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02-06-05, 08:39 PM
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cage progress pics..
sorry i could not change the heading on the other one.. well heres the pics.. i have the floor shaped out and im working on ledges.. wadda ya think.. its 130 gal total.. 48x25x25 (inside measurements) it will house 1 beardie that i hope to get at the show.. i want something thats not too small.. so ill be looking for leftover 04's or even an adult if i can find one..
thh bottom will have a very small ammount of substrate if any cause sand will be imbedded into the sealer.. thats about all i can tell ya
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02-07-05, 01:14 AM
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Looks great so far 
Though the placement of your shelves makes me wonder a bit... will there be branches or something else to climb on to get up there?
Now I have no idea how well the grout will hold once it's dry but have you though about how much force it might take to break one of the shelves off? I know from years of miniature wargaming that gluing unlike materials isn't often a really great bond. I'm assuming that the glue is just to hold it in place while the grout dries but I have no idea how brittle grout is in the first place although in a decently thick layer i'd imagine it has to be pretty resilient.
Looking forward to seeing this project done!
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02-07-05, 11:03 AM
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oh theres a bunch more shelves to come and there will be a peice of drift wood in there 2.. about the glue im just hopin it works.. its pretty tough but i dunno.. thats how the site did it.. well see i guess.. thanks alot...
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02-07-05, 05:42 PM
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I've never glued anything for the most part except with paste back in grade school but wont the high amounts of heat beardeds require melt the glue? Looks really nice though.
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02-07-05, 05:47 PM
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I would make and L shaped brace out of the stryo to hold the shelves. Also are you using tile grout or mortar? Mortar is stronger then tile grout and just as easy to work with.
Looks good thus far
Kris
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02-07-05, 06:00 PM
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how would seal the mortar... well see how strong they are.. im gonna run a few tests before i go farther.. just to see..
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02-07-05, 06:01 PM
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just use an acrylic clear coat(meant for wood) over the mortar
Kris
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02-07-05, 06:02 PM
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most glue wont melt by the way beanersmysav, once air hits it it starts to cure like cement.. and it will all be sealed off anyways.. thisis how i read to do it.. and it looks really good.. i may have to modify things slightly but well see..
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02-07-05, 06:13 PM
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thats an idea.. thanks ill check into it..
i just went out and did a weight test... i put a brick and a sledge hammer head on the farthest point away from the glue.. the outside lip and it held up without a prob.. the total weight was 10 lbs ( well 9.87) but ya.. i figure thats planty strong and with the added strength of mortar or grout it should be fine...
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02-08-05, 12:48 AM
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Good to know Peterm. I'm sure that's plenty hard enough to hold a couple of beardies then
But i'm definitely going to use the technique to do some backdrops for my cresties... all those years doing wargaming dioramas are gonna pay off big time
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02-08-05, 10:05 AM
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ya i might end up doing the same.. ill just see how this goes first..
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