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[![Finished BandBox Underneath](/assets/i/20240428/finished-bandbox-under.jpg){: width="600"}](/assets/i/20240428/finished-bandbox-under.jpg)

You should some flaws. There are many others. It makes me sad to look
at it, because I worked very hard to get here. The important thing I
have to remember is that it works well, and I don't have a trap bar.
You might see some flaws. There are many others. It makes me sad to
look at it, because I worked very hard to get here. The important
thing I have to remember is that it works well, and I don't have to
have a trap bar and plates.

### BandBox Fixation

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### First Sketch

The rollers arrived. They were solid and work well. I started my first
The rollers arrived. They are solid and worked well. I started my first
sketch:

[![First BandBox Sketch](/assets/i/20240428/sketch-1.jpg){: height="400"}](/assets/i/20240428/sketch-1.jpg)
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[Reddit post](https://www.reddit.com/r/ResistanceBand/comments/xna9bd/comment/ipwrygj/)
mentioned PVC and dowels instead of rollers. This is what I ended up
using. I'm happy with the solution, because it's not as deep (16
inches) or as heavy (no weight, sorry).
inches) or as heavy (2 pounds each).

### Wood Fixation

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saw or guide rail were too uneven to work well. And anyway, 1 inch
was a little narrow for dowel/PVC holes.

There are many lumber places near where I live so I out driving near
one and stoped by. pretty quiet outside, and of course, it was just
the warehouse (thanks Google Maps!). They said the store was actually
5 miles away. There were others nearby, but I decided to call
There are many lumber places near where I live. I was out driving near
one and stoped by. It was pretty quiet outside. Of course, it turned
out to be just the warehouse even though Google Maps said it was a
retail store. An employee said the store was actually 5 miles farther
away. There were others nearby, but I decided to call them
first. Nobody had clean 2x4 pine in stock. Everybody in Denver
recommends [Austin Hardwoods](https://www.austinhardwoods.com), which
I decided was too out of the way.
I decided was too far out of the way.

o cut my wood fixation short, I was in Boulder and went to
To cut my wood fixation short, I was in Boulder and went to
[Sterling Lumber](https://sterlinglbr.com) (locals know this as
Boulder Lumber). They had very nice maple 1x4s so I bought 9 feet had
them cut it in half to fit in my car, and went home.
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In hindsight, I should have used two different sized dowels. A
BandBox's rollers need to be wide so the bands aren't pinched when
looping over the roller. However, the in between dowels are fixed, and
looping over the roller. However, the in-between dowels are fixed, and
the bands aren't intended to move over them. I probably could have
gotten away with 1 inch dowels all around, or even .75 inch dowels for
gotten away with 1 inch dowels all around, or even 0.75 inch dowels for
the removable pins which help when doing one sided exercises.

### Third Sketch
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always simple after the hard work above. Here are all the parts
beautifully arranged:

[![Unassembled Parts](/assets/i/20240428/tool-mess.jpg){: height="250"}](/assets/i/20240428/tool-mess.jpg)
[![Unassembled Parts](/assets/i/20240428/unassembled-parts.jpg){: height="250"}](/assets/i/20240428/unassembled-parts.jpg)

Be sure to go back and look at the
[finished BandBox](#finished-bandbox) and compare the parts to see if
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I still cannot fathom how it stayed on the car for over 3 miles. It
fell off in a very safe place (for a piece of wood) on an overpass
crossing I70 where there was a bit of shoulder, which no cars would
crossing I-70 where there was a bit of shoulder, which no cars would
likely drive on. If you have done the math, it was on the way back
when it fell off, too.
when it fell off.

The only word for this is a fluke, which also happens to be the name
of a
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