I took a break today from organizing and worked on the Treasure Chest. I got this idea after finding some faceted lights out at the forklift place. I am thinking I will install a Lynx Express inside the chest and hook 9 lights up individually to one each of the16 programmable dimming channels leaving 7 for something else I will go into at a later date (maybe a drunken pirate with a parrot). I took some photos of the process to make a shelf for the "treasure" to sit on. So in creating this it will give the illusion that the entire chest is filled with booty! So here is the chest a nice rough old looking piece I picked up over a year ago for free.
The latch has been bust off but I have the piece and as soon as I find my bolt cutter and cut the crappy lock off I will but it back on.
In side as you can see on the right I installed a chain to hold the lid up when open.
In the front and rear there were two horizontal wood pieces probably for a shelf at one point, I moved then further down to allow ample room.
Next I took and cut and nailed some 1x4s to give more support
Next I had a piece of paneling type wood and put that down.
Because I want this to be able to sit outside in any weather I decided to also cove the top with a piece of plastic sheeting.
Actually I scrapped the sheeting idea. Instead I used it as a template for size.
I took a piece of pvc and cut it at different angles and lengths to make a space for the lights to fit in. A couple were at severe angles and wouldn't stand on their own, I just taped them onto the plastic sheet.
Next, just start layering with spray foam. I found out after doing this that the little straw makes it not as fluffy when it comes out. For my second bottle the straw broke and I just put on a pair of gloves and did it like whipped cream. It filled in alot better.
So this is where I am at. Next, painting and decorating.
