Peter--a question on my L42 transit chests

[bigduke6]

I know its an old post but has anyone (as the others have asked) got the basic dimensions LxWxD etc also the thickness of the ply ?

[Peter Laidler]

Can anyone else help Big Boy as I can't get to a chest before next Thursday. As I seem to remember, the spec for the L42 chest was as cheap as it could be with everything to be off-the-shelf in order to achieve this end

[longebow]

Case dimensions (not including the two "bolsters")
Case length: 49 1/2"
Case width: 11 1/8"
Case height: 5"
Plywood thickness: 1/2"

Case with Bolster dimensions:
width: 12 3/8"
height: 6"

Bolster (two) particulars:
Bolsters are on all 4 sides of the case, and are 2 3/4" from the ends
Bolster width: 1 7/8"
Bolster thickness (top, bottom, hinge side): 1/2"
Bolster thickness (latch side): 15/16"

I hope that this helps.

[bigduke6]

Thanks longebow,

Thats a big help, I,ve aquired a few big sheets of marine ply and was looking at making a No4T chest, and a L42 one, my ply is 5/8 " so a little under for the No4 chest and a little over for the L42, but as there housing repro,s dont think it will cause me any pains.
Thanks again for going to the trouble much appreciated.

[limpetmine]

What about the availablility of the metal corners? One of my crates is missing two! I suppose someone else needed them more than the crate.
Always good reading here.....

[Brian B]

I am short a couple of the metal corners as well!

[Peter Laidler]

There's a small business opportunity for someone to make a few dozen, have them galvanised and sell them on. But before you start, let me advbise you that it's simple to get the staff made. The difficult part with shooters and collectors is selling it afterwards. There has to be a compromise between giving it away at a loss (what the shooter/collector wants) and making a few £ profit (what the bank wants)

[RobD]

My case measures slightly differently to the one above: I get
Case dimensions (not including the two "bolsters")
Case length: 49 1/2" (126 cm)
Case width: 11" (28 cm)
Case height: 5" (12.7 cm)
Plywood thickness: 11 mm

[Peter Laidler]

I don't think anyone out there in L42 owning forumland is going to loose too much sleep over 1.5mm difference in ply thickness and 1/8" in the case width are they - or have I missed something?

[jmoore]

I have a non standard L42a1 case that was made to accomodate a rifle with the long buttstock added. it's a bit different than the usual case. I got it and the rifle when they first came into the US back in the early '90s.

If y'all want a peek I'll do some photos. But it's not real pretty!