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The zigzag
pattern is also easy to do. You can
either get a pair of scissors that cut the zigzag pattern from a craft store,
or you can also use a hammer and one of those vegetable knives for making
decorative vegies. R -----Original
Message----- Nick: Thanks
for this tip.. Those pre made boxes are too expensive for My THIN wallet LOL,
Chuck -----
Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006
5:41 PM Subject: [VFB]
Cheapo tip... For those who
have been looking at these C&F Slit Foam fly boxes and felt a sting in the
wallet every time... here's a tip: Recipe: * Plastic box
with flat top/bottom *
Sharp point scalpel blade (+ a handle which I didn't have... but
I was lucky to have a plaster) * Ruler * Adhesive
craft foam sheet ... and
that's about it. The "check if work" I did a minute ago worked
perfect. When the foam strips are prepared, put them in "segment by
segment", pushing them tight next to eachother... and the slits will hold
the flies nicely into place. My little experiment box had 4
foam strips, 8 flies each. When done it was loaded with 32 flies (from wet #10
to dry #16), dropped on the floor a few times and
banged against my knee a few times (with the flies up-side-down).
What did I see when I opened it... if not 32 flies sitting nicely lined
up. To challange it I then took a Chili Pepper on a #10, 2x long hook. Heavy
hook with the bead pretty far out from the foam. An up-side down bang bang
bang bang... but no problem. Didn't move. Only
"backside" was that the thickest of the foam sheets I could find in
the craft store (ca 2.5mm) was blue (uuurrrrrkkk)... but I guess it's
true: You get what you paid for. $1.20 for a 9x12 inch self adhesive foam
sheet. Now I
will rip the foam from my worn out boxes and convert
them into N/J C&F SB Inc. boxes. ***
Nick'n'Jester Cheap&Foul SlittyBoxes Inc. *** |
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