bohnelang / DIY_lifting_letter_box

DIY lifting indoor letter box. / Briefkasten, der die Briefe anreicht.

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DIY lifting indoor letter box

Why such a letter box?

This lifting indoor letter box is built around your mailbox slot inside your home and has the capability to store letter deliveries from several days. The box is fully sealed so that air even during the cold times of the year is not entering your house when the mail is delivered. You can get to your mail by simply pressing a button! The bottom tray with the letters lifts mechanically to the height you adjusted and can be grabbed conveniently over. It protects your back :-)

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Things you need:

Tools

  • Jigsaw (German: Kreissäge oder/und Sticksäge)
  • Electric drill (German: Bohrmaschine)
  • Cordless powered screwdriver or normal screwdrivers (German: Akkuschrauber)
  • File (German: Feile/Raspel)
  • Measuring tape (German: Zollstock oder Metermaß)
  • Triangle ruler (German: Geodreieck)

From DIY market

  • Wood
  • Acrylic glass / plexiglas
  • Screws
  • Roller shutter power drive (German: Elektrischer Rollladen Gurtwickler)
  • Roller shutter belt (German: Rollladengurt)
  • Deflector rollers for roller shutter belt (German: Umlenkrollen für Rollladengurte)
  • Hinge opening for Hinged-on folding lid (German: Schanier)
  • Holder (I used a bicyle holder) for holding the the glass on the platform

From eBay or other marketplace in Internet

  • Linear guides (German: Linearführung)

Estimated timeline to build the box

  • About a Weekend

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DIY lifting indoor letter box. / Briefkasten, der die Briefe anreicht.