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01-19-14, 12:22 PM
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Quick laminate cage I threw together
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01-19-14, 12:29 PM
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Re: Quick laminate cage I threw together
Cool I wish I had stuff like that laying around lol
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01-19-14, 12:41 PM
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Re: Quick laminate cage I threw together
Looks good...bet it's heavy 
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01-19-14, 01:10 PM
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Re: Quick laminate cage I threw together
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Originally Posted by Terranaut
Looks good...bet it's heavy |
Thanks. It's not too bad. Definitely a two person lift due to size.
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01-20-14, 12:48 PM
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Re: Quick laminate cage I threw together
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Originally Posted by Terranaut
Looks good...bet it's heavy |
I don't have a scale to weigh it, but I got the specs on 11/16" particle board with p-lam on 2-sides and it is 3.165 lb/ft2. The enclosure is a total of about 38 sq ft so do the math... about 120lbs. I don't know how correct that is. I didn't get the specs for the weight of the laminated board. This is coming from a colleague of mine who swears by his numbers
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01-19-14, 01:57 PM
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Re: Quick laminate cage I threw together
Looks great!
How did you make the opening for the window, looks like you used router? I like the rounded corners. Nice!
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01-19-14, 02:14 PM
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Re: Quick laminate cage I threw together
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Looks great!
How did you make the opening for the window, looks like you used router? I like the rounded corners. Nice!
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I kinda cheated. I mean yes it was a router. A rather large one. The door was cut on a CNC.
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01-19-14, 06:04 PM
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Re: Quick laminate cage I threw together
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I kinda cheated. I mean yes it was a router. A rather large one. The door was cut on a CNC.
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I'll have to admit, Matt and I enjoy building all of the templates and jigs to make the cages but...........boy would we love to have cnc!
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01-19-14, 06:45 PM
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Re: Quick laminate cage I threw together
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Originally Posted by LarryS
I'll have to admit, Matt and I enjoy building all of the templates and jigs to make the cages but...........boy would we love to have cnc!
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High precision machining is the way to go 
I will say the end product is far less personal. :/
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Last edited by kelzerman; 01-19-14 at 06:54 PM..
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01-19-14, 07:03 PM
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Re: Quick laminate cage I threw together
I think the we could really get creative with a cnc. nice looking. Larry and I built a couple out of MDF when began. They looked awesome, but what a crap-load of work. We painted them with automotive paint. Here is one we donated to a local eco center, before paint.
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01-19-14, 07:06 PM
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Re: Quick laminate cage I threw together
How did you treat the cut edges? Edge banding?
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01-19-14, 07:44 PM
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Re: Quick laminate cage I threw together
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Originally Posted by mclund
I think the we could really get creative with a cnc. nice looking. Larry and I built a couple out of MDF when began. They looked awesome, but what a crap-load of work. We painted them with automotive paint. Here is one we donated to a local eco center, before paint.
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That's really nice! I bet they looked nice after they were finished. Do you have a picture after painted?
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01-19-14, 11:33 PM
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Re: Quick laminate cage I threw together
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Originally Posted by mclund
I think the we could really get creative with a cnc. nice looking. Larry and I built a couple out of MDF when began. They looked awesome, but what a crap-load of work. We painted them with automotive paint. Here is one we donated to a local eco center, before paint.
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What are the benefits of Using automotive paint?
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01-20-14, 05:33 AM
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Re: Quick laminate cage I threw together
That last pic is amazing.
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01-20-14, 05:37 AM
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Re: Quick laminate cage I threw together
nice work kelzerman! nice and clean, like the front door aswell, how big is it? whats going in it?
loving the divided one too Larry & Matt, opening from the sides rather than the glass is a nice idea - the gloss paint really sets it off, looks like its made from metal and could be sat in lab somewhere
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lol need to clean that still.
