My buddy swore his homemade foamcore insert would fix my game box mess. It was a disaster.

Last month, my friend Dave from our Sunday game group said he could build a foamcore organizer for my Terraforming Mars box. He did it before for his own games and they looked solid. I handed over $20 for materials and waited. What I got back was a mess. The card slots were too tight, the player board slots were too loose, and the lid bulged a whole inch. I tried to use it once and pieces flew everywhere. Has anyone else had a so-called expert friend wreck their storage setup?

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the_lucas9d ago

Did he use calipers or just eyeball the measurements?

owens.willow9d ago

Thing is, even if he used calipers, you still have to factor in the expansion rate of aluminum when it gets hot. A lot of folks don't realize that, and it'll throw your clearances off by a few thousandths once the engine's up to temp. I've seen guys strip threads because they didn't account for that and went with a perfect cold measurement.