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Permalink Reply by pi_r_squared on August 18, 2010 at 2:41pm

I like the screw idea. Something I thought about was securing magnets to the top and bottom, and using the magnets to hold it shut. Something like these:

http://www.magnet4less.com/popup_image.php?pID=638

No, I'm not selling them, just where I found some.

Seems like it could be pretty cool, like an "invisible latch", but you would have to be careful, if they are thick enough that they touch when the box is closed, you may have trouble finding glue that will "win" when compared to the magnets. if you can keep a 1/16" or so between them, then they ought to hold well, and still separate when you want them to, maybe a thin piece of neoprene between them?

Have fun.

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Permalink Reply by Brett Morgan on August 18, 2010 at 11:13pm

Thanks Naz ;)

Brett

Naz Nomad said:

Brett Morgan said:

Good idea man, is there such a thing as a counter sunk seat for the screw?(if that makes any sense)

Brett

Shawn said:

I screw all my boxes closed too cuts down on uwanted rattles. If I need to get into it later it's easy to remove four screws then if it's glued ( the learning lessons of first builds)

Countersunk washers is what you're after ... http://www.leevalley.com/us/hardware/page.aspx?c=&cat=3,41306,4...

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