seams on the bottom and corners of  
> the box.   You'll end up with quite a useable travel case for your  
> gear.
>
> Jon


Wow, what a great idea! And I guess you can make it even stronger by  
epoxy laminating it, gluing layers of that strong fiber net used to  
manufacture boat chassis?

per