diy meterials

[daniel408]

hey guys, i have been looking for a place to buy perspex and light fitings for screw in lights. i have lloked in bunning with no luck and was told they dont sell the screw in light fittings. any help would be apreciated guys. really need this stuff for a diy project.

 

[Ambush]

Cadilac plastics at Cardiff. If they still are there.

 

[Chris1]

ive noticed most online reptile suppliers have them, thats where i look when im due for more,...

 

[J-A-X]

the screw in light fittings you will find from a dedicated electrical outlet, or from a reptile supply outlet, either retail or online, just make sure you get the ceramic one, the plastic ones are not designed to cope with a 100w + globe for 8hours.
the perspex should be able to be ordered in from bunnings, as at the front counter, i've never bought it I always use glass, but i know lots of people do like perspex.

 

[IgotFrogs]

you can buy the ES ceramic light fittings on ebay ....

 

[Coastal-Kemp]

herpshop sells screw in fittings. The Herp Shop - Australia

 

[IgotFrogs]

one thing to remember about perspex is if you're trying to use it for large sliding doors it tends to have a lot of flex to it allows for pushing out between doors

 

[mad_at_arms]

Would outdoor flood light fittings suit your needs?
They have them at Bunnings.

 

[J-A-X]

flood light fittings would be ok if the enclosure is a decent size,

What size is the enclosure Daniel ??

 

[daniel408]

its about 170cm high and about 50 cm wide and 50cm depth. would they be able to be used with heat lights?

 

[J-A-X]

You could put one on the roof, but i wouldnt go too high with the wattage, if basking spots were put in the right place, and thermostat probes appropriately located it could work.

 

[daniel408]

fair enough will keep that in mind if the ceremic light fittings dont end up coming through. anyone handy with prices of glass by any chance?

 

[D_flitton]

Hey I would be interested in prices for glass as well

 

[daniel408]

yer was wondering how much it would cost for something 150cm and 70 across?

 

[J-A-X]

from what i've seen on other threads, the general theory is that you avoid the 'big boys' and find a place that is off the main street, and even try some aquarium builders,...

 

[Ambush]

Glass is cheap.

 

[snoopy]

Fittings can be bought at electrical wholesalers. They are used for the bathroom heat lightings. I got 1 for about $5. My glass cost me $70 tuffened and polished edges.

 

[daniel408]

what size glass is that?

 

[striker321]

what size glass is that?

and where?

 

[snoopy]

I got the glass from Sydney glass which is situated in Bankstown. The size was I think 490mm x 800mm tuffened and polished and was $70. The same glass was quoted to me at another place for $175. Pays to shop around. I only got tuffened cause I have young kinds and it is safer