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Ailurus Captivebred Communist
Joined: 14 Sep 2006 Posts: 1626 Location: Hertfordshire, England
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Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 8:19 pm Post subject: help with wood for my next project :) |
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well some of you may know that me and my dad recently finished making a rack. well i am now planning my next DIY reptile housing project. i am wanting to make a viv stack out of a bookcase. so i have a few questions.
first of all would i have to do anything to the wood to make it safe?
would i have to seal it with silicon or something?
how much is glass?
what type of glass do i use?
where can i get glass runners?
thanks in advance _________________ Tom
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MJ Site Moderator
Joined: 26 May 2006 Posts: 5738 Location: London
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Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 8:25 pm Post subject: Re: help with wood for my next project :) |
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first of all would i have to do anything to the wood to make it safe?
What type of wood is it?
would i have to seal it with silicon or something?
I would seal all joints and edges with silicone
how much is glass?
Best to ask your locale glazier mate as place differ
what type of glass do i use?
4mm is fine
where can i get glass runners?
Some places sell it online or you can get runners from DIY stores
I hate to answer questions with questions but you left out a lot of nformation needed to help you _________________ Paul
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Ailurus Captivebred Communist
Joined: 14 Sep 2006 Posts: 1626 Location: Hertfordshire, England
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Devon_Paul I've settled in...
Joined: 07 Jul 2007 Posts: 44 Location: Devon, UK
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Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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Looking at the photo in the link that you posted, I would consider how safe the shelves would be. I have bought similar shelves before and they are only supported by little pegs that fit into the sides of the case. I suppose you could drill them into place from the outside though. Then there is the fact that the book shelf is only 29cm deep. Once you have fitted a front, that will reduce the depth further. What are you looking to keep in there? I am not sure what you could keep in a viv that is just over 2ft long by less than a foot deep.
I do not suggest that I am an expert though, so you may already have some plans with regards to what you are going to keep in there. I do not want to sound too negative though, mate and this could turn out to be a very cheap solution. Having scratch-built a number of viv's myself from both MDF and furniture-board, I know how expensive they can get.
I am about to build a viv for my new Bosc monitor which is 7ft x 3ft x 3ft and I half expect it to cost me in the region of £200 once the electrics etc have been installed. If you do go ahead with this project, please post the pictures won't you?
regards, Paul. _________________ 1.2.0 Bearded Dragons
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Jack Captivebred Colonel
Joined: 21 Oct 2007 Posts: 2593 Location: west lothian scotland
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