Tipover carton

[Quail Jailer]

A couple of the posters here have asked me to show them how to make a tipover carton.

I cannot take credit for it, I saw it somewhere, but this is how I do it.

Instead of making one I had one I just finished with, so I'm going to start with the finished product and disassemble it.

Its very simple and requires a minimum of material, from the photos I'm satisfied a child could make one.

So here we go...

This is a finished carton its hard to tell but its sitting there on a flat surface facing the camera at a 45 degree angle



I cut 4 cotton balls into thirds, they're rolled into little cylinders cut wafers across the sides
with a sharp scissor, then they're easy to shape a little cup. It helps stabilize the egg and facilitate the tipover.

Lets look at the "working part" the bottom....

 

[Quail Jailer]

On the bottom I have, "alabama welded" the fulcrum in place.

this piece is made from the long back edge of the top of the carton.

If you look carefully you will see it is two pieces because the top of most cartons have a big "dimple" in the middle so you'll have to cut around that.

I lay the pieces on bottom overlapping to get the length i need then mark them and trim.

Heres another photo with it taken apart.



And one more...



Hope this helps!

 

[BackYardQuail]

Thanks so much! I just made some, now I don't need an auto turner

 

[Chicka T]

Thanks so much! This really helps!!!