Almost done with my incubator.

First thing i did was put some casters on the bottom. All i have left is to wire in a couple computer fans and im done. Holds a perfect temp. I got the freezer free off craigs list. The whole thing is a little over 5 feet tall. The ranco controller was also free. It came with a huge vision cage a friend of mine gave me. Cant beat free.

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Should do the trick, nice pick up :gj:

I used a mini fridge last season, and will be doing side by side mini fridges this season, lol.
(They fit nicely in my closet out of the way)

Nice pick-up, and its looking good, very similar to the one I use.

I would mention, I know the Ranco was free, but when you're talking incubator I'd really think about using a proportional t-stat instead of an on-off.

I didn't know it was an on off type. It holds the temps with zero fluxuations. If i open the door for a sec the temp only drops by one degree but picks back up in seconds. Im thinking of adding a back up so ill have 2 seperate systems running but each system will be able to hold the temps fine.

Nice work! Going to fit alot of eggs :salute:

nice one!

great looking incubator!! where did you put the heat? behind the back wall?

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Originally Posted by xscorpio

Nice pick-up, and its looking good, very similar to the one I use.

I would mention, I know the Ranco was free, but when you're talking incubator I'd really think about using a proportional t-stat instead of an on-off.

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its not going to matter that much. during maternal incuabtion (the way mother nature has been doing it for thousands of years) temps fluctuate a copule of degrees. see here: (http://moreliaviridis.yuku.com/srepl...-special-.html). that is for GTP but the same holds true for balls im sure. as long as the temps don't shift too much, you should be fine.

Looks awesome, nice and clean.

You might want to hook up a small fan to circulate the air/heat. We used a computer fan wired to a spare cell phone charger. Worked like a charm. There is a post in the DIY forum.

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Originally Posted by jsmorphs2

Looks awesome, nice and clean.

You might want to hook up a small fan to circulate the air/heat. We used a computer fan wired to a spare cell phone charger. Worked like a charm. There is a post in the DIY forum.

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Right now im looking for a power supply for my 2 computer fans i just bought. Didn't think about the phone charger idea. Thanks. I have one in the junk drawer.

That looks nice, where is the best place to put the heattape in an incubator/fridge and why?

Thanks