Today I will be showing you how to make a combination lock- out of cardboard! This is a fun build and a perfect way to get rid of empty boxes sitting around. Have any questions? Pop a comment below and I'll help. I am entering this in the toy contest so if you like my work, please vote!
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Signing UpStep 1: Tools and Materials
Not many things are required to make this lock. It's mainly cardboard.
TOOLS:
-Ruler
-Box cutter / razor blade
-A cutting mat (so you don't gouge your table)
-Pencil
-Hot glue gun and extra glue sticks
-A compass (the kind used to draw circles)
-Hole punch (apparently this can be used to punch the holes for the washers and such. (thanks to swhitaker2 for discovering this))
MATERIALS:
-Corrugated cardboard
-Two new pencils
-Large paperclip
TOOLS:
-Ruler
-Box cutter / razor blade
-A cutting mat (so you don't gouge your table)
-Pencil
-Hot glue gun and extra glue sticks
-A compass (the kind used to draw circles)
-Hole punch (apparently this can be used to punch the holes for the washers and such. (thanks to swhitaker2 for discovering this))
MATERIALS:
-Corrugated cardboard
-Two new pencils
-Large paperclip
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that will give me a lot of help.
To begin, lay out all tools and materials in an organized fashion on your work surface. Once you're ready to start, take each step one at a time, and don't rush. You can always start over if something goes wrong. Remember to clean up the little scraps that aren't needed off your work surface, because having a clean desk helps a ton.
And believe me: it really isn't nearly as complicated as it looks once you start!
Hope I helped, and good luck!
I think it might be even better if you used laminated layers of solid cardboard, like the stuff used for cereal boxes rather than the corrugated stuff, as it would be a lot more durable. After all it is a lot of work, so you want it to last.
Yesterday I received this. Most cool. I do NOT beleive it's evil to show a different way to do the same thing. Even if this was 3 months after YOURs.
http://www.robives.com/blog/papersafe
Could you do the next step, Please, show how to connect to a door handle. I want to make a big Toy Gun Safe, out of card board, say the card board box a refrigartor would come in..
Big Jake
any way to add a door? trying to win a bet that i built a cardboard safe
i made this and only tool me about a hour and it works awesome.
might make a full case for it so you cant just look over the back and align them.
if i make that i might post some pictures. O and also knex rods are a good substitute if you don't want to use up pencils
p.s. be careful when hot gluing i got a nasty burn in my left pointer so now it hurts to type. lol why am i making this comment so long then??
this is truly ingenious and im giving a 5* for sure
my finger hurts :(
Hot glue burns are nasty, aren't they? I got one while making the base and had to take the picture as fast as possible!