Bob Leonard wrote on Sat, 12 December 2009 07:01 |
Benjamin, In your other thread you've asked how to succeed in this business. While making a case or two may fill some time and waste some money it won't enhance your appearance with the paying customers regardless of how well the cases are made. If this is a part of the business plan it's a part you should remove. Take a look at the link below. These are the cases I use and to be honest if you can't make cases at least this good you shouldn't make them at all. http://roadreadycases.cust.shopatron.com/dyn_category.php?k= 113874 |
Bob Hulme wrote on Sat, 12 December 2009 10:13 |
Benjamin, If you want to do a good job of this, check out this site. http://www.do-it-yourselfroadcases.com/home.html I spent the 30 or 40 bucks for the video and it was worth every penny. The guy even phoned me up to see how I was getting along. Great guy. You can order the Penn Elcom parts through him and get a decent discount because he does a lot of volume and He's made a deal with them to do that. Hope this helps, Bob H |
Rick Powell wrote on Sat, 12 December 2009 14:06 |
Dyslexic case builders untie! Another good method for cutting foam is a double-blade carving knife, the kind you'd use for a turkey or roast. You can cut a very straight and vertical line with it, with no snags or hanging chads. Just take a straightedge and mark your foam with a fine tipped Sharpie, and carefully hold the knife for a vertical cut and follow the line as you go. |
Jeff Wheeler wrote on Sat, 12 December 2009 17:07 |
Hi, BJ, I hope you don't mind an idea. I have looked on The Google for "DIY case kits" and not found anything. If someone sold all the hardware and a simple instruction sheet for putting it all together, people could potentially save money by purchasing a kit, buying their lumber locally, and doing their own assembly. Obviously most people will not own a rivet gun, but if you sold a kit and plan that customers could put together with common power tools, that could be a good little business. It costs over $100 to UPS a mid-sized rack case or road trunk. Just reducing that to $20 for shipping a box of casters, ball corners, rails, screws, etc. might give people with spare time a good cost savings. But it's a pain to find all that hardware. Since you have already done most of the work ... draw some plans and sell kits. |
Bob Leonard wrote on Sat, 12 December 2009 07:01 |
Benjamin, In your other thread you've asked how to succeed in this business. While making a case or two may fill some time and waste some money it won't enhance your appearance with the paying customers regardless of how well the cases are made. If this is a part of the business plan it's a part you should remove. Take a look at the link below. These are the cases I use and to be honest if you can't make cases at least this good you shouldn't make them at all. http://roadreadycases.cust.shopatron.com/dyn_category.php?k= 113874 |