I have been wanting to make one of these for years. I am finally going to try. I have been saving boxes for a while, and I think they will be perfect for this project. Below you see my sketch (not very detailed) and my paper attempt at figuring it out.
I've used these boxes in a variety of projects, now I'm going to use a bunch more!
Here you see the two stacks of three boxes. I put the whole thing together and put knobs on it to see if the whole contraption will actually work.
It does!
Fully opened, this is what it will look like. I left the lid on the top box, now to figure out how I am going to close it.
These pieces were the "guts" of the inside of the boxes, that held the device all nice and safe inside. I think they will make perfect handles. So...
I covered them with craft paper...
...and this is what these turned out to be like. OK...Now I have to figure out how to do a base and put it all together.
I bought a thick piece of foam core board, and then I covered one side with kraft paper. I will attach the boxes and handle to this. This will put a nice base under the boxes and give stability without a lot of weight.
OK, that is part one...now to finish it and see how it works!
Stay crafty, my friends!!!
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