Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Instructions On Making Custom Road Cases At Home

By Jennifer Cooper


We all need that assurance that our property is safe. You should not only get insurance but also make sure that you have kept the things themselves in a safe place. This is why when you are especially traveling, you should have your custom road cases. These will always ensure that your property is safe from all kinds of weather.

You need to set up a place where you will be spending most of your time building the case. You should make sure that you have all the equipment you need in order to move the process along faster. Make sure that you have a cut list to avoid wasting any material. You are to build the case according to the size of the item you are building the case for.

You will need to cut your aluminum into pieces. Using a hot saw may cause damage to it. A cold saw, however, is recommended. The aluminum is one of the materials that causes the case to be very strong. You should use a piece of an uncut u-channel to measure the length of the other side pieces you may need. The measurements should be in line with the items you will be storing inside.

The notches and pockets are made out of wood. In order to avoid a messy job, it is important to use a jigsaw in cutting the wood. You cannot be able to draw or see the markings on the black ABS. It is, therefore, best to put the markings on the unfinished side. You should trim down the u-channels to match with the notches.

You need to attach the ball corners. There is no way a case would work if it did not have any corners. The corners allow the case to hold everything inside without falling apart. They are not held together by nails or glues as one may presume. They are actually held together by rivets. To put the rivets in place, you may use the handgun or the pneumatic rivet which is recommended.

After putting in the ball corners, the straight ones should be next. These allow the road to stand upright. You will need to drill some holes and put in some screw in order for the pieces of the road to come together. You can start by putting in a screw in every end then proceed for round two as a way of reinforcement.

For the bottom part, you may choose to use a rubber or wheel, whichever you are most comfortable with. As you assemble the road, make sure it is in a closed position. This makes the work easier and allows you the preview of how the road will look after the work is done. Align the corners to ensure that the hinges stay in line.

Finally, you will need to have foam in your case. That foam acts as a shock absorber no wonder it looks so comfortable. While putting it in place, start from the bottom upwards. The foam on the walls, however, should be shorter than the walls to avoid hindering the closing of the case.




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