The mail box can be made from almost any material. But the best option( and for durability, and for the strength, and for ease of assembly) will be the use of plywood or thin boards. The web describes various options for a mail box. There are even tips on how to make it from a cardboard box, although this is already too unreliable.
Before we begin to do the mailbox, figure out where it will be installed. In apartment buildings, mailboxes are placed directly in the entrances, between the first and second floors, and represent a single prefabricated structure. Therefore, to think about how to make a mail box, you need someone who lives in a private structure. And in private houses, mailboxes are located on the street. How long will the cardboard box last in the open air, rain or snow, even if it is protected by a visor?
Mailbox design
The word "box" in the name of such a product assumes the presence of the back, front and side walls, as well as the bottom and top cover. The dimensions of these components of the mailbox are determined, of course, by the "designer" himself. After all, everyone has his own mail, including the format, and the volume of correspondence. To fasten all the elements of the box to each other you can use small nails or screws( screws).However, it is more preferable that the mounting is done with the help of a corner.
It is best to use duralumin, there will be enough "tens".The use of a corner, firstly, will ensure the rigidity of the entire structure, and secondly, it will facilitate its repair( if necessary).It is much easier to unscrew the screws and nuts than to pull the screws. Screw-wrench, when it comes to wood material, leads to its wear and tear. And if you use plywood, then here the corner is much better. In the glued layers screw the screw is quite difficult, since it is also necessary to withstand the accuracy of the direction of the "stroke" of the screw. Slightly sideways, and he is already outside.
All mailboxes differ in the location of the slots for correspondence. It should be noted that if it is located on the top cover, then it is convenient for the postman. However, precipitation will fall on top of the box. So, in addition, you need to install a protective cap. If you make a slot on the front wall( top), then the postman is uncomfortable, the correspondence will be scrapped, but the precipitations will not penetrate inward.
The question is how to better arrange the door for the seizure of newspapers and letters. You can do it on the front of the box, but here you will need extreme accuracy in fitting the parts. If there is a gap between the door and the wall, then it will become a good "loophole" for the same rain. And the visor here is not enough to help. Therefore, it is better to make a door for excavation from below, and it should not be done separately. It may happen that some "message" is just stuck in the box.
You just have to think about the exterior design of the homemade drawer. There is one psychological moment. If the box will be framed unnecessarily "loudly", pretentiously, then for sure there will be many willing to throw in there more advertising.
