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You are bidding on a kit to make the Snorkelbox. Buy this item at no risk to you, comes with a no hassle 30 day price refund if you are not happy for any reason. 35 foot WHALE SHARKS!! video taken at ISLA MUJERES with a Snorkelbox by James Thomson Whale Sharks in Isla Mujereshttp://www.vimeo.com/1271631 The Snorkelbox Kit The Snorkelbox is a fun and simple underwater videocamera housing. Fits most small MiniDv and HD videocameras. 12 foot depth rating. Front opening 3 3/4 inch. camera depth 6 inches maximum. On/Off & Pause function with finger control. I recently uploaded to youtube a little video I made showing how I make what I am calling the Snorkelbox. The Snorkelbox is a very low cost and simple housing for small videocameras. The housing is fun to use anytime you are out on the water and can be used snorkeling to 12 to 15 feet deep. The little housing puts a smile on everybodies face that has seen it in use. If your camera is less than 6 inches long and 3 and 3/4 inches wide or tall then your videocamera should fit.The camera shown in the video is a miniDv Canon Elura 100 and is an example to show what a similar size camera would look like with the Snorkelbox, it is not included with the kit. You can watch the youtube video and scrounge up the parts shown and easily make one yourself for around $12. If you are interested I will sell the parts already cut in a kit for about $24 to save you time. There are many other containers out there that would make reasonable candidates for modifying into a camera housing. If you can't find the container shown and don't want to buy my little kit then the assembly instructions I am showing below should help you easily modify your own container choice. (Note:Please see my Nemo 200 videocamera housings I make and sell in my eBay ads for deeper scuba diving ) youtube video To make a Snorkelbox you will need: 1.) One plastic container with lid as shown (I have found these size containers in the grocery store sold with dry cat food and once I saw malted milk ball candy sold in one) Container volume is 64 oz size Container dimensions 7 ½ inches tall & 4 ¾ inches wide Container lid is 110 mm Container opening 3 ¾ diameter 2.) One Buna O ring to fit inside container lid (I get mine from Marco Rubber online part number B1000-244) 3.) One 1/8 thick clear acrylic circle 110 mm diameter for the lens 4.) One piece of 1/8 Masonite 6 x 2 ¼ inch 5.) One Velcro circle 1 7/8 inch 6. ) One ¼ bolt for mounting camera to masonite board (You will need a ¼ drill bit to make hole in mounting board to attach the bolt to your camera) 7.) Two cable tie wraps 8.) One rubber finger glove to make the finger control 9.) One ½ inch tall PVC ring cut from ¾ PVC socket connection ( you will need a ¾ inch hole saw bit to make hole in container for finger control) 10.) One 120 mm lid to use as lens cap 11.) 15 inches ¼ inch pine strips to make track for mounting board ( you will need a saw to cut the pine strips) 12.) One 15 inch strip of 1 inch wide neoprene 13.) a razor blade to trim the Neoprene) 14.) A rubber band 15.) A strip of friction cloth to cover the mounting board 16.) One tube of 3M5200 17.) One glue gun 18.) A half dozen glue sticks 19.) A sardine tin to melt the glue sticks in ( and an appropriate safe heat source and location to melt the glue sticks) 20.) In strong sunlight reflections sometimes will appear on the lens so you will also need a large and thick old sock to cover the housing or alternatively you may simply paint the interior a flat black. 21.) 220 Grit sandpaper to smooth the seams on the container lip. TO BUY THE SNORKELBOX KIT: If you would like to save a lot of time and buy all the parts you need already cut and the holes drilled for you I can sell you a kit in the USA for $24 plus $3.95 shipping. Shipping outside the USA is $9 I prefer Paypal payments but will be happy to take USA checks and money orders. Checks or money orders to me at Robert Moffett 9473 Abbott Ave apt#1 Surfside, FL 33154 USA If you purchase the kit you would only need to have or buy the following One tube of 3M5200 One glue gun 6-8 glue sticks A sardine tin to melt the glue sticks in ( and an appropriate safe heat source and location to melt the glue sticks) An old sock or flat black paint The kit parts I sell you will have the ¾ inch hole drilled in the rear of the container for the finger control and holes drilled in the Masonite board for the mounting bolt and cable tie. You may need to drill a different hole in the mounting board if your camera has your mounting socket in a different place than my camera ( Canon Elura 100). The kit will come with the Masonite mounting board cut, the 1/8 inch acrylic lens circle cut, the 110 mm lid cut out, the ¾ inch diameter PVC ring cut, the ¼ inch wood pieces cut, the Velcro cut, the glove finger cut, and a razor blade to trim the neoprene strip and sandpaper. You will only need to prepare, glue and assemble the pieces as shown in the video above. I will include a 30 day money back guarantee upon return of the kit if you are not happy for any reason. If you make a video with your Snorkelbox and upload it to Youtube and mention the Snorkelbox in your video or description please let me know and I will send you $5 by Paypal and link your video to my Homepage page to let other users see your Snorkelbox in action. ( This payment offer is limited to the first few dozen paticipants and will not continue forever.) ............................................................................................................................................. For more low cost underwater video camera info please stop by and look at my personal home page at: Robbmoffett.Googlepages.com Thanks again, Robert Moffett Powered by eBay Turbo Lister The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items.
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