Vote for BP.Net for the 2013 Forum of the Year! Click here for more info.

» Site Navigation

» Home
 > FAQ

» Online Users: 7,871

0 members and 7,871 guests
No Members online
Most users ever online was 47,180, 07-16-2025 at 05:30 PM.

» Today's Birthdays

None

» Stats

Members: 76,087
Threads: 249,228
Posts: 2,572,846
Top Poster: JLC (31,651)
Welcome to our newest member, jolteons
Results 1 to 8 of 8

Thread: Help with rack

Threaded View

  1. #4
    in evinco persecutus dr del's Avatar
    Join Date
    04-20-2006
    Location
    Edinburgh, Scotland
    Posts
    24,527
    Thanks
    9,263
    Thanked 6,788 Times in 4,306 Posts
    Images: 93

    Re: Help with rack

    Hi,

    I use corner blocks from the hardware store screwed into the edge of the shelf.

    This will stop the tubs sliding out - though they do need tightening every now and again and could probably be improved on.





    But reading your last post I'm not sure we are discussing the same thing - if your tubs are different heights then that's a fairly major problem. To be blunt if the tubs are different heights then you cannot really say the rack can use either unless you are planning to use lids on the shorter ones - and that is a total pain.

    How big a difference are we talking here?

    I try and have the gap between my tubs and the shelf above at about 2-3mm.

    You could maybe use a removeable sheet of something moisture resistant fixed to the underside of the shelf above to fit the shorter tubs - but you would need to build the runners and catches for that into the design on the first build rather than try and add them later.

    You might find it's easier simply to either find alternative tubs the same height or make a decision on so many of each and spacing the shelves appropriately.


    dr del
    Last edited by dr del; 10-19-2010 at 09:12 PM. Reason: adding second pic
    Derek

    7 adult Royals (2.5), 1.0 COS Pastel, 1.0 Enchi, 1.1 Lesser platty Royal python, 1.1 Black pastel Royal python, 0.1 Blue eyed leucistic ( Super lesser), 0.1 Piebald Royal python, 1.0 Sinaloan milk snake 1.0 crested gecko and 1 bad case of ETS. no wife, no surprise.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v4.2.1