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Old 01-19-14, 12:22 PM   #1
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Quick laminate cage I threw together

Threw this together from some scrap wood, glass, and hardware I had laying around.








Dont mind the dirty glass lol need to clean that still.



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Old 01-19-14, 12:29 PM   #2
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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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Old 01-19-14, 12:41 PM   #3
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Looks good...bet it's heavy
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Looks good...bet it's heavy
Thanks. It's not too bad. Definitely a two person lift due to size.
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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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Old 01-19-14, 02:14 PM   #6
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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!
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 kinda cheated. I mean yes it was a router. A rather large one. The door was cut on a CNC.
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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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!
High precision machining is the way to go

I will say the end product is far less personal. :/
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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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How did you treat the cut edges? Edge banding?
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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.
That's really nice! I bet they looked nice after they were finished. Do you have a picture after painted?
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How did you treat the cut edges? Edge banding?
Ya know I was going to go with a PVC edge banding. I decided to laminate the edges. Just over cut the lam used spray contact on both the lam and edge. Then just routed and filed the excess.
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Looks great!!!!!
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Old 01-19-14, 10:03 PM   #14
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That's really nice! I bet they looked nice after they were finished. Do you have a picture after painted?
This is the only picture I could find. It has a couple of old guy's in it. lol
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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.
What are the benefits of Using automotive paint?
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