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« on: December 19, 2010, 11:39:20 am »
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After getting my new used Etrac the thought of it rolling around in my storage unit, like my IDX Pro, was just not going to happen. I searched the web for a good deal on a Pelican hard case, but the cost of a new one of those would set me back almost 200 bucks. I knew at times the detector would stay in storage for 3-4 months at a time without being used. So I definitely wanted to be secure and water tight. Taking a different direction I came up with this solution to the problem. Let me know what you think.

This project turned out sweet! It's a Stanley Fat Max, room for everything you need plus a space under the mud tray for my web belt and relic bag. Total cost: 4 trips to the hardware store, $75.00 in parts and about 20 hrs. of prep time putting it all together. Now that I know where everything fits I could probably do it in 5 hrs. The most time consuming art is cutting the foam bottom to fit. This was so much fun to make, I felt like a kid playing with the card board box after opening my birthday presents. Even my wife asked me at one point, " Have you even turned on your machine yet? "

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« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2010, 11:47:45 am »
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Robert - thats just awesome! I need to make something like that for mine.

Thanks for the idea.

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If there is some interest, I can try to put together a parts list and instructions on what I did. 

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« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2010, 03:11:52 pm »
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Please do , I would Appreciat it.

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« Reply #4 on: December 20, 2010, 12:58:40 pm »
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Nice work, mate. It would be a dandy DIY Project.

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Very very nice job on the case.  I've been thinking along these lines and I just love it when I don't have to "re-invent the wheel" 

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« Reply #6 on: January 15, 2011, 10:12:10 am »
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Good job on the case. I think that is what I will do as well

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Very nice is a Understatement-U did good Great Great Great

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« Reply #8 on: January 22, 2011, 04:28:43 pm »
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Doing some research on case for my detectors, and stumbled across this.  That looks AWESOME!  Please share your material list and instructions.

I truly appreciate it.
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Doing some research on case for my detectors, and stumbled across this.  That looks AWESOME!  Please share your material list and instructions.

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