custom siutcase insert made from styrofoam

by **another aussie** » 19 Mar 2005 3:10

night20 wrote:Very nice!
1) Stencil "Professionals Only" on the case.
2) Place on website with "Goverment agencies only" under the picture.
3) Sell for $1000

lol cracked me up.

That is reallllll purdy

I have lots of pelican cases and have to play with pick and pluck foam so I like seeing cases that look like that. It does look like it belongs in the ultimate spy book.

by **vector40** » 19 Mar 2005 5:48

Heh... do it right and use a Zero Halliburton

by **Romstar** » 19 Mar 2005 12:58

vector40 wrote:Heh... do it right and use a Zero Halliburton

Of course. Not only do they come with the foam, they come with a complimentary knife for cutting it.

Some of the other modes have the foam pre-cut into small blocks. No knife required.

Nice cases. I have a few of them here.

Romstar

by **Outolintu** » 22 Mar 2005 10:57

It's very nice indeed, you should get those mini-rolls of duct-tape in there, 'cause you never have enough of that :wink:

mikash52 wrote:duct tape is for everything, you never know when you need so why not put it everywhere. the fact that is in the center should show its importance.

...So true :') One should never go anywhere without a big roll of duct tape

by **ASSA** » 23 Mar 2005 11:29

it is not duct tape it is aluminium tape, used for dimple lock impressioning.
why i put that in there i don't know. it was so easy so if i want to change the layout of the case it will only take a couple of minutes. the tubular pick box i just store misc stuff in

by **pick_maker** » 23 Mar 2005 20:15

(fingers to lips) ** french chef style kiss** mmmwa!

I like it when out of nowhere, someone drops a nice creation like this in the forum.

Very good job!

by **Exodus5000** » 23 Mar 2005 20:44

I agree with silent, put some felt in that. Very cool, you can just put that in your trunk and you're ready to go.

by **another aussie** » 29 Mar 2005 7:06

Romstar wrote:
vector40 wrote:Heh... do it right and use a Zero Halliburton

Of course. Not only do they come with the foam, they come with a complimentary knife for cutting it.

Some of the other modes have the foam pre-cut into small blocks. No knife required.

Nice cases. I have a few of them here.

Romstar

They are indeed cool, however when it comes to wireless use for laptops the haliburtons (like all metal, aluminium cases etc) aren't as good for wireless internet, bluetooth etc. as they can't interfer with the signal.
For laptop cases I reckon the pelican cases win handsdown.

Just a pointless little aside...

by **vector40** » 29 Mar 2005 12:39

You could always take the computer OUT before using it

by **thebigsmoke** » 29 Mar 2005 12:42

Great looking case!

Just a warning that styrofoam packing material can create a heck of a static charge while in transit, so you would want to be careful putting any kind of electronics in there.

If you want to make a "static free" variant of the case just replace the top layer of styrofoam with a piece of "ester" foam (sometimes known as "acoustic tile" foam). It's what you see in Pelican (or similar) cases because it's anti-static and easy to cut (perfect for DIY electronics cases).

If you have a local foam supplier who makes custom mattresses or furniture cushions they'll often have a load of scrap ester that you can often get for next to nothing.

by **bubbashitz** » 29 Mar 2005 14:42

Also, styrofoam packing material can react with other plastics dulling it out. I had this happen to a $200 RF Meter where the lens got fogged up to the point I could hardly read the LCD readout. I treated it with silicon treatment to bring it back most of the way. Make sure you use safe materials. Also, I have found that after cutting safe foam, covering it with a nice color of felt gives it a real pro look.

by **Spectrum** » 29 Mar 2005 23:36

viewtopic.php?t=2657 you've been beat :lol:

by **another aussie** » 31 Mar 2005 5:13

vector40 wrote:You could always take the computer OUT before using it

bah :p there's one in every crowd

by **another aussie** » 31 Mar 2005 5:20

I meant to include this link.
http://www.zerohalliburton.com/business ... _fiber.jsp
That would make a nice laptop case, and if you were rich enough to buy a cf case then you could probably talk them into a custom pick case for you as well, of course rolling up in your solid gold car wouldn't hurt your cause either.

by **vector40** » 31 Mar 2005 14:25

My gold car is being shipped in on my space shuttle. It'll be a few days.

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