Three Boxes inprocess ... WIP ...

 

45 ACP .. A well made cigar box with upgraded Hinges....

 A good size box for a Group Therapy sessionRefitted with: "Phil Miracle Foam"

9mm Luger: .. Plain Jane Cigar Box .. with upgrades .. complete.

A Plane Jane; but well made box: overall size 9" x 6.750"Upgraded with Brass LatchFitted with upgraded hinges. Foam (off cuts) Risers .. mitered corners keep them in place.Box and Insert...ready to assembleInsert inserted.9mm Luger Loaded into a 12 x 9 matrix ...108 rounds

38 Special ... very SPECIAL

A very good size box for 38 special.
Note the angled Left and Right sides, extra challenge...

Foam Insert .. perfect fit.

Loaded box, 117 round

When is a Cigar Box, not a Cigar Box???? ... "Open Sesame"

5 new 22LR Competition Ammo Boxes (UPDATE>>>>)

Colour Samples on FOAM BLOCK ... Left to Right: Cherry Stain, Dark Walnut Stain and No Stain.

5 Boxes: Top 3 combination of Oak and Walnut ..Bottom 2 all Walnut 

2 Boxes one with Walnut Stain on Foam Inserts, One with Cherry Stain (UPDATE.. Restained the Cherry Blocks with WALNUT, now all the same...)

Both Boxes loaded with 50 Rounds (Cherry Stain then Walnut Stain) 

Both Boxes ready to Go !!!

All 5 Boxes loaded:

New Boxes: 9mm.

Inserts using a HIGH DENSITY FOAM Board (Left)...and A COMPOSITE PLASTIC Board (Right) This Reduces the weight by 40+% over Wood Inserts.

Friday PM Wrap-Up

44 Blocks all processed through the Table saws... One saw set for 10 degree Face Cut .. Other Saw Set for Rip and Crosscut .. Also squared up the remainder of First Sheet of Foam Board .. also squared up Second Foam Board .. Set-Up Drill Press for Lower Row of 5 Holes .. Drilled one Block with all 10 Holes ...

Blocks ready for drilling Lower set of holes:Set-Up and Test Blocks; Three Poplar and Three Foam

Processing New Material .. New Blocks

Using a High Density Foam Board: Very easy to Saw and Drill. No resistance, so requires diligence.  Spent Wed, evening experimenting with various Saw set-ups and process sequencing.

Set to Drill at Station #1 Top Row. Top Row: 5 Holes.Processing through 44 blocks .. 8 sets of 5 plus some spares. 

Tuesday AM ... Wrap-Up .. Caught Up

 Tuesday morning: 

1) Finished up mounting Router Plate into the Table Saw Wing.  This a much more stable / no flex 10mm, 0.395" thick Plate (replacing the thinner one, only 1/8", 0,125", 3.17 mm)  recessed into wing.2) 22LR Boxes and Inserts complete.