[Gunsmoke]

I need the crate to not move. So I purchased solid 1 ¾” thick rubber to use as feet under the heavy crate. I put a 45 degree chamfer on the bottom of the rubber to keep them from chipping in the future. Here is a picture of the rubber after squaring up. The chamfer is being put on in this picture.





The next picture shows the countersinking of the rubber feet. Stainless steel washers and screws will be used to fasten the rubber feet after all the epoxy painting is finished





The following picture shows another coat of white epoxy on the top side of the crate.





To keep the crate waterproof around the rod holders I had to fabricate custom rubber gaskets. I used a very high grade 1/8” rubber for the gaskets.





The picture shows more coats of the white epoxy paint. This is a very slow process waiting two days for it to cure before sanding between coats. The sun and wind helped a lot. The temperature outside was over 100 degrees every day during the painting. Rolling the beast in and out of various parts of the warehouse was a pain in the neck over a two week period. The warehouse stays at 95 degrees all night long after being locked up. One of the pictures shows “Boy” the guard dog. It seemed no matter where the crate was placed, a forklift or materials were coming and going during normal daily work. I really can't believe it didn't get serious shop damage during this period. Everybody knows when the boss has a pet project going on not to mess with it. I only have time for a few projects a year for myself and I no longer allow anybody else to do their own projects (except one guy) as it was getting out of hand a few years back.