Ok, I finally got around to taking some pics of my rack fully-built and in full use. Here it is:
And with my 66% poss het Irish son, Tommy!
The total cost of materials (not including heat tape) was $433.71. The thermostat cost about $280.00 after shipping. 40' of 11" Heat tape, once it gets to my door, costs about $225.00.
For a whopping total of: $938.71
I could have saved a bit of money here and there on some of the materials but not too many. I might have been able to shave off $50-$100, but that's about it.
All in all, I am very happy with it so far. I'm not totally convinced it was worth a grand, but only time will tell.
One final picture of the only injury I sustained during the whole project. I was literally screwing in one of my last screws and the screwdriver bit slipped off the screw head and went THROUGH my thumbnail!!!! OUCH!
LOL
Anyway, a big thanks to all those that followed along with these LOOONG posts. I hope some of you found them at least a bit useful!
"Free Dumb-Breeder Rack" - PART 6: V - The Final Battle
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