# Want to Build a Case

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**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [July 4, 2015, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/want-to-build-a-case/75602 "2015-07-04T18:50:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![sslive2play](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@sslive2play](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sslive2play)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2015, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/want-to-build-a-case/75602/1 "2015-07-04T18:50:45Z")

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Hey Everybody,

Im looking to build a case and have seen some videos where people strip poker chip cases and cut foam. Does anybody know which cases would work best for this. Or if anybody’s built a pretty sick case on their own what they prefer. Any advice?

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**Author:** ![gijoey959](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gijoey959/32/7958_2.png) [@gijoey959](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/gijoey959)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2015, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/want-to-build-a-case/75602/2 "2015-07-04T19:13:20Z")

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You can build a case out of pretty much anything, just get some high density foam. A lot of people just use a high density foam seat cushion from a sewing or hobby store.

Personally, the most inexpensive way I’ve found to make a case is to buy a handgun case. I’ve found a single gun case for roughly $8 here, and it comes with egg crate foam that you can glue together to make a solid piece, then cut out holes for the yoyos. The single pistol case I use holds 8 yoyos, and while it’s not very practical to carry around a bunch of pistol cases if you go to a meet up, for safe storage and taking your favorites to your yoyo club, it’s great and cheap

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**Author:** ![Filledwithfire](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/filledwithfire/32/671_2.png) [@Filledwithfire](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Filledwithfire)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2015, 4:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/want-to-build-a-case/75602/3 "2015-07-05T04:43:49Z")

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I don’t know what gun paraphernalia you have in the UK, but my case is made out of a gun case.  
1: acquire gun case  
2: get a hole drill of appropriate size  
3: drill into foam  
Done

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**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2015, 5:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/want-to-build-a-case/75602/4 "2015-07-05T05:38:52Z")

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A couple of useful tricks for cutting foam…

- If using a hole saw, run it backwards, it doesn’t shred the foam that way…
- Use a heated can of the proper size to cut the foam. It melts the foam rather than cuts it.