Linds
10-11-03, 04:18 PM
Well, it was a long trip with lots of bumps and potholes, but they are finally done! The four cages in the foreground are 4x2x1 with drop-down doors and barrelbolt locks. The cage on the wall not pictured is 3x2x1, and the cage in the background is 4x2x18" and is heated with an incadescent bulb, whereas the rest are with heat tape. The cages have two vents per cage with a few holes in the doors for good cross-ventilation. They have two drop-down doors per cage for safety reasons instead of just one :) To recap <a href="http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=17787">Part One</a>...
4 sheets of OSB @ $9/ea. ($36)
Pine 3"x1" and 2"x1"........($60)
Drywall screws 1 1/4" and 1 5/8".... ($3)
Carpenters Glue......($8)
Twelve 5" plastic vents @ $1.99/ea...($27)
From there (bumps and potholes excluded ;) )
3 nickel plated continuous(piano) hinges @ $7.50/ea... ($22.50)
24 nickel plated barrel bolt locks @ $1.99/ea... ($48)
4" Pancake Box... ($1.89)
Ceramic lampholder... ($6.98)
1 tube of aquarium safe silicone... ($3.99)
120 stainless steel blunt end screws... ($3.50)
120 stainless steel acorn nuts... ($5)
1 gallon black alkyd housepaint... ($23)
1 gallon Epoxal 1:3... ($65)
24 polycarbonate doors (cuts included)... ($190)
Total = $503.86
These enclosures are as waterproof as any aquarium out there, very lightweight, and are strong as anything. I won't be replacing these in a few years, that's for sure :D I could've even lessened the total cost had I chosen to use acrylic instead of polycarbonate for the doors (acrylic is 63% cheaper), but I can literally take a sledgehammer to these doors. You could also just leave the wood unpainted and just go with the epoxy on its own. Another option to knock the price down further would be to use spruce in place of the pine ;) Even though I didn't take all the cheapest roads, I think $504 is a pretty fair price for 6 enclosures!
<img src="http://ssnakess.com/photopost/data/504/22cages-finished.jpg">
4 sheets of OSB @ $9/ea. ($36)
Pine 3"x1" and 2"x1"........($60)
Drywall screws 1 1/4" and 1 5/8".... ($3)
Carpenters Glue......($8)
Twelve 5" plastic vents @ $1.99/ea...($27)
From there (bumps and potholes excluded ;) )
3 nickel plated continuous(piano) hinges @ $7.50/ea... ($22.50)
24 nickel plated barrel bolt locks @ $1.99/ea... ($48)
4" Pancake Box... ($1.89)
Ceramic lampholder... ($6.98)
1 tube of aquarium safe silicone... ($3.99)
120 stainless steel blunt end screws... ($3.50)
120 stainless steel acorn nuts... ($5)
1 gallon black alkyd housepaint... ($23)
1 gallon Epoxal 1:3... ($65)
24 polycarbonate doors (cuts included)... ($190)
Total = $503.86
These enclosures are as waterproof as any aquarium out there, very lightweight, and are strong as anything. I won't be replacing these in a few years, that's for sure :D I could've even lessened the total cost had I chosen to use acrylic instead of polycarbonate for the doors (acrylic is 63% cheaper), but I can literally take a sledgehammer to these doors. You could also just leave the wood unpainted and just go with the epoxy on its own. Another option to knock the price down further would be to use spruce in place of the pine ;) Even though I didn't take all the cheapest roads, I think $504 is a pretty fair price for 6 enclosures!
<img src="http://ssnakess.com/photopost/data/504/22cages-finished.jpg">