• Hello!

    Either you have not registered on this site yet, or you are registered but have not logged in. In either case, you will not be able to use the full functionality of this site until you have registered, and then logged in after your registration has been approved.

    Registration is FREE, so please register so you can participate instead of remaining a lurker....

    Please be certain that the location field is correctly filled out when you register. All registrations that appear to be bogus will be rejected. Which means that if your location field does NOT match the actual location of your registration IP address, then your registration will be rejected.

    Sorry about the strictness of this requirement, but it is necessary to block spammers and scammers at the door as much as possible.

My DIY, (The answer to my other topic)

Retarted Geese

Retarted Geese

New member

Here I will post the FIRST part of the DIY, then once I get the extra pieces I will post the SECOND mart of the DIY.

=========================
Part Uno!
=========================
This is a tutorial made by Geese.

Thing you will need.

  • Book shelf (2-4 spots, 2 spots is 1 shelf, 3 is 2 shelves, and 4 is 3 shelves...
  • Extra wood, Depending if there is a space in diffrence of wood.
  • Plexiglass
  • Tape Measure
  • Hammer
  • Nails
  • Screws
  • Glueable Magnets
  • Metal Knobs
  • 2-4 Hindges
  • Wood Finish
  • Sealant (Clear)
  • Paper and Pencil (For measurements, unless you can do these mentally) : )
  • Your regular reptile goods, Light, heat, aspen, ect.

If you need cheap shelves, check a Habitat For Humanity location, sometimes they sell iteam they get out of closed down homes and older homes that they decide to demolish for other places to be built.
The shelve I have below, it was left from the people who bought had this house before us, otherwise get a small book shelf at Walmart for about 17+ dollars. Here is the one we had in the basement...
http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu298/Retarted_Geese/CIMG6551.jpg

Now take your extra wood pieces and see if you can size to fit and fill any gaps that you might have, so the snakes/lizards don't fall or get out... If you do need to size it, do the measurements and then cut the wood and screw it in... Saw off the edges you don't need so the board can fit securely into the slot. (Remember, 2 Measure It twice before you make rice, All im saying is measure twice before you decide to cut it.) As we did here:
http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu298/Retarted_Geese/CIMG6558.jpg


Now once you sawn off the edges to fit the slot, check if it's sticking out too much... If it is you will probably need a table saw, saftely cut the piece so no more pieces are sticking out so the plexigalss will fit.
http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu298/Retarted_Geese/CIMG6566.jpg

If there is a edge sticking out that will be in the way of the plexiglass, get a table saw, or a type of saw you know you can use to make a straight cut so it's level so the plexiglass doesn't bump out and have gaps for the snakes/lizards to fall or get out.
http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu298/Retarted_Geese/CIMG6562.jpg

**Optional** (Good idea)
Make a edge so none of the bedding will fall out of the cage, when opening the plexiglass door.
Get a piece of wood from Lowes or Home Depot like this one :
Then Measure twice, before you make rice.
Don't use your first cut as a doll because it won't be exact.
So measure the wood and cut it to fit the shelving snugly.
Make two cuts for top and bottom caging.
http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu298/Retarted_Geese/CIMG6568.jpg

Before drilling to put the screw in, make sure you have two drills...
A counter sink and a regular drill.
http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu298/Retarted_Geese/CIMG6573.jpg

Start drilling in the positions you choose along the board.
Now with the counter sink do this so the screw can fit well without the head sticking out.
http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu298/Retarted_Geese/CIMG6574.jpg (Drill)
http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu298/Retarted_Geese/CIMG6575.jpg (Counter Sink)

Next after the edging, but before doing that make sure you secure the piece of wood so you don't mess up the drill holes. Then screw everything into place as seen here, and the screw from the counter sink should fit like this :
http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu298/Retarted_Geese/CIMG6577.jpg


Thank you for reading. This is part 1 of 2.








​
 
I like it, being a big fan of DIY things. :D
Can't wait to see how it turns out.
You should try to embed the pictures in the next tut though, lazy people don't like to click on individual links.
 
Yea, that bad thing is that They are HUGE pictures and it takes forever to re size and reload them, but i'll try and do it today.
 
It would save you a lot more time if you used pre-treated melamine. Here is my baby rack that i made out of it:
DSC02318.jpg


DSC02307.jpg
 
Best baby rack = 15 or 30 slot shoe cabinet from target and pencil holders from wal-mart with some heat tape and a thermostat. I've built two that way and never had a problem or an escape and it cost me all of $50 plus the thermostat that I already had. Oh and it's nice to be back at the forum :D
 
Cornsnake124 said:
It would save you a lot more time if you used pre-treated melamine. Here is my baby rack that i made out of it:
Click to expand...

Two things about that : (....
It's pre treated...
All wood is treated but if the wood has been used, or you are going to paint over.... It is better as a whole for the snake.
The melamine is expensive in canton...
 
I am still working on tutorial part dos. It is taking a while because the plexiglass i ordered didn't come on the correct day, now i need to get the hinges :/
 
Lennycorn said:
You know what Retarted Geese?

You remind me of someone...

I just can't figure out who. ;)
Click to expand...
O rly? *Insert picture of owl that is crazily looking at you with its beak open*

Anyways, you might know me from snakebytes? Youtube? =/ Trying to spark a memory here :)
 
If it is finnished, why does your DIY tutorial call for wood finisher?
All wood is treated but if the wood has been used, or you are going to paint over.... It is better as a whole for the snake.
Click to expand...

I keep trying my darndist but i can't make sense of this sentence...

I really can't help you with melamine being expensive there... Here we can get it cheap at the Home Depot or Lowes.
 
Cornsnake124 said:
If it is finnished, why does your DIY tutorial call for wood finisher?


I keep trying my darndist but i can't make sense of this sentence...

I really can't help you with melamine being expensive there... Here we can get it cheap at the Home Depot or Lowes.
Click to expand...

Here is what I am applying....

All wood is treated with a chemical that is bad for most animals. If you have wood finish or paint to paint over the wood... It would be better for the snake so it doesn't get sick more ofetn.
If your ahving a water dish and you know your snake gets water everywhere use a laytex paint... It's already water proof.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top