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fishstix

Posted 4/30/2010 5:11 PM (#438513)
Subject: Built my own box!

Posts: 33

Well guys I have finally competed building my own tackle box to house all the necessary musky baits. It was made with 1/4" lexan and then stainless hardware. Take a look. What do you think?!

Now I just need to get this one full!

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mcgeissler

Posted 4/30/2010 5:15 PM (#438515 - in reply to #438513)
Subject: Re: Built my own box!

Posts: 134

Very Nice! What was your approximate cost? I am thinking I may do something very similar in the future.

Matt

PSYS

Posted 4/30/2010 6:02 PM (#438524 - in reply to #438513)
Subject: Re: Built my own box!

Posts: 1030

Location: APPLETON, WI

Well done!!

fishwisconsin3

Posted 4/30/2010 6:20 PM (#438525 - in reply to #438513)
Subject: RE: Built my own box!

Posts: 104

Location: Hudson, WI

Very nice job!

Cowboyhannah

Posted 4/30/2010 8:58 PM (#438544 - in reply to #438513)
Subject: Re: Built my own box!

Posts: 1455

Location: Kronenwetter, WI

Fishstix,
Way to go! Looks great!

mountainmuskies

Posted 4/30/2010 9:02 PM (#438545 - in reply to #438513)
Subject: Re: Built my own box!

Posts: 811

What's wrong with you man? I see room in that box for more stuff!

Guest

Posted 4/30/2010 9:04 PM (#438547 - in reply to #438513)
Subject: RE: Built my own box!

Where can a guy buy the lexan material and hardware to do that with?

fishstix

Posted 4/30/2010 10:52 PM (#438554 - in reply to #438513)
Subject: RE: Built my own box!

Posts: 33

It ended up costing me about $175 to build it. It is 16" wide by 24" long and 12" tall. http://www.estreetplastics.com/Polycarbonate_Lexan_Sheets_s/32.htm is where I got the lexan. Very fast shipping and lots of sizes that minimized my cutting needs.

sledneck68

Posted 4/30/2010 11:29 PM (#438556 - in reply to #438513)
Subject: RE: Built my own box!

Posts: 47

Location: Bonduel WI

Very nice well done! How much time it take you to put it together?

Ryan_Cotter

Posted 5/1/2010 12:18 AM (#438560 - in reply to #438556)
Subject: Re: Built my own box!

Posts: 182

Location: musky waters of SE, WI

"It ended up costing me about $175 to build it."
Holy geez. Nice work you put into it! Looks good. But id have to say a justencase was about the same price at that size.

fishstix

Posted 5/1/2010 7:35 AM (#438575 - in reply to #438513)
Subject: RE: Built my own box!

Posts: 33

It took about 4-5 hours to get it all settled in and done. I was looking at the just encase boxes but they do not got this big in standard sizes, and he has to put more cross dividers into it and I did not want that because it limits the space. I did contact justencase and it would have cost $250-275 with the specs that I emailed him. So that is why I chose to go this route.

Pepper

Posted 5/1/2010 9:48 AM (#438583 - in reply to #438513)
Subject: Re: Built my own box!

Posts: 1516

What is the weight empty?

Musky Madman

Posted 5/3/2010 4:00 PM (#438881 - in reply to #438513)
Subject: RE: Built my own box!

I built this box over the winter too. Only costed about $75 with all materials from menards. The poly was actually very easy to cut with a jigsaw as long as it's supported well. ie. lay on table and cut along table edge. I'm happy with the way it turned out and I had more fun building it.

It probably cost you so much more because you got all separate sheets. I cut all sides and bottom out of one .28 piece. then the lid and inserts are made out of thinner i think .80 thickness.
oh yeah, don't worry the box is stuffed now. i just threw those few baits in when I took the pics. Now it's stocked for opener.

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50"skie

Posted 5/3/2010 4:46 PM (#438884 - in reply to #438513)
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Posts: 425

Nice box!!

Jeff

Posted 5/3/2010 7:43 PM (#438927 - in reply to #438513)
Subject: RE: Built my own box!

Beautiful workmanship on both boxes! I've thought about doing something like that as a winter project, but I've always worried about my lures fading through the clear plastic. Anyone smarter than me have any thoughts on that?

xMU5KIEx

Posted 5/3/2010 9:51 PM (#438961 - in reply to #438513)
Subject: RE: Built my own box!

Posts: 60

Location: st. croix county, wisconsin

great work!

GMan

Posted 5/4/2010 10:28 AM (#439008 - in reply to #438961)
Subject: RE: Built my own box!

Posts: 479

Location: Eden Prairie & Pine Island

MMAdman...what did you use for hardware and where did you get it? Close up pix of the hardware would be much appreciated. Nice Box!

Musky Madman

Posted 5/4/2010 10:59 AM (#439016 - in reply to #438513)
Subject: Re: Built my own box!

Thanks guys. I got all of my corner brackets, trunk handles, and poly from menards. The brackets are not stainless but I think they'll be fine. If they begin to rust I can very easily replace them. The nuts and bolts are all stainless that I got from fastenal. I'll take some close ups tonight and post; right now I'm hardly working, I mean working hard.

Musky Madman

Posted 5/4/2010 10:03 PM (#439120 - in reply to #438513)
Subject: RE: Built my own box!

Gman,
Here's some close ups of exactly how I assembled the box. The hardware all makes the box pretty solid. I also countersunk the poly at all bolt holes.

Any questions feel free to PM me.

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