Please use the following buttons below to share the post that you are reading with the popular aggregators: Build a Giant Nike Shoe Box for Storage Why did I build a replica Nike shoe box? I built a giant Nike Air Jordan shoe box for a client who collects Air Jordan Shoes. As a collector, he was fed up with storing Air Jordan shoes on the steps or in a closet. Different designs for this replica Nike shoe box are on the web and this collector asked me to make him a quality one of a kind box. I started to create the initial design with a 3D cad model, built on Google Sketchup, based on a picture the shoe collector provided. Both of us were excited to start the actual build of the Air Jordan shoe storage box. Let the build began! Click Here: Plans for this Nike Air Jordan Shoe Box You can also purchase one on Amazon:  Jordan Giant Shoe Box Drawer by Sole Alley How many shoes can it store? This replica shoe box is HUGE! Dimensions are 42” x 27” x 22”.

This oversized replica Air Jordan Shoebox can hold 16 pairs of size 11 shoes. That is quite a few shoes and ample storage for many collectors. How is it constructed? The construction of the giant shoe box is very simple, but also very study. The entire project is ½” MDF except the back of the main unit which is made of ¾” MDF. Since this replica shoe box is made for storing expensive Air Jordan shoes, I went with Rockler’s Torsion Hinges designed for ¾” stock to give the lid a feel of quality when opening the box. On the main unit and drawer, I used rabbits for the joinery, held together with regular wood glue, ¾” brads, and I re-enforced the joints with 1.25” #6 wood screws. The lid is assembled with a simple butt joint with the same glue, brad, and screw fastening. The drawer is attached with full extension drawer slides.How do you lift that lid? I used ½” MDF for the lid so it is lighter than you would think. The length of the lid and the weight that is leveraged off the pivot point caused me to raise an eyebrow.

In researching my options the Rockler’s Torsion Hinges jumped out at me. These hinges are under a torsion effect so they provide resistance to the movement of the lid. You would think this resistance makes the lid heavier and harder to move but it doesn’t! This resistance makes the lid much lighter! These hinges come in multiple finishes and 4 different inch-pound torsion ratings. 15, 30, 40 and 60 inch-pound ratings. This hinge application is great for blanket chests, toy chests, or any project that has a concern where fingers could get pinched. They will improve the feeling of closing heavy lids and add a touch of quality to your projects. That took a lot of paint! I used a about ¾ of a gallon of black latex paint to cover the entire contents of the project. Granted, this was 3 coats, but I wanted the finish to be thick and maintain its quality over time. I debated for a considerable time if I needed a coat of polyurethane over the top and finally decided this is going to be a decorative piece and would be fine without it.

This is used storage for a shoe collection so it will be taken care of in a different fashion than some other projects might be.youth golf shoes on sale It looks just like a real shoe box!baby walking shoes for fat feet This project had to resemble the actual Nike Air Jordan shoe box. where to get custom running shoes madeThe size, proportions, label, and decorative decal all were researched heavily before the build began. cheap mens nike shoes online australiaI used pictures found on google, a real shoe box, and Sketchup to settle on an appropriate design.my nike shoes broke

I used my vinyl cutter and software to design and cut the vinyl for the project. nike shoes in india price 2015I imported a picture into the software and it produced the design that I can send to my cutter. The application of the vinyl is the most important part as it’s a key detail in creating the perfect replica shoe box. In this particular project, the latex paint offers a lot of forgiveness for repositioning the vinyl. On other surfaces you have to use application fluid to get the same effect. The project label was the hardest part about this project. I tried and tried to use my limited art design skills to generate a replica. I was unable to achieve an acceptable result, so I gave in and hired a graphics artist to replicate the product label. It really adds the extra touch to the project. I hope the video will help bring the article together and give you the details on how to build your own Replica Nike shoe box.

Source Rockler’s Torsion HingesThe largest player in the shoe game is jumping on the 3D printer bandwagon: At the RAPID tech conference today in Orlando, Hewlett Packard announced that Nike and eight other companies are testing the world’s first 3D printer designed for large-scale manufacturing. The HP Multi Jet Fusion 3D Printing Solution costs between $130,000 and $155,000, and installation of each one can run into the millions, USA Today reports. Obviously Nike won’t be immediately running out to buy the new printers en masse at that cost, but the company has a good reason to start testing it out: HP claims the printer operates at 10 times the speed — for half the cost. Tom Clarke, Nike’s president of innovation, tells USA Today that Nike has been using 3D printing for performance innovations (read: product testing) for a few years now. Nike wouldn’t, however, reveal what or how many products they will print with the new manufacturing-level printers. They’ve got competitors on their heels, though, as New Balance and Under Armour are already using 3D printers for commercial shoe parts.

Don’t start looking for Air Jordans or Nike Frees straight out of a printer anytime soon. First off, owning the number of printers it would take to accommodate Nike’s sales numbers is prohibitively expensive. Secondly, 3D printing isn’t fast. There are, however, a couple ways that Nike could capitalize on 3D printing technology. Under Armour debuted 96 pairs of UA Architech running shoes with a 3D printed midsole and 3D printed upper design that ran for $299.99 each in March of 2016. A month later, New Balance debuted the Zante Generate. The Zante Generates are for the mass consumer — but it’s a very limited consumer market that can afford the $400-per-pair shoes. Neither dip into consumer 3D printing is high volume, and they aren’t affordable for the average buyer. But if Nike is able to take full advantage of HP’s manufacturing-level printers, it could make a cheaper, mass-produced shoe using 3D printed parts. The parts would still need to be assembled into a final product in one of their large factories though.

What is more likely to happen is that 3D printers will improve the market for custom shoes, a spokesman for 3D Shoes who wasn’t permitted to speak publicly on the matter tells Inverse. “Customized is where the market is going to go,” the spokesman says. “The whole thing about 3D printing that is so ideal is that you can print each new model one at a time.” New Balance describes the printing process as a slow grind of printing “layer by layer” of thermoplastic powder “over many hours until the job is complete.” Again, 3D printing can’t do speedy mass production. What it can do is create individual designs more easily. The level of individuality that can be achieved with 3D printers is exemplified in other markets. Take the 3D printed gun, for instance, or the adult toy industry. Nike is already in the custom shoe business with their Nike iD line. Faster, cheaper, and more efficient printers could make Nike 3D an even bigger part of the company. Imagine: Each player on every one of the countless teams that Nike sponsors gets their own slightly personalized variation on the team shoe.