Wide Friction Slip Box
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Description
A 3-inch box is useless when the board you need to house is exactly three and a half inches wide, and a standard slip-joint rattles loose the second it goes into a bag. This version stretches the outer footprint to 3.5 inches to clear the hardware, and packs an extra millimeter of width onto the male tongue to bite into the female half and hold.
- Width: 3.5" (88.9mm) outer footprint.
- Fit: The male lip is offset an extra +1mm in width for a tighter friction lock.
- Print: Prints vertically on the flat bases, no supports needed.
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