andy1990
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Enclosure i built today + Instructions how to
hey, everyone today i built a enclosure cost me $80.98 i bought everything from bunning warehouse, and i just wanted to know what everyone thought if you had better ideas for it, it is my first one never built one before beside fish tanks and there easy unless you cant cut glass... but yer tell me your thoughts on this please. thanks
now if anyone wants to know how to make this let me know cos im building another one tomorrow and i can take photos and tell you steps and measurements. cos this would be a good for a kid and his dad to build together cos well if i was a dad and my son wanted me to buy him a enclosure for Christmas well.... 250 bucks later from the pet shop or you could spends $80 depends how rich you are i guess or how lazy you are haha.
Now i have had a few people ask me how to make this so i made a quick guide on how to built it. thanks to the people who liked it.
step 1.
go to bunnings warehouse and buy all the bits
1200mm x 400mm x 0.7mm ply wood
42mm x 19mm x 1200mm pine timber
600mm x 1200mm x 3mm plastic sheet
20mm x 1.6mm x 1000mm aluminium strips
400mm x 1600mm of steel mess / heavy duty fly screen
6x20 screws
6x25 screws
8x65 screws
glue
black plastic
flood light
step 2.
cut the 1200mm ply in half to make 2 600mm pieces. 1 piece will be the base and the other piece will be the back.
step 3.
cut the pine wood to the length of the base and use glue and screws to fix into place.
step 4.
do the same for the top and side pieces just measures the back to get the right lengths for the sides.
step 5.
fix it all together using the glue and screws and i used clamps to hold it all in place its helps alot and check that its all square.
step 6
divide the plastic sheet into 3 lots of 400mm, you can use a normal wood saw if you want.
step 7
cut the aluminium strips and steel mess to the correct lengths and fix it using the 6 x 20 screws, don't glue it cos if you get a hole u can take it off and replace it.
step 8
fix in the light how you wish
step 9
lay down black plastic for easy clean out of the cage / protect the wood from water and crap.
step 10
fill your enclosure with whatever you fancy i put rocks and dirt from the garden in there.
and yer that's its you have a enclosure for under 100 bucks.
disclaimer of liability: i will be not held responsible if anyone is killed or injured when trying to make this enclosure. thankyou
hey, everyone today i built a enclosure cost me $80.98 i bought everything from bunning warehouse, and i just wanted to know what everyone thought if you had better ideas for it, it is my first one never built one before beside fish tanks and there easy unless you cant cut glass... but yer tell me your thoughts on this please. thanks
now if anyone wants to know how to make this let me know cos im building another one tomorrow and i can take photos and tell you steps and measurements. cos this would be a good for a kid and his dad to build together cos well if i was a dad and my son wanted me to buy him a enclosure for Christmas well.... 250 bucks later from the pet shop or you could spends $80 depends how rich you are i guess or how lazy you are haha.
Now i have had a few people ask me how to make this so i made a quick guide on how to built it. thanks to the people who liked it.
step 1.
go to bunnings warehouse and buy all the bits
1200mm x 400mm x 0.7mm ply wood
42mm x 19mm x 1200mm pine timber
600mm x 1200mm x 3mm plastic sheet
20mm x 1.6mm x 1000mm aluminium strips
400mm x 1600mm of steel mess / heavy duty fly screen
6x20 screws
6x25 screws
8x65 screws
glue
black plastic
flood light
step 2.
cut the 1200mm ply in half to make 2 600mm pieces. 1 piece will be the base and the other piece will be the back.
step 3.
cut the pine wood to the length of the base and use glue and screws to fix into place.
step 4.
do the same for the top and side pieces just measures the back to get the right lengths for the sides.
step 5.
fix it all together using the glue and screws and i used clamps to hold it all in place its helps alot and check that its all square.
step 6
divide the plastic sheet into 3 lots of 400mm, you can use a normal wood saw if you want.
step 7
cut the aluminium strips and steel mess to the correct lengths and fix it using the 6 x 20 screws, don't glue it cos if you get a hole u can take it off and replace it.
step 8
fix in the light how you wish
step 9
lay down black plastic for easy clean out of the cage / protect the wood from water and crap.
step 10
fill your enclosure with whatever you fancy i put rocks and dirt from the garden in there.
and yer that's its you have a enclosure for under 100 bucks.
disclaimer of liability: i will be not held responsible if anyone is killed or injured when trying to make this enclosure. thankyou
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