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04-18-14, 05:55 PM
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New enclosure build....
Here's a shot of the enclosure almost finished. Poly'd the top and back, so far. 2 part epoxy for the bottom. Sides are 3/8 plate glass, doors are 1/4. The rock background (slate look ripped from Lizard Landscapes) is almost ready for foam coat and paint. Cage is 48 wide, 30 tall, 24 deep.
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04-18-14, 06:15 PM
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Re: New enclosure build....
Looks good, what are you putting in there?
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04-18-14, 06:29 PM
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Re: New enclosure build....
Looks awesome!
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04-18-14, 07:30 PM
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Re: New enclosure build....
Wow awesome enclosure!
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04-18-14, 08:27 PM
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Re: New enclosure build....
Aesculapian Rat Snake.
I'll put up some "in the process" pics of the background tomorrow.
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04-18-14, 10:26 PM
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Re: New enclosure build....
Sweet build. 
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04-19-14, 10:27 AM
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Re: New enclosure build....
Background in process...
Hide....
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04-19-14, 10:32 AM
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Re: New enclosure build....
Very nice. Where do you get the background material.
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04-19-14, 07:47 PM
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Re: New enclosure build....
Home depot sells EPS and XPS sheets in their insulation dept. XPS is harder to work with, but stronger. You'll notice I only tried a little of the Pink XPS. Their EPS has a foil and plastic film, but it peels right off. The XPS comes in 1" thickness, the EPS you can get in 1" or 1.5" thickness. Both are less than $20 per sheet, with the 1" EPS I used at $10. Lowes carries them also, but not all stores.
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04-26-14, 03:35 PM
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Re: New enclosure build....
Ok,
The background is about half way done. The foam work is complete and it's had a couple of coats of Foam Coat. Painting and sealing is next...
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04-26-14, 03:51 PM
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Re: New enclosure build....
Looking awesome 
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04-26-14, 04:30 PM
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Re: New enclosure build....
That is a very impressive enclosure build. I especially like the background. Very well done and it looks professionally done. Please add photos as you get the background completed and the complete enclosure. Excellent work!
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04-26-14, 08:10 PM
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Re: New enclosure build....
Purchased the base cabinet (cheaper than building my own), which is just a 4 door sink base similar to this...
It's an ambitious build, and not one for those faint of wallet. It'll be just under $1k complete. But I looked at several custom enclosures and each left me with things I didn't like, for about twice the cost.
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04-26-14, 08:16 PM
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Re: New enclosure build....
Awesome work! Background looks amazing!
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0.1 Mexican Black King Snake (Medusa) | 1.0 Black Milk Snake (Darth) | 1.0 Desert King Snake (Tut)
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04-26-14, 09:29 PM
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Re: New enclosure build....
If my background ends up half this impressive, I'll be a happy camper....
Slate Background
Last edited by Tkevan; 04-26-14 at 09:34 PM..
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