mikey_mike
Active Member
I've finally started my new enclosure - a melamine 1200x600x600 box with sliding glass doors. Have chosen virides goorillia track as it sounds so schmicko (& the 1 month delivery time give me an excuse to move slowly, thus avoiding ****ups).
I stumbled across Darren Whitaker's 2008 post "Building an enclosure" in this forum - incredibly helpful for newby DIY types like myself. I looked for ages before I found it though. If there were a way to highlight its existence - rebirthing into a sticky perhaps I imagine it might save some angst for other newcomers.
Anyway I want to install my electrics - (a fluoro light & habistat reptile radiator) without chopping plugs & necessitating electricians.
At this stage the enclosure is just a 4 sided box (no roof) or front. So If I attach light & radiator to the roof prior to attaching the roof I only need to drill cord sized holes in the top of the rear wall.
I would rather have a means of more easily adding more electrics later on (more heating if required in winter) & thought a better way to do it might be drill a plug sized hole in the back wall & then seal it up - enabling access later on.
So what do you think. What's the best way of wiring a melamine enclosure at this stage of construction? Anyone know of any nifty cable access systems?
Cheers
I stumbled across Darren Whitaker's 2008 post "Building an enclosure" in this forum - incredibly helpful for newby DIY types like myself. I looked for ages before I found it though. If there were a way to highlight its existence - rebirthing into a sticky perhaps I imagine it might save some angst for other newcomers.
Anyway I want to install my electrics - (a fluoro light & habistat reptile radiator) without chopping plugs & necessitating electricians.
At this stage the enclosure is just a 4 sided box (no roof) or front. So If I attach light & radiator to the roof prior to attaching the roof I only need to drill cord sized holes in the top of the rear wall.
I would rather have a means of more easily adding more electrics later on (more heating if required in winter) & thought a better way to do it might be drill a plug sized hole in the back wall & then seal it up - enabling access later on.
So what do you think. What's the best way of wiring a melamine enclosure at this stage of construction? Anyone know of any nifty cable access systems?
Cheers