I'm thinking about placing some very small boxes. These are smaller
than a film cannister. It will have a scroll-type log so you can at
least get part of your stamp on it. Yes, there will be a stamp as I
laser engrave all of my stamps--I can get them pretty darn small and
very detailed. I already have a series of 12 planned in film
cannisters, but this new series is will be smaller yet.
Thoughts?
how small is too small?
7 messages in this thread |
Started on 2004-03-15
how small is too small?
From: Sissy n CR (cr@sc.rr.com) |
Date: 2004-03-15 21:13:39 UTC
Re: how small is too small?
From: catbead1 (libby@twcny.rr.com) |
Date: 2004-03-15 21:32:05 UTC
Big enough to leave a thumb print?
:-D
catbead
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Sissy n CR" wrote:
> I'm thinking about placing some very small boxes. These are smaller
> than a film cannister. It will have a scroll-type log so you can at
> least get part of your stamp on it. Yes, there will be a stamp as I
> laser engrave all of my stamps--I can get them pretty darn small and
> very detailed. I already have a series of 12 planned in film
> cannisters, but this new series is will be smaller yet.
>
> Thoughts?
:-D
catbead
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Sissy n CR"
> I'm thinking about placing some very small boxes. These are smaller
> than a film cannister. It will have a scroll-type log so you can at
> least get part of your stamp on it. Yes, there will be a stamp as I
> laser engrave all of my stamps--I can get them pretty darn small and
> very detailed. I already have a series of 12 planned in film
> cannisters, but this new series is will be smaller yet.
>
> Thoughts?
Re: how small is too small?
From: e_t_pancho (e_t_pancho@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2004-03-15 22:50:15 UTC
I know of a box less than 1/2 inch by 1.5 inches. The stamp is
probably about 3mm x 3mm. It would be a spoiler to identify the box,
so don't ask. :)
I do have owner permission for this post though, so don't worry
about that.
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "catbead1" wrote:
> Big enough to leave a thumb print?
> :-D
> catbead
>
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Sissy n CR" wrote:
> > I'm thinking about placing some very small boxes. These are
smaller
> > than a film cannister. It will have a scroll-type log so you can
at
> > least get part of your stamp on it. Yes, there will be a stamp
as I
> > laser engrave all of my stamps--I can get them pretty darn small
and
> > very detailed. I already have a series of 12 planned in film
> > cannisters, but this new series is will be smaller yet.
> >
> > Thoughts?
probably about 3mm x 3mm. It would be a spoiler to identify the box,
so don't ask. :)
I do have owner permission for this post though, so don't worry
about that.
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "catbead1"
> Big enough to leave a thumb print?
> :-D
> catbead
>
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Sissy n CR"
> > I'm thinking about placing some very small boxes. These are
smaller
> > than a film cannister. It will have a scroll-type log so you can
at
> > least get part of your stamp on it. Yes, there will be a stamp
as I
> > laser engrave all of my stamps--I can get them pretty darn small
and
> > very detailed. I already have a series of 12 planned in film
> > cannisters, but this new series is will be smaller yet.
> >
> > Thoughts?
Re: how small is too small?
From: Sissy n CR (cr@sc.rr.com) |
Date: 2004-03-15 23:05:07 UTC
By this standard, my box would huge!
Thanks for the responses!
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "e_t_pancho"
wrote:
> I know of a box less than 1/2 inch by 1.5 inches. The stamp is
> probably about 3mm x 3mm. It would be a spoiler to identify the
box,
> so don't ask. :)
>
> I do have owner permission for this post though, so don't worry
> about that.
>
Thanks for the responses!
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "e_t_pancho"
wrote:
> I know of a box less than 1/2 inch by 1.5 inches. The stamp is
> probably about 3mm x 3mm. It would be a spoiler to identify the
box,
> so don't ask. :)
>
> I do have owner permission for this post though, so don't worry
> about that.
>
Re: how small is too small?
From: zed_boxing (szorzi_1999@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2004-03-16 00:56:49 UTC
My "Big Bang in a Little Box" is 1/4 inch by 1.5 inch by 2 inch.
The stamp is 1/2 inch by 1 inch by 1/4 inch. The log is cash
register tape folded in half lengthwise, then accordian-folded.
It's had several visitors, which is as many as any of my boxes in
this state of few boxers. I think it was great fun to make one so
small and I plan to do another similar one soon. It's **real** easy
to hide!
Zed
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Sissy n CR" wrote:
> I'm thinking about placing some very small boxes. These are
smaller
> than a film cannister. It will have a scroll-type log so you can
at
> least get part of your stamp on it. Yes, there will be a stamp as
I
> laser engrave all of my stamps--I can get them pretty darn small
and
> very detailed. I already have a series of 12 planned in film
> cannisters, but this new series is will be smaller yet.
>
> Thoughts?
The stamp is 1/2 inch by 1 inch by 1/4 inch. The log is cash
register tape folded in half lengthwise, then accordian-folded.
It's had several visitors, which is as many as any of my boxes in
this state of few boxers. I think it was great fun to make one so
small and I plan to do another similar one soon. It's **real** easy
to hide!
Zed
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Sissy n CR"
> I'm thinking about placing some very small boxes. These are
smaller
> than a film cannister. It will have a scroll-type log so you can
at
> least get part of your stamp on it. Yes, there will be a stamp as
I
> laser engrave all of my stamps--I can get them pretty darn small
and
> very detailed. I already have a series of 12 planned in film
> cannisters, but this new series is will be smaller yet.
>
> Thoughts?
Re: how small is too small?
From: Nail Family (the7nails@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2004-03-16 01:41:33 UTC
I placed a box about a year ago that was actually one of those
Listerine Breath Strip boxes. The stamp was about the size of a
postage stamp and the log 'book' was a strip of paper about 3 feet
long that was folded to fit inside the little box.
Some folks that found it said it was mighty small and kind of hard to
stamp into but found it kind of fun since it was soooooo small.
Unfortunatly, the box disappeared about 4 months later. Havent
gotten around to carving another mini to replace it.
Nailhead.
-- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Sissy n CR" wrote:
> I'm thinking about placing some very small boxes. These are
smaller
> than a film cannister. It will have a scroll-type log so you can at
> least get part of your stamp on it. Yes, there will be a stamp as
I
> laser engrave all of my stamps--I can get them pretty darn small
and
> very detailed. I already have a series of 12 planned in film
> cannisters, but this new series is will be smaller yet.
>
> Thoughts?
Listerine Breath Strip boxes. The stamp was about the size of a
postage stamp and the log 'book' was a strip of paper about 3 feet
long that was folded to fit inside the little box.
Some folks that found it said it was mighty small and kind of hard to
stamp into but found it kind of fun since it was soooooo small.
Unfortunatly, the box disappeared about 4 months later. Havent
gotten around to carving another mini to replace it.
Nailhead.
-- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Sissy n CR"
> I'm thinking about placing some very small boxes. These are
smaller
> than a film cannister. It will have a scroll-type log so you can at
> least get part of your stamp on it. Yes, there will be a stamp as
I
> laser engrave all of my stamps--I can get them pretty darn small
and
> very detailed. I already have a series of 12 planned in film
> cannisters, but this new series is will be smaller yet.
>
> Thoughts?
Re: how small is too small?
From: rscarpen (RiskyNil@pocketmail.com) |
Date: 2004-03-16 03:47:52 UTC
A box is too small if it's smaller than necessary. I understand the
challenge in creating the "World's xyz Letterbox" (fill in xyz with
the adjective of your choice--smallest in this case), but I sometimes
find it annoying if there's not really a good reason for it. Create
an extra small stamp because the location demands it, not to prove it
can be done. Know what I mean?
I've hidden lots of microboxes, although I'll admit I'm not a big fan
of them. I like elaborate stamps, and the ones found in microboxes
rarely are for lack of carving space. I like the logbook to have
lots of room for my signature stamp and for people to write in
whatever comments they want. But where I've used microboxes, I've
always had a reason for it. It might be because it's in a heavily
travelled and very public area and needs to be small so nobody will
see it. I hid a bunch of them on the Appalachain Trail because I
didn't want to carry a dozen normal-sized boxes on my back for
hundreds of miles (for space AND weight reasons). But there was
always a reason I used a microbox--not just for the sake of using one.
So.... Go ahead and create a nano-box, but please place it in a
location where anything bigger would be virtually impossible to hide
well! Make it a nano-box for a reason and really impress the pants
off everyone!
-- Ryan
challenge in creating the "World's xyz Letterbox" (fill in xyz with
the adjective of your choice--smallest in this case), but I sometimes
find it annoying if there's not really a good reason for it. Create
an extra small stamp because the location demands it, not to prove it
can be done. Know what I mean?
I've hidden lots of microboxes, although I'll admit I'm not a big fan
of them. I like elaborate stamps, and the ones found in microboxes
rarely are for lack of carving space. I like the logbook to have
lots of room for my signature stamp and for people to write in
whatever comments they want. But where I've used microboxes, I've
always had a reason for it. It might be because it's in a heavily
travelled and very public area and needs to be small so nobody will
see it. I hid a bunch of them on the Appalachain Trail because I
didn't want to carry a dozen normal-sized boxes on my back for
hundreds of miles (for space AND weight reasons). But there was
always a reason I used a microbox--not just for the sake of using one.
So.... Go ahead and create a nano-box, but please place it in a
location where anything bigger would be virtually impossible to hide
well! Make it a nano-box for a reason and really impress the pants
off everyone!
-- Ryan