Wonderful! Been using mine every Halloween and Christmas for several years now and never a drop of water has made it in. I did something like 4 or 5 coats of poly and mine is showing no signs of use or abuse.
I have a product idea...it involves making a weatherproof box and put a picture in it. How would I make the box see through? Or put a clear glass on the sides?
While I have never done it, you could follow this same design using plexiglass. You can cut plexiglass with normal woodworking tools. Wear eye protection. Not 100% on glue as not sure if pure silicon would work or a specific plexiglass glue. No idea about fogging up outdoors either. As long as it doesn't need a lot of strength is day 1/4" plexiglass should go.
Great video as always ... however as a licensed electrical contractor I must tell you that you were using the wrong fork to stick into the electrical outlet to test for electricity ... In fact get rid of the fork all together and use a professional tool ... I would suggest using a small butter knife that has been dampened using a wet sponge ... "NOT !!! " (This is a joke ... please do not do this). Keep the videos coming.
Doesn't work even half as well. Air flow isn't as good. Water in heavy rain or snow will get in the bags as there will be an opening where the cords come out of the bags. Once water gets in it will be trapped in. Will look like you have trash all over your lawn. None of those things with my way. My way may not be the best but leaps and bounds better than ziplock bags. No comparison at all
Hello BronkBuilt, you are a genius! Thank you for making this video and sharing it on TH-cam! I was just wondering if you could tell me the exact size cuts of your wood that you use for accommodating two power strips. Box and lid dimensions. Thanks!
Thanks. Had this outside for a month + of Halloween and a month + of Christmas over the past several years and it looks as good as the day I completed it. Never had a single drop of water in it. Works even better than I thought it would. For measurements, I added to the video description in case anyone else wants it. Please note they may be off slightly by should give you a great starting place. I recommend not cutting all pieces at once. Cut the bottom sides first, then measure and cut the bottom to size. Thanks for watching and comment back to let me know how yours came out. Maybe shoot a pic and add that as a post to my FB page. I love to see what others have done using my vids as inspiration.
I was just wondering if mice could get in and use as a warm nesting box? Great project though. Wish I'd started building our "woodworking" area decades ago. How do you get the final cable into your garage? We have power IN our garage, but not outside. Very wet here in winter in the West of the Central Belt of Scotland. I bought some battery powered lights this year, but my daughter has "snaffled" them for the indoor tree because she prefers the warm white colour. We have never put out the expensive outdoor lights because of the power issue.
I would imagine that you're mouse friends would get in. Nothing really stopping them. At our current house we don't have outside power close either. I just run extension cords or the garage. I position them way to one side and close the garage door on the cable. The door has flexible weather stripping on the bottom that forms nicely around the cable with no issues. Scotland is definitely on our bucket list for travel. How to get there and see your beautiful country
I tried the plastic bags but I always ended up with water in them. How did you get them water tight around the cord entering and exiting the plastic bag?
This easy scrap wood project has worked so well for me for years. Using it again this year with sorry cheap surge protectors in it. I have yet to have a drop off water get in. This video I didn't open with to much taking but I have been known to ramble so now I always use chapters so people can super easily jump to the action. Thanks for watching and the input.
Gotta say this has been one of the most useful things I've built. Still using it for this year's decisions and after all this time never a drop off water had gotten into it. Thanks for watching.
I 100% disagree. This is such a basic project it could be done with a jig saw. Heck, it would not be that difficult with just a handsaw. "If I had all those tools I could make that" is simply a terrible excuse. I started with a very cheap circular saw and a corded drill, both I still have and use. I made tons of stuff with both of those tools together costing less than $100. I graduated from there to a $100 tablesaw. Most of my tools I bought used. Yes, over 30 years of tinkering in my garage I have bought more tools and upgraded others. Some I bought new, some used. My last purchase was a used band saw a year or so ago. When I here "... all those tools..." excuse what I really hear is "I don't even want to try". Just get out there with what ever you have and start building something. That is what I, and so many others, have done. I'm by no means a pro, but I make lots of stuff, have fun doing it, and generally very happy with the results. Heck, I even built a pretty nice looking stand strong enough to hold my 90 gallon fish tank with that cheap circular saw and drill.
Good idea and decent work. Why not making many different sizes these protector boxes and put them in the Christmas seasonal product market. I would love to buy these for my Christmas lighting work.
Brilliant to hear it's still going strong, I wish my Dad would do it but he does such a tiny amount that I cant help but take it over in the last 3 years. He's delighted ! And I really enjoy it but I just thought omg I cannot deal with wrapping things in plastic bags and hoping for the best.... I live on TH-cam pretty much, and I can't believe I've never thought, someone out there knows what they're doing.. yours was the first video I watched... cant wait to try it out going to get my Dad to make one just like it this week ! Many thanks and Happy Holidays 🥳💗👏🤠
I don't think the fork is a problem however, you need to stick with standard white school glue. The wintergreen flavor is so much better than Tightbond 2. Happy solstice.
$15.00!!! OMG...I won't do it! I would rather burn down my home by using a $1.00 extension cord from the Dollar store! That's the Ticket! Or is it??? DUH!
I just wanted to go back to this and say thank you. I live in Oregon. It was a very wet Christmas. I wanted to put our outdoor nativity outside but I was concerned about the electronics. You idea worked perfectly. Thanks again.
Sooooo, you’re trying to say you’re NOT an electrician?... Jokes aside, thanks for the idea! I’d like to experiment with some rubber seals and locks for an even better seal.
Just make sure you have some airflow so heat can get out. I've been using these every year for Halloween and Christmas and yet to have a drop of water get in.
I just bought myself a 15Amp Portable GFI for outdoor sockets for $18.00 on EBay! Works great! it handled 20 strings of LED lights even after stringing the 12 Gage 80 ft extension cord around the house from the back yard plug to the front, and another 50 feet of extension cord for all the lights!
That will work as well. I still prefer my method for just a couple dollars and allows me to have multiple circuits to run my several hundred strings of LED lights, and keeping the entire connection bone dry.
Like new. Just used it for Halloween and now using it for Christmas. I have 2 cheapo surge protectors in it. Each on different circuit. Stays bone dry. I put many coats of poly on it and it is not showing any weathering at all.
First, i want to reiterate that I'm not an electrician. It really depends on how you have it covered up. Water can get places you may not have expected. Canit be dripped on? Can water splash on it? Is it on our off the ground? If on the ground then water can almost for sure get to it. Will it ice or snow where you are? Both ice and snow will build up so make sure it can not reach the plug. There are outdoor rated multi plugs like i mentioned in the video but they are expensive (too me at least). Test like it did. With it unplugged use you hose and simulate it raining really hard and see if it is wet.
I'm not sure your setup so then I would just grab the hose and really spray it down to simulate a big down pour. Make sure to point the hose to the ground to really try and splash. Make sure you have it off the ground and for sure test with the hose with it unplugged. Thanks for watching and good luck!
Free using scraps and i make it what ever size i want and paint some to look like Christmas presents for decorations. Didn't know they were a thing to buy, but do the $23. For me, I'll stick with free and custom to my needs.
Hey, pay no attention now to the fact there's a $1000 dollars worth of tools used to build it for free ! 🤦♂️ Here's an idea, construct a treadmill & get on it 🏃♂️
@@d.b.cooper7239 that's more than $1000 worth of tools man. But you can build lots of things with them and run a business too with that instead of working for someone. Not to mention all the home repairs and upgrades you can do yourself and save big bucks.
Great idea and it worked 1st time, that's an extra present off Santa for that ha ha ha. Hope that you and your family have a Happy Christmas. ps Don't use a fork it works better with a wet finger ha ha ha. Barry (ENG)
I'm quite certain the safety police will come and hunt me down but I've used this for a few outdoor decorating holidays now and it has gone through crazy hard rain, sleet, and snow. I have yet to detect a single drop of water in it. I'm in Atlanta where humidity is pretty high and I have not even noticed condensation. Again, I'm sure it is not up to code so you need to decide for yourself but I'm super happy with it. I used to have blown breakers all the time and I do still have them every once in a while but that is from lights strung end to end and the connection on the ground. I find that connection and raise it above the ground and problem solved. It's so nice to use $2 outlets vs the $20 ones.
@@epiphgd4302??? Don't remember everything I said in the vid but even though I've watched a ton of lawyer shows on TV, i am definitely not a lawyer or an electrician.
dude your funny...lol....so the 25 dollar 6 pack stack with a timer so turns my lights off n on dawn to dusk and protects each plug in ...who the hell has all this equipment n wood glue nails glue saws sitting around....good job but I rather bye for 25 bucks
Thanks and that is cool. Just know that those would trip on me as well during heavy rain unless covered. If you had zero tools you could buy a circular saw, drill, drill bit, hammer, nails, and glue for maybe just over $100 new, way less used, and do this project. You could swap the drill and but with jig saw. You'd then be set up for your next project. That's how I started and over the years I saved up for bigger and better tools.
You saved me with this idea, love that it turned into a woodworking video to boot. GREAT JOB AND THANK YOU!!
You are welcome and thank you for watching.
Excellent idea. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks. Still use it every Halloween and Christmas and still never a drop off water gets in it.
I love it, i just made my material list so i can make several of these for ALL my decorations
Wonderful! Been using mine every Halloween and Christmas for several years now and never a drop of water has made it in. I did something like 4 or 5 coats of poly and mine is showing no signs of use or abuse.
Great design and exicution!!
Well done!!
Thanks. Pretty good rain last night and no issues.
Tq for good ide
You are welcome
Thanks for giving us the info to keep our crap dry. Merry Christmas. 🎅❤🤶 ✌🏻❤
You are welcome. Merry Christmas to you as well.
I have a product idea...it involves making a weatherproof box and put a picture in it. How would I make the box see through? Or put a clear glass on the sides?
While I have never done it, you could follow this same design using plexiglass. You can cut plexiglass with normal woodworking tools. Wear eye protection. Not 100% on glue as not sure if pure silicon would work or a specific plexiglass glue. No idea about fogging up outdoors either. As long as it doesn't need a lot of strength is day 1/4" plexiglass should go.
@@BronkBuilt Thank you so much!
Just wanted to say THANK YOU! I built four and just started using for Halloween...so far so good!!
Still using mine after many years for Halloween and Christmas and never have had a drop off water in it.
Great video as always ... however as a licensed electrical contractor I must tell you that you were using the wrong fork to stick into the electrical outlet to test for electricity ... In fact get rid of the fork all together and use a professional tool ... I would suggest using a small butter knife that has been dampened using a wet sponge ... "NOT !!! " (This is a joke ... please do not do this). Keep the videos coming.
+Dan Bronk thanks. So far we have had a couple heavy rains and the inside is dry.
GFIC
lol!
I don't have the tools for this project, but I think I might be able to come up with something similar with plastic.
Yes, you could cut some plastic bins to do the same
Put the cords in plastic ziplock bags.
Doesn't work even half as well. Air flow isn't as good. Water in heavy rain or snow will get in the bags as there will be an opening where the cords come out of the bags. Once water gets in it will be trapped in. Will look like you have trash all over your lawn. None of those things with my way. My way may not be the best but leaps and bounds better than ziplock bags. No comparison at all
Hello BronkBuilt, you are a genius! Thank you for making this video and sharing it on TH-cam! I was just wondering if you could tell me the exact size cuts of your wood that you use for accommodating two power strips. Box and lid dimensions. Thanks!
Thanks. Had this outside for a month + of Halloween and a month + of Christmas over the past several years and it looks as good as the day I completed it. Never had a single drop of water in it. Works even better than I thought it would. For measurements, I added to the video description in case anyone else wants it. Please note they may be off slightly by should give you a great starting place. I recommend not cutting all pieces at once. Cut the bottom sides first, then measure and cut the bottom to size. Thanks for watching and comment back to let me know how yours came out. Maybe shoot a pic and add that as a post to my FB page. I love to see what others have done using my vids as inspiration.
I was just wondering if mice could get in and use as a warm nesting box? Great project though. Wish I'd started building our "woodworking" area decades ago. How do you get the final cable into your garage? We have power IN our garage, but not outside. Very wet here in winter in the West of the Central Belt of Scotland. I bought some battery powered lights this year, but my daughter has "snaffled" them for the indoor tree because she prefers the warm white colour. We have never put out the expensive outdoor lights because of the power issue.
I would imagine that you're mouse friends would get in. Nothing really stopping them. At our current house we don't have outside power close either. I just run extension cords or the garage. I position them way to one side and close the garage door on the cable. The door has flexible weather stripping on the bottom that forms nicely around the cable with no issues. Scotland is definitely on our bucket list for travel. How to get there and see your beautiful country
Great idea....I use plastic bags with slider close. Work great and duct tape over any open ended cords.
I tried the plastic bags but I always ended up with water in them. How did you get them water tight around the cord entering and exiting the plastic bag?
Thank you I will try this too.
Birdy
Patent and sell it! Thanks!
Works better than I expected. I use it every year at Christmas and never a drop of water. Thanks for watching.
At last someone who doesn't spend ages with the preamble, and just tells us! Thank you, this is my first Christmas Lights on my own.
Birdy
This easy scrap wood project has worked so well for me for years. Using it again this year with sorry cheap surge protectors in it. I have yet to have a drop off water get in. This video I didn't open with to much taking but I have been known to ramble so now I always use chapters so people can super easily jump to the action. Thanks for watching and the input.
Great idea, just what I was looking for. You are pretty smart, for an electrician.
Gotta say this has been one of the most useful things I've built. Still using it for this year's decisions and after all this time never a drop off water had gotten into it. Thanks for watching.
unfortunately only people who have all this equipment etc can make these
I 100% disagree. This is such a basic project it could be done with a jig saw. Heck, it would not be that difficult with just a handsaw. "If I had all those tools I could make that" is simply a terrible excuse. I started with a very cheap circular saw and a corded drill, both I still have and use. I made tons of stuff with both of those tools together costing less than $100. I graduated from there to a $100 tablesaw. Most of my tools I bought used. Yes, over 30 years of tinkering in my garage I have bought more tools and upgraded others. Some I bought new, some used. My last purchase was a used band saw a year or so ago. When I here "... all those tools..." excuse what I really hear is "I don't even want to try". Just get out there with what ever you have and start building something. That is what I, and so many others, have done. I'm by no means a pro, but I make lots of stuff, have fun doing it, and generally very happy with the results. Heck, I even built a pretty nice looking stand strong enough to hold my 90 gallon fish tank with that cheap circular saw and drill.
Good idea and decent work. Why not making many different sizes these protector boxes and put them in the Christmas seasonal product market. I would love to buy these for my Christmas lighting work.
Thanks. I did make a couple more and painted them to look like wrapped Christmas presents.
Many thanks, hopefully this year will be very different for us!
I have not put out my Christmas decorations out yet, but I've used this so many times and never a drop of water has gotten in. Thanks for watching.
Brilliant to hear it's still going strong, I wish my Dad would do it but he does such a tiny amount that I cant help but take it over in the last 3 years. He's delighted ! And I really enjoy it but I just thought omg I cannot deal with wrapping things in plastic bags and hoping for the best.... I live on TH-cam pretty much, and I can't believe I've never thought, someone out there knows what they're doing.. yours was the first video I watched... cant wait to try it out going to get my Dad to make one just like it this week ! Many thanks and Happy Holidays 🥳💗👏🤠
It's a pretty easy build. Just make sure you oversize the top to easily cut over the box with room for the cords
@@BronkBuilt Super, thanks again for all the tips !!!
Great idea! I haven't seen anything like that yet. Have a great New Year!
Thanks! Worked great. Some heavy rains causing big puddles and never a tripped breaker.
great work i will build now
Thanks. Let me know how it goes.
What length Brad nails did you use?
Don't remember for certain but probably 1.25"
@@BronkBuilt thank you! Love the video!
I don't think the fork is a problem however, you need to stick with standard white school glue. The wintergreen flavor is so much better than Tightbond 2. Happy solstice.
HA! Thanks for the tips!
$15.00!!! OMG...I won't do it! I would rather burn down my home by using a $1.00 extension cord from the Dollar store! That's the Ticket! Or is it??? DUH!
Yep. Sometimes small things have big impact.
I just wanted to go back to this and say thank you. I live in Oregon. It was a very wet Christmas. I wanted to put our outdoor nativity outside but I was concerned about the electronics. You idea worked perfectly. Thanks again.
That's awesome! So glad this helped. God Bless
Sooooo, you’re trying to say you’re NOT an electrician?...
Jokes aside, thanks for the idea! I’d like to experiment with some rubber seals and locks for an even better seal.
Just make sure you have some airflow so heat can get out. I've been using these every year for Halloween and Christmas and yet to have a drop of water get in.
I just bought myself a 15Amp Portable GFI for outdoor sockets for $18.00 on EBay! Works great! it handled 20 strings of LED lights even after stringing the 12 Gage 80 ft extension cord around the house from the back yard plug to the front, and another 50 feet of extension cord for all the lights!
That will work as well. I still prefer my method for just a couple dollars and allows me to have multiple circuits to run my several hundred strings of LED lights, and keeping the entire connection bone dry.
Nice job! Very funny glue snack. Merry Christmas Brother!
Thank you. I try. After years of using this it still had not let 1 stop of water in.
Hos is that box holding up? just wanted to see after a few years. I think i'm going to do it!
Like new. Just used it for Halloween and now using it for Christmas. I have 2 cheapo surge protectors in it. Each on different circuit. Stays bone dry. I put many coats of poly on it and it is not showing any weathering at all.
Great idea
I am sure electricians won’t be happy with your idea
Not just electricians. Safety police and people that think they are electricians.
I find tightbond 3 is to garlicky for a mid project snack......great job man...happy Christmas from Lichfield England....
+Dave Williams HA! Thank you
i.m new here i'm uesing a surge protector i'm have it coverd up.
First, i want to reiterate that I'm not an electrician. It really depends on how you have it covered up. Water can get places you may not have expected. Canit be dripped on? Can water splash on it? Is it on our off the ground? If on the ground then water can almost for sure get to it. Will it ice or snow where you are? Both ice and snow will build up so make sure it can not reach the plug. There are outdoor rated multi plugs like i mentioned in the video but they are expensive (too me at least). Test like it did. With it unplugged use you hose and simulate it raining really hard and see if it is wet.
@@BronkBuilt where i live we get rain it hardly ever snows
I'm not sure your setup so then I would just grab the hose and really spray it down to simulate a big down pour. Make sure to point the hose to the ground to really try and splash. Make sure you have it off the ground and for sure test with the hose with it unplugged. Thanks for watching and good luck!
@@BronkBuilt ok
23 dollars on amazon would have bought the same thing.
Free using scraps and i make it what ever size i want and paint some to look like Christmas presents for decorations. Didn't know they were a thing to buy, but do the $23. For me, I'll stick with free and custom to my needs.
Hey, pay no attention now to the fact there's a $1000 dollars worth of tools used to build it for free ! 🤦♂️
Here's an idea, construct a treadmill & get on it 🏃♂️
You must be a joy of a person to know. I forgive your mean words. Have a blessed day.
@@d.b.cooper7239 You must be missing because no one even wanted to look for you.
@@d.b.cooper7239 that's more than $1000 worth of tools man. But you can build lots of things with them and run a business too with that instead of working for someone. Not to mention all the home repairs and upgrades you can do yourself and save big bucks.
Great idea and it worked 1st time, that's an extra present off Santa for that ha ha ha. Hope that you and your family have a Happy Christmas. ps Don't use a fork it works better with a wet finger ha ha ha.
Barry (ENG)
+Barry Roberts thank you. Happy Christmas to you as well
It is annoying when a braker trips and I use the strips to power the light o rama controllers
I'm quite certain the safety police will come and hunt me down but I've used this for a few outdoor decorating holidays now and it has gone through crazy hard rain, sleet, and snow. I have yet to detect a single drop of water in it. I'm in Atlanta where humidity is pretty high and I have not even noticed condensation. Again, I'm sure it is not up to code so you need to decide for yourself but I'm super happy with it. I used to have blown breakers all the time and I do still have them every once in a while but that is from lights strung end to end and the connection on the ground. I find that connection and raise it above the ground and problem solved. It's so nice to use $2 outlets vs the $20 ones.
Yes
How did u get on with this
Not sure what you are asking, but I still use this every year and never had a drop of water get inside.
@@BronkBuilt yeh just meant is it still working for you I’m looking to do similar for my outdoor lights this year
Working better than expected for me.
@@epiphgd4302??? Don't remember everything I said in the vid but even though I've watched a ton of lawyer shows on TV, i am definitely not a lawyer or an electrician.
Nice!
Thank you
Great idea.
Thanks. They really work great. No tripped breakers since I started using them.
Nice!
+manaman545 thank you
dude your funny...lol....so the 25 dollar 6 pack stack with a timer so turns my lights off n on dawn to dusk and protects each plug in ...who the hell has all this equipment n wood glue nails glue saws sitting around....good job but I rather bye for 25 bucks
Thanks and that is cool. Just know that those would trip on me as well during heavy rain unless covered. If you had zero tools you could buy a circular saw, drill, drill bit, hammer, nails, and glue for maybe just over $100 new, way less used, and do this project. You could swap the drill and but with jig saw. You'd then be set up for your next project. That's how I started and over the years I saved up for bigger and better tools.
Good idea
+MrAlchemist7777 thank you. So far working great.