Where to get plastic 1/4x4x8

Hermitharry · 05-24-17, 12:17 PM

Where can I get abs,pvc or hdpe sheets at I live in southern KY close to TN line. I'd like to build my own enclosures but at this point it would be cheaper to buy the already made ones online as I can't find sheets anywhere but online and they are super expensive.

pet_snake_78 · 05-24-17, 07:13 PM

Bare in mind not all plastics are the same. Some are mostly air, not dense, and extremely weak.

toddnbecka · 05-24-17, 11:41 PM

Lowe's or Home Depot may have some, or be able to order it for you.

Hermitharry · 05-25-17, 04:47 PM

Ty for replys and sadly no neither of them carry or ship to store i found a place but its an hour in a half away lol

chairman · 05-25-17, 06:27 PM

Look for nearby plastic fabrication companies. Some automotive subcontractors may have what you need too. If you can't find anything online then try driving around local industrial parks... odds are that you'll find a plastic fabricator.

Assuming that you're looking to build a cage, I'd go for food grade pvc. And see how much the company charges to cut it, I bought some pvc from a plastic company in Louisville and their prices were very reasonable.

Hermitharry · 05-25-17, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by chairman

Look for nearby plastic fabrication companies. Some automotive subcontractors may have what you need too. If you can't find anything online then try driving around local industrial parks... odds are that you'll find a plastic fabricator.

Assuming that you're looking to build a cage, I'd go for food grade pvc. And see how much the company charges to cut it, I bought some pvc from a plastic company in Louisville and their prices were very reasonable.

Im in bowling green ill have to look again but just in case do you remember the name 9f the company your more then welcome to msg it to me i cant remember what the rules on name dropping are

chairman · 05-26-17, 11:09 AM

I sent a pm but lots of companies sell or resell cdpvc.

Hermitharry · 05-26-17, 06:50 PM

Ty iv seen it but been really busy so first time i have chance to reply

dannybgoode · 05-27-17, 02:29 PM

Is there a reason why you want to use plastic and not some wood based material? Plastic vivs look great but are much harder to make look really good without professional manufacturing equipment.

Hermitharry · 05-27-17, 08:01 PM

Im pretty handy and from what i read wood are much harder to regulate and on top of that my wife is terrified of snakes so i would like a litter weight material as until i break her fear ill have to be doing alot of things such as cleaning,maintaining and moving everything solo so i decided on plastic as i have broken my back before and would like to reduce as much weight as possible

dannybgoode · 05-28-17, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Hermitharry

Im pretty handy and from what i read wood are much harder to regulate and on top of that my wife is terrified of snakes so i would like a litter weight material as until i break her fear ill have to be doing alot of things such as cleaning,maintaining and moving everything solo so i decided on plastic as i have broken my back before and would like to reduce as much weight as possible

I wouldn't say wood is harder to regulate. It's really only the moving that makes plastic easier and you only do that once. Cleaning and maintenance are identical.

It's the cutting and joining that makes plastic harder to work with. There's a reason that plastic vivs are so much more expensive than wooden ones and it's not the cost of materials! Most pvc viv manufacturers use cnc cutting machines or laser cutters but perhaps you could at least get the plastic pre cut to size and then work out a satisfactory way of joining them.

One other consideration is a lot of plastics warp and melt when you try and heat the viv to any great temperature.

Personally I'd just stick to wood. Build close to where being sited - have you wife help lift empty viv into position. From that point on everything else is the same so install snake and off you go.

Hermitharry · 05-28-17, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by dannybgoode

I wouldn't say wood is harder to regulate. It's really only the moving that makes plastic easier and you only do that once. Cleaning and maintenance are identical.

It's the cutting and joining that makes plastic harder to work with. There's a reason that plastic vivs are so much more expensive than wooden ones and it's not the cost of materials! Most pvc viv manufacturers use cnc cutting machines or laser cutters but perhaps you could at least get the plastic pre cut to size and then work out a satisfactory way of joining them.

One other consideration is a lot of plastics warp and melt when you try and heat the viv to any great temperature.

Personally I'd just stick to wood. Build close to where being sited - have you wife help lift empty viv into position. From that point on everything else is the same so install snake and off you go.

Alright ill look into it.need to find some good plans ty for your advice