To make your 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
If you would like to buy all the parts already cut and the holes drilled for you I can sell you a kit in the USA for $24 plus $3.50 shipping. Shipping outside the USA is $9
I prefer Paypal payments but will be happy to take USA checks and money orders.
I can take Paypal payments at my email address
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 and assemble the pieces as shown in the video. 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 this 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.)
Thanks again,
Robert Moffett
Cdbob@bellsouth.net