plastic snake racks

Has anyone on here made there own plastic snake racks.If you did how did it come out and do you think it was worth building it?

I just picked up some XPVC yesterday!

Are you planning on building racks with it.You should post up your progress of it and maybe it could be a sticky:)

The problem with making your own Plastics especially out of XPVC like Chris is going to, is that it is UBER expensive.

Thats why the majority of the time, if you are going to buy a plastic rack, it is cheaper to purchase, than to procreate

I tend to disagree with that. yeah I paid 150 bucks for 2 4X8 sheets of plastic...but that will make a nice rack set up. It would be much cheaper to buy melemine...but man..I am not the hulk. I have a 8 ft tall melemin rack that houses 100 geckos and I assembled it in my house and had to have help to slide it 8 inches...HEAVY. I wil post progress pics. A friend of mine has already built racks with this and has a photo how to...Ok man heres a plugg lol..
www.ssscales.com he has them i think in his photos section. Ill be sure to post progress pics.

Hi yellermellon, are those 1/2" sheets of black xpvc for that price?

Where did you find it at that price?

Thanks,
Larry

Yeah I would like to know where you are finding it that cheap as well. I was looking into sheets

Usually 2x4 sheets are 150$ EACH!

1/2" XPVC sheets run anywhere between $90-$125 depending on the supplier and brand. But, they are all the same XPVC, just some are imported and others are made in the USA. You can also even find them cheaper than that. The 1/4" XPVC will run you between $28-$35 on average, but some may gouge you and charge $75-$90 a sheet. Also most suppliers will cut your sheets for you to your measurements for free.
To answer your question no, I was gouged and paid 150 for 2 sheets of 1/4 inch sintra wich is rediculous. But I only have 1 supplier within a 500 mile radious so I have no other choice.
I used piedmont plastics

well I would love to see some steps, maybe a DIY? lol

http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/pro...uct%5Fid=10432

U.S. Plastic has 24x48 - .39" sheets of expanded PVC sheets for $41 and .51" for $50. Their site is worth checking out if you plan to make custom PVC racks.

Just yesterday, I built a 60 hole shoebox rack using 1/2" XPVC. I bought it from Laird plastics. They cut it to my dimensions for $100 per sheet. So, a 60 shoebox rack for $300. The only other thing you need is screws, heat tape, and tubs.

I'll be posting pictures and instructions on my site soon.

- Larry Petty
SunshineStateExotics.com

Check out http://www.thomasnet.com/index.html
Thanks Shaun (prototypepythons) for the link.
It is has a list of suppliers for all kind of materials. I found 1/2" sheets of sintra for $75.
It wouldn't be very hard to do. The cost would be the only problem, but it is still cheaper to build your own out of plastic than to buy.
Trey

cool i look foward to seeing Pictures Larry! I am gonna have to get some 1/2 inch but would love to find it cheaper lol!

wow i thought this was a option i was going to think more on and maybe try seeing as i have a 18 shoebox i built from plywood "only temperary" did know it wasnt good idea untill i made it and the mal stuff is heavy as steel its nuts i all ready have a 41qt out of it an its takes 3 guys to move no joke but after doing some math an searches it is kind better to just by premade rack for pvc i found some for 250 ish 10 tubs and after doing the math on buildin it would be 290-320ish to build