Freakie Frog?

Hi,

Freakie Frogon your Youtube videos i see you use Bailey and Bailey's rack designs, but you use melamine. How do you heat?


Thanks
-Caleb

As I am related to Freakie Frog I can partially answer. If you are refering to the baby rack we use heat strip down the back. If you are refering to the larger racks it is a 3" heat strip in the rear with a Helix

It depends the racks that use the expanded PVC use a 3" wide stripe as has been stated above. However the melamine racks use a 12" long section of 11" wide Flexwatt. The melamine tends to adsorb allot of the heat and because of that the 3" stuff wasn't keeping the temps where I like them.

I can say that I much prefer the rack design that uses the expanded PVC. The humidity control is much better, and the weight of one of the PVC rack is less than 1/4 that of a melamine rack.

If you have the resources and the skill and time build your rack using that design. I've never been happier with any of the home made racks.

Thanks for the response.

I meant the larger adult racks, sorry for the confusion.
So the expanded PVC is better than the melamine. I plan to build a 5 slot rack using that design.

Congats on the clutch to.

Thanks
-Caleb

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Originally Posted by cbentley

Thanks for the response.

I meant the larger adult racks, sorry for the confusion.
So the expanded PVC is better than the melamine. I plan to build a 5 slot rack using that design.

Congats on the clutch to.

Thanks
-Caleb

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Caleb,
To me the PVC is a much better design but your going to find that what works for me down here in the South might not work so well for you where you are. Give it a try and see if you like it. I have really grown fond of them for the way the tubs sit and how easy they are to pull in and out. You have a greater control on the humidity factor because the holes are in the PVC and not the tubs. Also they are so much lighter so moving them is a breeze if you have to.

If you have any questions you can always Pm me or email..Just let me know if I can do anything for ya.

Best of luck and make sure you get some pics of that rack when your done.

Thanks alot. Do now where to get the expanded pvc? Is it at lowes Home Depot?

Thanks again.
-Caleb

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Originally Posted by cbentley

Thanks alot. Do now where to get the expanded pvc? Is it at lowes Home Depot?

Thanks again.
-Caleb

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No what you'll have to do is find a local plastic supplier in your area and purchase it from them.

Here's a tip most of these place will cut the sheets to the size you want for a small fee..and they are way more accurate than you or I could ever be.

Once again Thank You

-Caleb

Let me also add that the racks built with the PVC are lighter and easier to build

Caleb,
Also, check the site again in a few months, as we may be adding a couple other rack designs. Also feel free to PM me with any questions, as we are members of this site as well.

Muddoc First of all thanks for the awesome DYI. Second I will. I am building a 5 slot rack probaly using the expanded pvc within a couple of weeks.

Thanks
-Caleb

I've built a couple expanded PVC racks and will never use anything else. It is awesome to work with and so light. My local plastics supplier made all the cuts for me cheap. I think it was $10 for around 15-20 cuts.

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Originally Posted by jglass38

I've built a couple expanded PVC racks and will never use anything else. It is awesome to work with and so light. My local plastics supplier made all the cuts for me cheap. I think it was $10 for around 15-20 cuts.

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Yep its the only way to go for the do it yourself-er..

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

Yep its the only way to go for the do it yourself-er..

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And definitely for the DIYer with very few tools and even less building skills. :O

Can someone please post a link to the youtube videos?

Just got the melamine today. Friend of my dads had some nice pieces left over from a project. just have to get wood. Pics to come when finished.



THanks
-Caleb