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Seal a Poorly Sealed Box - PEP BB greywillow.sand.sealbox

BB greywater and willow feeders - sand badge
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This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum.  Completing this BB is part of getting the sand badge in Greywater and Willow Feeders.

For this Badge Bit you will seal a poorly sealed box in a willow feeder system.

To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
  - must use nontoxic materials where possible

To show you've completed this Badge Bit, you must show proof of the following (as pictures or a video < 2 mins):
 - show how the box is poorly sealed in the willow feeder system
 - show the materials and tools for sealing the poorly sealed box
 - show progress of sealing the poorly sealed box
 - show that the box in the willow feeder systems is properly sealed
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Willow Wonka was recently moved down behind the auditorium for use during the summer events.  It didn't enjoy the journey and is now a bit more wonky.  The box door wasn't closing correctly due to a twist on the wall.  Jacking it up to level it wasn't an option so I cut one side of the door to not hit its frame and put chunks of wood on the inside for the door to close against and seal.

I also reworked the closure latch to hold the door tightly at its new location and screwed down a loose board on the lower left side of the door.
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Before - note huge gap on left side, wooden latches at top and lifted board at the bottom left
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Before - note right side of door closing on its door jam instead of going inside the door frame
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After - Right side closes inside the frame now
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After - left side closing against new internal wooden door stop, plus loose board attached
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Some of the tools and supplies I used
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