Post by RodBurNeR on Sept 1, 2008 9:45:59 GMT -5
This is sooo easy a caveman could do it , if they had this kind of stuff back then.....
This all can be done for just under $5.00 or even less, depends on where you go and how much you pay for stuff..
You will need as shown
30"x20" foam board
some kind of tape, preferably clear boxing tape
x-acto knife
ruler or straight edge w/ tape measure
pen or pencil
Second , you will need to mark the "bottom" side of the board with measurements and lines as shown.
Third , you need to start by placing your straight edge like shown and use your x-acto blade to cut "all the way through" to remove the squares as shown.
Fourth move is easy as well! Once you have removed both squares..... then take your straight edge and place it on the lines you drew and "score" , do NOT go all the way through! "score" the lines (as if you are cutting sheet rock). Once you have scored the lines, you will just bend each wall over and as long as you scored evenly, the walls will fold over EASY.....if they don't , go back and look where you need to cut deeper.
If you have scored nicely, when walls are folded it will look like this.
This is where the tape comes in! keep the walls up and tight together as you run tape on the "outside" of the box SEALING the cracks with the tape pulled snug. If you go around the box nice and evenly and keep the walls snug as you tape them.....you will keep gaps from forming. IMPORTANT....to pay attention to gaps!
If you have sealed the seams up, this is how the box will look ALMOST ready for photos!
Now that you are such a macho man, you wrestled foam board and boxing tape.....grab a lamp man! You NEED some friggen lighting when you take pics! The flash will NOT do the trick dudes! *you need both in most cases, flash & a lamp*
WOW! all lit up and no place to go! Get down to the level of the car, you can take pics at ALL angles, just turn the car where you want it. This is a quick shot of how it looks...
DISCLAIMER: no cavemen were harmed during the making of this box and this has nothing to do with cavemangeorge ;D
This all can be done for just under $5.00 or even less, depends on where you go and how much you pay for stuff..
You will need as shown
30"x20" foam board
some kind of tape, preferably clear boxing tape
x-acto knife
ruler or straight edge w/ tape measure
pen or pencil
Second , you will need to mark the "bottom" side of the board with measurements and lines as shown.
Third , you need to start by placing your straight edge like shown and use your x-acto blade to cut "all the way through" to remove the squares as shown.
Fourth move is easy as well! Once you have removed both squares..... then take your straight edge and place it on the lines you drew and "score" , do NOT go all the way through! "score" the lines (as if you are cutting sheet rock). Once you have scored the lines, you will just bend each wall over and as long as you scored evenly, the walls will fold over EASY.....if they don't , go back and look where you need to cut deeper.
If you have scored nicely, when walls are folded it will look like this.
This is where the tape comes in! keep the walls up and tight together as you run tape on the "outside" of the box SEALING the cracks with the tape pulled snug. If you go around the box nice and evenly and keep the walls snug as you tape them.....you will keep gaps from forming. IMPORTANT....to pay attention to gaps!
If you have sealed the seams up, this is how the box will look ALMOST ready for photos!
Now that you are such a macho man, you wrestled foam board and boxing tape.....grab a lamp man! You NEED some friggen lighting when you take pics! The flash will NOT do the trick dudes! *you need both in most cases, flash & a lamp*
WOW! all lit up and no place to go! Get down to the level of the car, you can take pics at ALL angles, just turn the car where you want it. This is a quick shot of how it looks...
DISCLAIMER: no cavemen were harmed during the making of this box and this has nothing to do with cavemangeorge ;D
