My DIY XPVC Rack. (DUW)

This is my first rack ever, I love the RBI MCB-L racks, so I designed one to build for myself. No set up pictures, just the finished product. Belly heat throughout, hooked up to a Herpstat ND.

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Looks really sharp, I like it :gj:
How did you get the selfs to hold, did you screw from the side?

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Originally Posted by TheForSaken

Looks really sharp, I like it :gj:
How did you get the selfs to hold, did you screw from the side?

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I just butted the shelves and the sides together with 1 5/8 inch coarse drywall screws.

Looks cool. I love the look of the xpvc racks. They look very professional.

Looks siiiick! Where'd you get your xpvc?

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Originally Posted by MustBeSatan

Looks siiiick! Where'd you get your xpvc?

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I purchased it from Total Plastics Inc.

How did you run the belly heat throughout?

VERY NICE!!! Great job!! Can XPVC be purchased locally in HD, Lowe's or Menards?

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Originally Posted by ted1025

How did you run the belly heat throughout?

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I routered an eighth of an inch down in all of the shelves and the sides in corresponding positions. Then assembled the rack and snaked the flexwatt from the bottom to the top shelf using aluminum tape to secure it down in the routered slots.

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Originally Posted by Zach Nasty

I routered an eighth of an inch down in all of the shelves and the sides in corresponding positions. Then assembled the rack and snaked the flexwatt from the bottom to the top shelf using aluminum tape to secure it down in the routered slots.

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Ahhh I figured that, too advanced for me lol

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Originally Posted by pandp

VERY NICE!!! Great job!! Can XPVC be purchased locally in HD, Lowe's or Menards?

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You can call and ask but I know when I purchased my 4'x8' sheet of XPVC I called HD and the dude had no idea of what kind of material I was talking about. I then tried Lowe's and the guy knew what I was talking about but they didn't carry it. I ended up finding it at a local plastic supply company.

It wouldn't hurt to try and call them, maybe you'll get lucky. More than likely though, just google search some plastic suppliers around your area, that would probably be the best bet.

Zack rack looks great! How much did you pay for the xpvc? Does it come in 4x8 sheets?
I've contacted total plastics Inc, to get a price but dought they will be interested in selling just a couple of sheets, want to build my own cages, I have a cabinet shop so I've done mine with melamine, I'm sure xpvc can be worked with the same tools right?

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Zack rack looks great! How much did you pay for the xpvc? Does it come in 4x8 sheets?
I've contacted total plastics Inc, to get a price but dought they will be interested in selling just a couple of sheets, want to build my own cages, I have a cabinet shop so I've done mine with melamine, I'm sure xpvc can be worked with the same tools right?

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They'll sell you whatever you want to buy. I bought a single 4' x 8' sheet of half inch for $90. They cut it for $10 and sales tax was $6. I ordered and payed over the phone by credit card and I picked it up the next day.

You can use the same tools as woodworking, just be careful as it scratches easily.