HOWTO make a sandwich caddy out of a milk jug

On Make, Gareth Branwyn reposts an unsourced set of wordless directions for making a lovely sandwich caddy out of a milk jug: "This pantomimed project obviously shows how to make a neat little sandwich caddy by simply cutting, scoring, and folding a gallon plastic milk jug. A Velcro dot is used as the fastener."

Sandwich Caddy from a Milk Jug

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What do I do with all the milk?
- joeposts
  
  Pour it in your sandwich bag.
- niktemadur
  
  Make a milk jug out of a sandwich?
http://www.jjsaul.com Jim Saul

I’ve got photography on the brain for the moment, but that also looks like a decent soft-box material for a flash or a video light.
- Culturedropout
  
  A friend of mine used one to photograph watches he worked on. Just cut the bottom off the jug, place it over the watch, shine a couple of bright lights at the outside, and position the camera so it looks down through the open neck.
franko

i made one of these awhile back – they are great, but the glue on the velcro tab makes it hard to wash. i’m currently experimenting with punching holes and using a twist-tie to hold it closed.
- http://www.matthewpetty.com/ Matthew Petty
  
  or some sort of slot/flap arrangement
  - http://illustratorhints.com/ Jesseham
    
    Maybe a snap?
    - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001443259034 David Davion
      
      A snap would work well. Also a magnet (see Tandy Leather for what that would be like).
  - http://twitter.com/HexCam HexCam
    
    I was just thinking that. If you cut a little slot in the bottom section and a semi-circle in the top you could just hook it though. Or the bigger and smaller semicircle flap so that it hooks through and then locks. Can’t describe it but you get it on plastic folders sometimes!!
- bruceburbank
  
  rubber band?
retrojoe

While I’m very pro re-purposing there are times when it’s best just to put the milk jug in the recycling bin and buy a more suitable product. Namely one that will not let the bread dry out.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=8847963 Josh Slavin

http://spoonful.com/crafts/reusable-lunch-containers first result in google search.
Nadreck

Spindles for blank CDs make excellent bagel caddies too!
jonnyoro

Hate to be the science nerd in the room, but plastic is actually quite porous on a microscopic level. The nooks and crannies do an excellent job of holding onto bits of whatever was in contact with it, which means this repurposing of a milk container is providing a growing medium for whatever bacteria it accumulates. This is why it’s generally a bad idea to re-use plastic bags, even if you’ve rinsed them out.
timquinn

You know that thing you handle everyday? Be very careful, if you so much as look the other way it will rip your throat out.

-the most interesting person in the room.
chgoliz

You can only use this for sandwiches made with artisan mayo.