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Pasquale DAlessio
 Post subject: Make Your Own Film Boxes
PostPosted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 2:33 pm 
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Since I got my Elmo ST1200 I have been editing films together on 800' & 1200' reels. However, I don't always have the boxes for the reels. So here is a way to make your own in about a half hour. I left the top open for the film to breathe. I got the idea from a LP record jacket.

Here's what you need:

1 foam board 1.00 at Dollar Store
2 Hot glue gun
3 Sharp utility knife
4 straight edge

I have posted pics to show what I did.

The 1st pic shows the lawout, 2nd pic pieces cut, 3rd pic 3 edges glued, 4th pic bothe side on, 5th pic view from top, 6th pic my own graphics done with Photoshop.

I some of you find this useful. I am a box art lover so I have to have boxes with artwork on my films. I just don't like film cans!

Enjoy!

PatD


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 Post subject: Re: Make Your Own Film Boxes
PostPosted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 3:08 pm 
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Great idea, Pat!

Also, you can find generic white boxes for 400' and 800' films here:

http://usrecordingmedia.com/openreelboxes.html

The center piece can be removed from the 10.5 inch box.

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Pasquale DAlessio
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 6:31 pm 
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Now you tell me! [set5_b/set5_b/banghead.gif]

Thanks for the link. Too bad they don't have 1200' boxes.
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