custom cage update

[dangles]

still chipping away at this project... i can only get in to work on it once or twice a week, and i'm a little behind financially right now, so it's kind of on hold until i can pay for the glass (which will cost around $60 for 2 tempered 1/8" pieces) and stains and such...

first one is all the pieces. the wood is all cabinet-grade oak plywood, except for the floors and back, which are baltic birch, and the drawer front and frames for the windows, which are oak planks. total cost for wood: $160

the second one is how i constructed the sides/front/back on the inside to support the floors of each enclosure. i glued/finish-nailed 1.5" x 1" pieces of oak all the way around for the floors to rest on.

the final one is all the pieces (except the doors/drawer) loosely placed together.

i still need to get hardware, locks and molding (for around the top and bottom) to spice it up a little.

i just yesterday routered the edges of the drawer-front and door frames. still have to put those together and get the glass. after that i can start finish sanding and filling in holes and such. i also adhered the linoleum to the floors.

i actually decided to change up how i'm doing the bottom drawer about halfway through the project. i decided to just make it a drop-down door that opens up to the hollow space under the bottom cage rather than actually construct a drawer to place in it. better use of space, and MUCH easier...

i've still got the sketchup files if anyone's interested... i'll keep you updated as i make progress. total cost after all supplies and final cage decor and heating will be around $400-500 (i'm spending a little more on decor than is probably necessary, but i want it to look as much like their natural habitat as possible)

final over-all dimensions will be 4x2x4 (each enclosure is about 4x2x1.5)

[DIRTY SHOOTER]

Man, that is lookin WICKED! I've built my share of cages bro but NONE looked that good!

[wildfire]

wow, very nicely done!

[cian300]

Man, that stack looks outstanding!!! You did an excellent job, and it is something you can definatly be proud of.

[judgment]

I am totally impressed with your cage. I especially like how it has invisible wheels hehehe.

[dangles]

back for another update! it's been slow going, mostly (again) because of financial issues, but here are the latest pictures:












i ordered the glass today: each piece is 1/8" laminate glass (like in car windshields... no snake will get through that!)

other than that, i just need the rhps and the tstat. i've still gotta put silicone around the edges of the floors to keep them from leaking, but that's pretty much it!

[Bigheinzer]

good work

[JLTerry]

Wow, I love it! Nice work there!

[SCALY]

that is sharp !

[JKReptiles]

That is freeking beautiful! Can I live in it?

[atreyu rokks]

Wow, That is beutiful. I love it.