Since a while back, I have realized that I will need some form of box to carry the RHex. With its legs sticking out, and no covers for now, it is rather fragile and cumbersome. So today’s task was to make a box.
I decided to check out the technique used by Laura Kampf and Adam Savage in using plywood and a nail gun. Normally, if you use 9+mm plywood, you can just fasten the plywood pieces together. But I wanted to use 6mm to keep the weight down, so I took the extra trouble of adding strengthening bars along all sides.
I also tried Adam Savage’s method of making an entire box with all 6 sides and then cutting away the lid on a table saw. Worked like a charm!
So the end result was rather rough, but a few minutes on the large belt sander and voilá!
Next time, I will use the excentric sander to get that final polish on the outside as well as smoothen things a bit on the inside. I will also mount clasps on either side and a handle so that the box can be shut closed and carried.
Then, it needs foam insets, and we are ready to go!