New Display Enclosure in progress

Well, I went to visit my mom to help her clean out her garage and while doing so I found some spare boards layin around. I decided to put in a couple hours and make a display unit for Mr. Wiggles... Interior is about 35" x 18" x 16", so I've got plenty of growing time til he moves in :D

This is 3 hours invested... and I'll post more as I get more done.

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x...s/IMG_0225.jpg

What are you going to do for heat? And what are you using for the inner walls to deal with the humidity?

UTH inside the enclosure. Holes drilled in the bottom for air circulation to the UTH. Wood interior will all be sealed with polycrylic and then covered with Vinyl. Ventilation will be put in near the top. There will also be feet on the box so there's air that can get under it to the UTH ventilation holes.

Good luck with your build. Im in the process of doing a pretty big build myself right now, if you wanna check it out.

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Originally Posted by Trogdorpheus

UTH inside the enclosure. Holes drilled in the bottom for air circulation to the UTH. Wood interior will all be sealed with polycrylic and then covered with Vinyl. Ventilation will be put in near the top. There will also be feet on the box so there's air that can get under it to the UTH ventilation holes.

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its lookin pretty nice!

UTH inside the enclosure? you might want to think about a tile floor with the UTH underneath, even the UTH under plywood would work fine, it might take a couple days of tstat adjusting to get it where you want it though

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Originally Posted by cmack91

its lookin pretty nice!

UTH inside the enclosure? you might want to think about a tile floor with the UTH underneath, even the UTH under plywood would work fine, it might take a couple days of tstat adjusting to get it where you want it though

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That's what I'm doing. UTH underneath vinyl tile. I don't really wanna do ceramic tile because I'd like something that'll transfer heat just a little more easily.

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Originally Posted by Trogdorpheus

That's what I'm doing. UTH underneath vinyl tile. I don't really wanna do ceramic tile because I'd like something that'll transfer heat just a little more easily.

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okay, i see now, keep us posted on it though:gj:

I do think you will have temp problems with UTH. Or its going to be difficult. Are you putting in a basking light or anything else?

No basking light. UTH will be on a thermostat, so unless you mean temps not getting high enough, I doubt that will be an issue either.

Just an update...

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x...s/IMG_0237.jpg
Door is just resting in there...

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x...s/IMG_0238.jpg
Door hardware installed... and I'm a little pissed because my 2 hinge pack came with only 7 screws... so there's one missing.

Should be getting my flexwatt tomorrow, so I can then wire/install that. I have my vinyl ready to cover the interior, and silicone to seal it all :)

Total cost so far = $20 (Paint, hinges/locks, screws) - Not to shabby

Now thats a NICE enclosure, i really like the modern look :gj:

Where did you get the plastic/glass for the doors? Or where are you going to get it from?

Thanks Drama :D

As for the plexi, I found it in my mom's garage with the rest of the supplies I've used... but I know you can buy plexi at most lowes or home depot places, and if I were gonna do real glass, I'd probably call around for a local glass shop to get it cut to size and have the edges ground so its not sharp. That's what I did for my bearded dragon's cage... But at the time I was still in college and over summers had access to the tools to make better doors.

This one is just a wood frame with plexi siliconed onto the back, which will have to be good enough for now :P

The only thing I have yet to do is decide how I want to accomplish ventilation... I know there's enough of a gap between the door and the frame to allow sufficient oxygen, but I dunno how well it would circulate fresh air.

I'm thinking just drilling maybe a dozen holes in each side approximately 1/4" in diameter would probably be sufficient... Anyone have experience with this?

Well, its all done :D

Just waiting on silicone to dry...

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x...s/IMG_0241.jpg

as you can see, door hinges down from the top.

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x...s/IMG_0240.jpg

I think I spent about $50-60 total including paint, silicone, and flexwatt/t-stat...

There's a dozen or so 1/4" holes in each side for ventilation... so if humidity isn't right that may change.

Pretty groovy design, thanks for sharing.

Coolbeans! :gj: I'm getting ready to build a 6ft, 4 story display rack myself, Yours looks sweet.

Thanks :)

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Originally Posted by Trogdorpheus

Well, its all done :D

Just waiting on silicone to dry...

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x...s/IMG_0241.jpg

as you can see, door hinges down from the top.

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x...s/IMG_0240.jpg

I think I spent about $50-60 total including paint, silicone, and flexwatt/t-stat...

There's a dozen or so 1/4" holes in each side for ventilation... so if humidity isn't right that may change.

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Great build! Kudos!

Im wondering, how did you fasten the glass to the framedoor ?
just glue?

Just siliconed onto the frame for now. If as he gets bigger it needs more, then I"ll add mechanical fasteners.

Figured I'd add an updated photo or three, too :)

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x...s/IMG_0252.jpg

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x...s/IMG_0247.jpg

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x...s/IMG_0251.jpg

Came out great! Good work.