Barry Dale Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 <p>I bought a Toyo view from the auction house. It did not come with a case. Any ideas on making one or converting something from, say, Home Depot to suit this purpose?<br> Barry</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheldonnalos Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 <p>Try a Stanley Fatmax toolbox, about $30, some plywood, closed cell foam (old camping pad?) and a hot glue gun. You should be able to put something pretty nice together if you're handy. For layout, I'd imagine that having the camera hanging upside down from the rail on some plywood supports would be the best option.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred_haeseker Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 <p>I improvised a case as in Sheldon's suggestion for my Calumet CC400. The right-size toolbox I found even had wheels on it! Works really well. I put metal tabs that swing away on top of plywood where the monorail sits to keep the camera secure when the box is tilted, as it is when I use those wheels.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_jones3 Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 <p>In the past year I've bought three Vulcanite cases for monorail cameras of three different sizes from ebay. These cases might not be elegant, but they are durable and light weight.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Dale Posted April 12, 2010 Author Share Posted April 12, 2010 <p>Thanks everyone. The Fatmax that is the closest to the size of my monorail is going to be a very close fit but I may try it. Any more suggestions are welcomed.<br> Barry</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian berry Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 <p>My very old Toyo, which is on light duty, fits handily in a Kodak slide projector case...these can be had for about $5 at almost any thrift shop. People think they are legal briefcases, but they are deeper front to back.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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