This type of nylon joiner is very strong and is often used to build drawers and cabinets in 4x4s , campervans, caravans, camper trailers, long haul trucks, and boats , and even in homes and shops.
I'm in the process of assembling materials to build a brace of 120cm x 50cm tall x 60cm wide enclosures for my bearded dragons , standard 1" x 1" hollow Al tube lengths available at Bunnings are 2.4m , 1.2m , 60cm and 45cm .
The connectors are available at Bunnings but may be a special order item at the local branch.
General arrangement showing fixed 18mm thick ply base and lift-off style 9mm thick lid and use of angles to make the multibay enclosure modular and easily changeable in tank format.
No glue required , just a few selftapping screws ( timber to Al tube or Al angle ) .
Only tools needed are a circular saw to cut Al , and plywood if larger than standard 1.2x0.596 project panels and you wish to cut down from a standard sheet size of 2.4m x 1.2m .
Attaching wire mesh to the sides will be dead easy ( some 12x1.6mm aluminum flat bar riveted or screwed to the hollow square tubing will secure the wire mesh very nicely I think in your case ).
Only tools you'd need are circular saw, drill driver, hammer , riveting tool and something to cut the wire mesh.
great, i have all. I may be lazy and have less waste by using 1.2m longs (i will have struts in middle for support) better for me, better for dragon
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Do you have a pic?
Qubelok products page 47 & 48
Extrusions probably cheaper by the full length
https://www.capral.com.au/wordpress...019/09/Capral-Alu-Prod-Catalogue_Sept2019.pdf
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