Melting holes in tubs

Im done with 60 so far, 340 more to go.

For a shoebox that isnt going to be tight tight sealed, is 6 holes in the front and 4 holes in the side an ok number for a shoebox? holes are the size of the soldering iron (the tip i think is about 1/8th ? maybe a hair biggeR)

thanks,
bryan

You never know if it's enough until you get it setup. :oops: Sorry that's not much help. I'd set up a sample tub with a water dish and see what you get. If the humidity is too high, you need more holes. :D

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Originally Posted by tigerlily

You never know if it's enough until you get it setup. :oops: Sorry that's not much help. I'd set up a sample tub with a water dish and see what you get. If the humidity is too high, you need more holes. :D

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yeah I know..

But the cool part is, with a humidified room, if the humidity is too high, I just switch substrates to adjust it too :P

Yeah I have a lot of holes melted in my tubs. In the summer it's WAY too humid here. I keep a fan running to circulate the air as much as possible. I have to plug the holes in the winter, and sometimes use the humidfier as well.

400 tubs!!! I hope you have a well ventilated area. If you start posting some crazy stuff, I'm going to assume the fumes got to you. :neener:

If it makes you feel any better, I'm soldering holes tonight too!!! Only 20 boxes here, but I feel your pain (and have totally been in your shoes).

Hang in there, and make sure you have lots of airflow while melting that plastic! :bolt:

K~

Well I started doing it on the porch, and out of nowhere it starts raining while the sun is out.... ok, ok, I can take the hint.

I did about 60 in the garage, and took a break. I built a wood box that I set the tub down into, and it is formed to be tight with the sides and the front, and then I have holes drilled in it for a template. Can do about 80 tubs in 1 hr with that, and have it be more uniform.

Now to solder 50 pieces of flexwatt as a break then go back to that again :P

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Originally Posted by SnakeySnakeSnake

. Can do about 80 tubs in 1 hr with that

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As soon as my rack order arrives, I'll have 78 tubs that need soldering... I suppose I can just send those to you?? :) :P :giggle:

I'm so dreading that task...

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Originally Posted by ddbjdealer

As soon as my rack order arrives, I'll have 78 tubs that need soldering... I suppose I can just send those to you?? :) :P :giggle:

I'm so dreading that task...

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Np, that will only take an hour :)

The only thing I don't like besides soldering holes when you have a lot of tubs, is when the plastic melts onto the tip of the soldering iron and the thin strand lands on you and burns you because you are rushing to finish up.

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Originally Posted by SnakeySnakeSnake

Well I started doing it on the porch, and out of nowhere it starts raining while the sun is out.... ok, ok, I can take the hint.

I did about 60 in the garage, and took a break. I built a wood box that I set the tub down into, and it is formed to be tight with the sides and the front, and then I have holes drilled in it for a template. Can do about 80 tubs in 1 hr with that, and have it be more uniform.

Now to solder 50 pieces of flexwatt as a break then go back to that again :P

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o.O 50 pieces of flexwatt soldering is turning into a long job too, oy :P ahh well

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Originally Posted by ddbjdealer

As soon as my rack order arrives, I'll have 78 tubs that need soldering... I suppose I can just send those to you?? :) :P :giggle:

I'm so dreading that task...

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Might not be worth it for 78, but I custom built a box out of 1/2" particle board, I just set the box down in it, and there are holes all around it and i just pop through them really quick. Nice uniform consistant job, no aligning templates, or trying to make them spaced evenly.

Thanks, Bryan, I'll try anything once! :)

So work got in the way... done with 180 tubs, and 20 pieces of flexwatt, only 30 more flexwatt and a few hundred tubs to go'

and yet another coat of paint :-/

another 30 tubs and 10 pieces of flexwatt, man am I bored!!! I think I will take a break and do dishes for fun! lol

LOL, 400 tubs...:O



I had to do 100 12qt tubs this past weekend, take it one at a time.:)

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Originally Posted by ssscales

LOL, 400 tubs...:O



I had to do 100 12qt tubs this past weekend, take it one at a time.:)

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i have 40 of those to do too :( and 20 of the 28 quarters

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Originally Posted by tigerlily

You never know if it's enough until you get it setup. :oops: Sorry that's not much help. I'd set up a sample tub with a water dish and see what you get. If the humidity is too high, you need more holes. :D

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You win :( I finally got my rack built, and tested the setup, and 14 holes was not enough, humidity is at like 90% :( oops

The spacing on the tubs can vary, from tight to 1/8th of an inch, the majority are right around 1/8th though, any ideas how many more holes I need to add?


https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil.../8/wetTubs.jpg

Smaller water dishes or more holes will fix that right up. ;) I'd work with one tub. Add 10 more holes and then test again. :rolleyes:

It's hard working out the humidity, especially since our houses are much more humid. In the winter I have to plug up half the holes, since the humidity drops dramatically with the usage of our heater. I'm considering having two sets of tubs. One for winter and one for summer. :D

28 holes in one tub, its at 70%
40 holes in another tub, its at 60%

:-/

Okay, glass viv keeper gets to brag NOW...."hmm, I just got some custom cut plex and voila! perfect humidity"



RAWR!

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Originally Posted by SnakeySnakeSnake

28 holes in one tub, its at 70%
40 holes in another tub, its at 60%

:-/

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Still think you can do my 78 new tubs in an hour? :) I was wondering how you were doing it so quickly. 14 holes 'eh? Good luck with that!

In a 15 qt tub, I've got over 50 holes... and I still have condensation in tubs right after a shed or urates/poop. With a small room fan, you can eliminate that though.

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Originally Posted by ddbjdealer

Still think you can do my 78 new tubs in an hour? :) I was wondering how you were doing it so quickly. 14 holes 'eh? Good luck with that!

In a 15 qt tub, I've got over 50 holes... and I still have condensation in tubs right after a shed or urates/poop. With a small room fan, you can eliminate that though.

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15 q vs 5 quart 33%

.33 * 50 = 16.5

14 holes is almost = 16.5 holes ;)

Okay smarty pants... I live in the most arid area in the country! lol There... how's THAT!

I think the relative humidty in my house is around 21% most of the time.

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Originally Posted by ddbjdealer

Okay smarty pants... I live in the most arid area in the country! lol There... how's THAT!

I think the relative humidty in my house is around 21% most of the time.

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Im trying to decide if I should keep doing 40+ of these small holes, or if I should use a few big punches with my soldering iron, I need to see how small some of these hatchlings are going to be first :P