some enclosure pics

[oniddog]

thats cool Pone, u know how to find me , *wispers* i can keep secrets shsshshssshh!!
i got a ruff idea just by looking at it , im pretty good with buildin stuff, and wirein stuff, and cutting stuff and making car stereo's go " BOOM CHIKKA BOOM" !
hahaha yes peeps im the guy that put the big speekers in the young bloke's gemini down the road hehehe
mainly just that aluminium tubing u used , tops idea, looks so much cleaner and lighter than the old malamine or mdf enclosure's !
but core flute u say?
hows that stuff with heat retension, duz it keep the heat in ??
maybe make em dble sided for cooler climates???
i hear clunking in head, hhhhm ideas forming.

[alex_c]

Originally Posted by oniddog

thats cool Pone, u know how to find me , *wispers* i can keep secrets shsshshssshh!!
i got a ruff idea just by looking at it , im pretty good with buildin stuff, and wirein stuff, and cutting stuff and making car stereo's go " BOOM CHIKKA BOOM" !
hahaha yes peeps im the guy that put the big speekers in the young bloke's gemini down the road hehehe
mainly just that aluminium tubing u used , tops idea, looks so much cleaner and lighter than the old malamine or mdf enclosure's !
but core flute u say?
hows that stuff with heat retension, duz it keep the heat in ??
maybe make em dble sided for cooler climates???
i hear clunking in head, hhhhm idead forming.

yep do a layer on the inside too with a sheet of polystyrene between you have to remember the original poster is from north qld so heat retention wouldnt be such a big issue there

[oniddog]

yeh thats exactly wot i was thinking , would hav to make sum mods depending on climate of location

[ponybug]

Originally Posted by natrix

They look great . Any reason for long-life light bulbs in some & regular bulbs in others ?

because of the normal lights going out of production, i was testing out some of the different ones to see if they gave out heat, but sadly they didn't,

hix, the block of 4 cost us around $600.00 and the block of 5 around $750.00, but we do have some stuff left over to start the next lot,

yes guys, i should have said i was in nth qld and to much heat is my trouble in summer, but you could easily insulate them, i've just used them through winter and my snakes loved them, i'm looking forward to seeing how they go in summer for heat...........

[TANN-MANN]

how does Perspex rate against glass in the way of insulation properties, i know it wouldn't be much but from where i come from any is good. also what's the general price comparison?
by the way, nice looking bank Steve

Cheers
Andrew

[ponybug]

the main reason was i couldn't screw the glass to the frames,

not sure on glass costs, but the perspex cost me $103.00 for a 2400 x 1200 x 3mm sheet

[Bung-Eye]

wow steve they look fantastic mate!

[Colin]

Originally Posted by ponybug

hi twiggz, the frame work is call QU-block and you get it from your local aluminium supplers, you also buy the joiners also from them, comes in 6.5mtr lenghts, and at a good price, the walls are core-flute, which is what sign writers use for the advertizing signs like you see everywhere on house's 4 sale, it's very light, and so easy to clean,
no glass, i used perspex, cheaper and can be drilled and screwed onto the aluminum,

I used to use a similar product many years ago for making suspended aviaries for conures and lorikeets etc. Was called Speedframe (or something like that) and used to get the 25mm square aluminim tubing from Alcan in Sydney in bulk and the Speedframe fittings from Dexion.

Great stuff and very easy to work with.

[Aussie Python Lover]

Great stuff mate I'm on a roll with mine at the moment im sure you remember what I said I was doing hehe

[dazza74]

great job looks fantastic and sturdy

[dragon lady]

JUST................WOW!!!!!! totally AWESOME,
My son is snake mad & have been looking for ideas to make him a habitat......just BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am not to good on computor...........awefull actually,if you have time could you send your demo to me with finished pic....that would be appreciated,.understand if too busy!!!!!!

[ponybug]

Originally Posted by dragon lady

JUST................WOW!!!!!! totally AWESOME,
My son is snake mad & have been looking for ideas to make him a habitat......just BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am not to good on computor...........awefull actually,if you have time could you send your demo to me with finished pic....that would be appreciated,.understand if too busy!!!!!!

hi dragon lady,
thanks for your comments, but i don't understand what you want me to send you, there are finished pics posted here, and where am i sending it to.......????????

[Helikaon]

hey pony,

you could always send me these enclosures so that you are kept busy makign some more i'll pm you my address if you like


but on a more serious note (but less rewarding), do you reckon you could just hindge perspects for a door with no frame. or would it simply be better and stronger wiht a frame that the perspecs is bolted to? hahah i know im looking for short cuts but im tired and useless


cheers
H.

[crush the turtle]

that looks great!, do u no if they sell the joiners at bunnings? thanks

[ponybug]

hi helikaon, lol, now why didn't i think about that, i could just keep building them and sending them to all the aps members, they could be done in flat packs, all you would need was a screw driver and hammer, i think that would do it,

as for the door, for the strength it would be better to keep the frame, remembering i have an 8 ft coastal in one of the cages, and in the end they will all be holding 6 to 8 ft coastal/darwins and 5 ft jungles, if you were just keeping smaller snakes i guess you could go with your idea, but for me i wouldn't.........

hi crush, to my knowledge you can't, you have to remember the frame work can't be bought anywhere, it is specially made and sold at aluminum dealers with the joiners for making shelves and benches, and now enclosures,

i'd like to say thanks to boa / ash for showing me how he used it to make some of his enclosures, if it wasn't for his help and ideas i wouldn't have been able to make these.............