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TranscendingLife
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How TL Makes A Glove Box / Still Air Box Tek (W/ PICTURES)

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#13552603 - 11/28/10 01:22 PM (14 years, 19 days ago)

First off, thanks to RogerRabbit. This glovebox/still air box is his design. I just made a tek out of it seeing that there are so many people out there looking for one.

Link to My Journal Page

Warning: This tek is not cheap and does require the use of power tools. If you don’t have the tools/supplies already on hand, it will cost around $80 US (not including buying a drill).

Supplies:
- (1) Sterilite tote, I chose this one, because it has a clear lid, which keeps cost down from buying plexiglass. (You may want to buy 2, because you may screw up, which saves a trip. Also, I found large totes w/ clear lids hard to find. Always good to stock up a bit, use them for FC’s or storage.)
- (1) Tube of silicone (for exterior of PVC/GB)
- (1) Tube of silicone II (for interior of PVC/GB)
- (2) 4” PVC Cleanout Adapters (for arm holes)
- (1) 4-1/2” Holesaw (to cut holes for PVC Adapters), also purchase the Arbor for it as well (unless it comes w/ it; mine didn’t). Also, you don't want to burn plastic. The fumes are :toxic:

, and your holes turn out like shit.
- (2) 4” PVC Cleanout Plugs (to temporarily close the Adapters to stop MOST airflow)
- (1) Tyvek suit (for arms) OR if you can find just Tyvek Sleeves even better
- (2) 3-9/16 – 4-1/2” Stainless Steel (SS) Clamps (Stainless because they’ll hold up better to cleaning) – Also, you may want to go the next size up; they’re kinda tight when loosened fully
- (1) pair of rubber gloves
- (1) Drill
- (1) Package of Sandpaper (I use a medium grit) – this will help the Silicone adhere to the tote
- (1) measuring tape
- (1) Magic Marker/Sharpie

Pre-Construction:
1. Smoke a bowl and/or have a beer (if you don’t smoke nor drink, skip this step)
2. Place your tote on it’s side opposite of where your armholes will be
3. Put the PVC Adapters, skinnier side to tote, on the tote and trace, as best you can, the PVC, this makes it easier to know where to cut
a. Be sure to “test” your location by reaching around the sides and make sure you can go throughout your tote.
4. Measure from side to side and top to bottom & mark w/ the sharpie to find the “center.” It doesn’t have to be EXACT but you want to be as close as you can, as this is where the Arbor will go, thus dictating the location of your armholes.
5. Connect your Arbor to your Drill then your holesaw.

Construction:
1. Place your tote on it’s side where the armholes will be and drill forward, from the inside, to start the hole.
a. The holesaw will lock-up against the tote once the Arbor is all the way through and the edges hit the container.
b. Switch the drill to reverse, then SLOWLY, with a slight rocking motion, work your way through the tote. DON’T force it! You’ll crack your tote, let the saw do the work.
i. I don’t remember who said to run it in reverse, or even if they were being serious, but it works way better than going forward. I haven’t cracked a tote since using this method w/ the holesaw (see picture).

ii. If you’re doing this outside and it’s cold, you may want to warm up the tote w/ a hair drier for a few seconds. This will reduce the brittleness of the tote where you’re drilling.
2. Once both holes are cut, run your sand paper over both side of the tote, but DO NOT run it inside the holes. Also, you can easily pick off the melted plastic.
a. Don’t go over board on the surface area you’re grinding. You want to stay as close to the holes as possible, which keeps the tote clear so you can see better.
b. The hole is perfect as the PVC will be snug unless you sand the interior of the holes, and we want them snug. This will reduce air flow/exchange, which we don’t want.
3. Put a nice bead of silicone around PVC Adapter where the skinny turns to large (see picture).

4. Insert PVC Adapters into Tote with a slight twisting motion until you get to the silicone, then just press it in. DON’T force them as you may crack the tote.

a. Let cure/dry for a few hours, I let mine sit over night on the opposite side of the holes. I wouldn’t recommend having it sit up right as gravity may work against your silicone, tote &/or seal.

5. Run a bead of Silicone II on the PVC inside the tote to seal it.
a. This will help take some stress off the exterior silicone as well ensure an airtight seal.
b. Let dry for several hours, Type II Silicone sets in about 1-3 Hours depending on the brand.

6. Cut the sleeves off your Tyvek suit to fit the interior of the box & to slide over the PVC Adapters.
a. Initially, I cut the sleeves at the armpit/shoulder and put it on, then reach into the glove box noticing where it stops. I then cut about 2” above (closer to the armpit) than this, which leaves some slack to toy around wit.
7. Put the Tyvek arms OVER the interior piece of the PVC.
8. Slide your SS Clamps over the Tyvek Suit and secure to the PVC.

a. DON’T attach your gloves! You want to be able to take your arm out of the GB to flame your needle or scalpel. Spare Tyvek is always good to have around. Therefore, keep all your scraps, and you can use them to make air filters for whatever you want. I throw nothing away in this hobby. It always comes back later that I need something I thought was scrap.

Final Product:

Well there she is. My little GB/SAB. There's two different styles here. One's smaller w/out tyvek sleeves and no PVC adapters. The other is for the tek above, which works WAY better. If I left anything out, please let me know. I’m stoned ATM and may have overlooked a minute detail. But from what I’ve posted, I think, with a little common sense, anyone can figure out how to make a GB/SAB. Just remember, NEVER ATTACH YOUR GLOVES TO THE GB! PLEASE!

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Edited by TranscendingLife (07/05/11 09:33 PM)

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