martin&lindabryn
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Looks cool, but I'd counter sink and plug the screw holes. A lot of cachers carry multi tools and it's a sure bet someone with a phillip's head will take a shortcut.
the way this is constructed means that it would take longer to remove the screws than solving the puzzle plus all joints will be glued
If cachers can be bothered to unscrew the box all be it the only person they are cheating is themselves
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I take it that is a maze, and the finder needs to work the nano through it, correct? If so, then how will you make sure they work the nano backwards all the way to the beginning, and don't simply leave it in the last compartment?
Probably a 1 way hinged door to insert the cache.
Look at the top photo, top right corner. There's a small hole just large enough to re-insert the nano. Sure you might be able to jiggle it out that way, but I doubt it.
the hole in the top is just big enough for the nano to pass through you would spend longer trying to get it out of this hole than you would doing the hole maze
I have handed a few friends the maze to do and it has taken them 2-3 minutes to complete so it’s not too hard
One thing I do need to do is cover the exit, so you don’t drop the nano when it reaches the exit (I am thinking about a sliding door so you can hear the nano when it hits it)
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I take it that is a maze, and the finder needs to work the nano through it, correct? If so, then how will you make sure they work the nano backwards all the way to the beginning, and don't simply leave it in the last compartment?
Isn't that what the small hole is for that is mentioned above the first picture?
look at text above first pic
(Start point (when nano retrieved from the exit the cacher replaces it through the small hole ready for the next cacher to fined))
there will be instructions on the box when its deployed
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This is a new cache that is nearly ready for deployment
Dude! Can I steal this idea?
yes you can steal the idea as I stole it from someone ellse
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Start point (when nano retrieved from the exit the cacher replaces it through the small hole ready for the next cacher to fined)
Internal view (Start point top right exit bottom left)
Exit
This is a new cache that is nearly ready for deployment
It’s made out of the same recycled plastic board that I made the others out of
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I don’t know of a list of cachers but here are some caches from my database that have the numbers and letter that you are missing
I hope this helps
Sorry I don’t have all the numbers you need
GC1MN11 XsCode Lancashire
GC2R4VD xORIGAMIxARTSTx Staffordshire
GC2Z5CH 000knight Derbyshire
GC2KJTA 3 explorers West Glamorgan
GC1D6MV 3 Fatties Gwynedd
GC131QR 3 happy souls Gwynedd
GC2DP4A 5daysrus Derbyshire
GC34Q3D 666jonocymru Clwyd
GC25JR0 99JoeJoe Staffordshire
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What material is that made out of?
Is there a gasket between the two halves?
My best guess is a material they use for decking. Trex makes them
He did say it wasn't done.
The material is recycled plastic board
And the bottom is sealed with silicon and the top has a gasket made from the inner bladder of a old rugby ball
The box will be in a large clip lock box when I deploy it
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This is a new cache that I have just finished
I have not decided where to place it yet
The instructions will say you need to take a spanner and if you do not sign the log book you will not be able to claim it
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This is a cache I have just made on a similar theme.
It is made from recycled plastic border so will not rot over time (hopefully)
To open the box you have to remove the perch, then the internal box with the cache drops out
I may add some cord to stop it falling to far
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This is a new cache that I have just made from a hollow polystyrene florists ball, which I painted with a can of stone spray paint
<Pics snipped for brevity>
This is not out there yet but will be one of a group of caches that I am working on
Awesome paint job! I love stone spray, but I lack the skills to apply it effectively.
Did you use any kind of sealant to keep the polystyrene from degrading?
I have just spray painted straight onto the ball. as of yet I don't know how well it will hold up to the weather
I think what Clan Riffster was refering to, is that the propellant in spray paint attacks many types of foam.
Probably used latex or acrylic paint. Solvent based paints will eat polystyrene.
I used a product from PlastiKote Link to home page
on the high density polystyrene ball. The paint has not dissolved the ball even though I didn’t use a primer as the web site suggested (will have to wait and see how it stands up)
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This is a new cache that I have just made from a hollow polystyrene florists ball, which I painted with a can of stone spray paint
<Pics snipped for brevity>
This is not out there yet but will be one of a group of caches that I am working on
Awesome paint job! I love stone spray, but I lack the skills to apply it effectively.
Did you use any kind of sealant to keep the polystyrene from degrading?
I have just spray painted straight onto the ball. as of yet I don’t know how well it will hold up to the weather
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This is a new cache that I have just made from a hollow polystyrene florists ball, which I painted with a can of stone spray paint
This is not out there yet but will be one of a group of caches that I am working on
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The TUFTY caches GC321VB set of 9 by Otter 1, around Bala have some very unusual containers and is wheelchair and child friendly takes about 1 hour to complete
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Here is my first cache that I have placed
Before the cache police start having a field day, this cache is in my front yard in a false grid that holds the 12ft Christmas tree that stands here through December.
The grid has been there for eight years before I placed the cache in it and I also informed the reviewer of what and where the hide was.
Hop this alleviates any problems you may have with this location, pointy objects being used ETC
Nothing wrong with that!
You could bury a school bus on your property and call it a cache, perfectly acceptable.
My question is what happens when the christmas tree is installed?
The cache will be rapt as a Christmas present and placed at the base of the tree with all the other decorations
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Can you spot the second cache that I placed? The name of the cache is “SPIDER”
Why is there a pipe in front of a window? Kinda' ruins the view no?
I would agree but it is a pubs ladies toilet with frosted glass and it is 7ft of the floor so you can’t see out of the window any way.
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I don't see it but based on the name is it on the water spout?
I believe it's the second one that doesn't go all the way to the ground.
Well spotted
Here’s a close up
The black disk is part of a spindle that runs through the spout which is turned by a wing nut on the back of the spout. As the wing nut is turned it lowers the cache from the spout
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Can you spot the second cache that I placed? The name of the cache is “SPIDER”
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Here is my first cache that I have placed
Before the cache police start having a field day, this cache is in my front yard in a false grid that holds the 12ft Christmas tree that stands here through December.
The grid has been there for eight years before I placed the cache in it and I also informed the reviewer of what and where the hide was.
Hop this alleviates any problems you may have with this location, pointy objects being used ETC
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e-mail alerts of new caches
in United Kingdom and Ireland
Posted · Edited by martinbryn
I know that you can get an e-mail alert, when a new cache is published.
But where on the site do you set this up
Any help appreciated
Thank you