Here's a sketch, not to scale height wise. The black line shows a rectangular profile, and the green line an angled profile. Which should I go with? The purple line shows where I could have the bottom extend out to if I go with the rectangular profile. Opinions?
And here's a sketch of the look I'm going for.
oblique.jpgQuoted from sed6:I've decided to make my own. It's gonna look a little more like a newer Stern backbox in that it'll have t-moulding around the sides and will incorporate a lock up at the top. I just ordered the hardware and I'll post up a pic when done.
Very interested in seeing this build!
Any progress on your light box?? I still can't believe I got interested in one the month he stopped making them. Thinking about making my own as well but I'd have no idea where to start! Was there ever a manual explaining the Swap Box building instructions?
I'd be in for a handful if anyone picks up on doing this for sale again. Me and woodworking tools don't belong in the same room. 
I'm back. Had to take a break for a while. Our baby girl is now 6mo. old and I have a little spare time again on the weekends. I shipped two Swap Boxes this week to fellow Pinsiders.
I will have a booth again this year at Pin A Go-Go, and will have a new product available:
"Swap Box Mini".
These boxes are 8"x11"x only 3" thick, and are hand built for quick swapping of the mini translates that Rick at Planetary Pinball produces: http://www.planetarypinball.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=SRCH.
You can slide the translates in and out from the top, and are held secure in channels cut into the bottom and sides of the box. Pricing TBA.
I am also working on a wireless AA battery version.
Swap Box Mini Photos (proto type, still making a couple improvements)
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I sure wish you would make one the size of the P2K translight. A number of us have both the SWE1 and RFM playfields/translights and it would be nice to have a swapbox to hold the translight for which ever is not being used at the time.
Quoted from rviguet:I sure wish you would make one the size of the P2K translight. A number of us have both the SWE1 and RFM playfields/translights and it would be nice to have a swapbox to hold the translight for which ever is not being used at the time.
Good idea. I will try and borrow a RFM translite so I can build a box and test fit.
Quoted from thepinballworks:Do we still need to get are own glass for them?
Yes, You need to have a sheet of 1/8" thick, 25 7/8"x19 1/4 cut at your local glass shop. Should run $10-$15. Despite packing the boxes very carefully UPS still managed to smash the glass.
Awesome. I was just thinking the other day that if I was to sell my Star Trek I'd need another swap box to display the translite I made, right next to the one with Helen in it.
Quoted from mbelofsky:I just got my second swap box a few days ago. I just installed it and added my extra signed Star Trek Pro back glass. Thanks John for this great product!
Thanks
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That looks great! I have my ST translight I cant wait to display. Thanks for doing another run of these John!
John,
Great to hear you're back. I've been trying to get a swap box for my Goldeneye translite forever. Please contact me! Thank you.
-Dave
Bought this awesome backglass from Brain and want to get it framed. Says it is 26x 29" on his site. Is that a standard old school Bally backglass size? If you have this size, i want one.
BTW i got my backglass here, pricey but i bet it looks awesome backlit.
www.bholderman.com
Quoted from blimpey:That is really cool! I have built large Swap Boxes in the past, but for local buyer's. The shipping boxes I have are not large enough.
You bringing anything to CAX?
I'm not going to have a vendor booth this year.
I will be at the show Saturday and can bring a Bally/ Williams WPC 95 sized Swap Box with r/f remote, includes translite glass, and a Whirlwind Swap Box with on/of switch, includes translite glass and whirlwind translite. If there is any interest. I am out of all other sizes at the present time.
Quoted from blimpey:Just finished Silver Bullet:
Dang, I think I need that. I just got a Silver Bullet backglass and haven't figured out WTF to do with it yet!
That's my Silver Bullet backglass Aurich! I went to pick up the swap box for it today. I'll take some additional pictures when I get it installed at home. Thanks again for the great service John!
Rob Bell
Robsgameroom.com
Quoted from MrBellMan:That's my Silver Bullet backglass Aurich! I went to pick up the swap box for it today. I'll take some additional pictures when I get it installed at home. Thanks again for the great service John!
Oh sweet, give me the full report man! I already have a Stern swap box in my garage, has my Helen translite in it right now.
Quoted from shlockdoc:Can a spooky house happen?
Sure thing. My current completion time 10 days from ordered to shipped. If you would like to order a Swap Box for Spooky House please PM me.
As mentioned before, I had purchased one of the Silver Bullet custom backglass' that were talked about in the Silver Bullet thread. I had Blimpey make a swap box for me and the end results are awesome! I used some colored gels to cover up the display widows so that the light was not so bright shining through. I highly recommend these swap boxes!
What do you use to stick the gels on? Without worrying about the paint on the glass pulling up later?
That Silver Bullet looks sweet Rob!
Big shout out to jfesler for picking up a backglass from me and hauling it up to Blimpey this weekend for the Swap Box treatment! You rock man! Excited to see the custom box John makes for my MC glass!
Todd
Quoted from jfesler:What do you use to stick the gels on? Without worrying about the paint on the glass pulling up later?
Gels are adhered from the front! 
Oooooh. Anyone want to point me at The Obvious? I've got to cover up some bright white spots on a Gorgar
Looks like perhaps this will work.
http://www.amazon.com/Grafix-9-Inch---12-Inch-9-Pack-Assorted/dp/B00114OVFE
I should really get a box for my Silver Bullet too. I was trying to think how I might make some kind of fake score displays that would be backlit and look at least semi-realistic. 
If I had more time/energy, it'd be cool to use real displays and have them show the time.
Perhaps have it show high scores from Pinside too.
BoP Swap Box
Looks great above my dimly lit AFM backbox. My wife & daughter dig it.
Got my Swap Box today for my Silver Bullet glass. I'm working on some fake score displays for it, I'll post a pic when I'm happy with them, right now I just have text prints installed.
John or Mr.BellMan...
I have a signed WOZ mirrored BG. I would like it mounted in a swap box. Rob, you saw it a couple weeks ago.
Is there an easy way to get it to John, and maybe add some unique (custom) lighting in it, specific to this BG, instead of just white?
Let me know.
Thanks Kerry
Quoted from Kerry_Richard:John or Mr.BellMan...
I have a signed WOZ mirrored BG. I would like it mounted in a swap box. Rob, you saw it a couple weeks ago.
Is there an easy way to get it to John, and maybe add some unique (custom) lighting in it, specific to this BG, instead of just white?
Let me know.
Thanks Kerry
Drive it up to him, Kerry It is not too far!
Actually, the color of the lighting is something I've been curious about -
I know some translights (like earlier Sterns) were lit but a florescent bulb while others (like WMS) are meant to be lit by incandescents. Can they be made with both warm white (incandescent) and cool white (florescent) lighting to be able to switch?
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