Almost done with my incubator.

[Darkice]

First thing i did was put some casters on the bottom. All i have left is to wire in a couple computer fans and im done. Holds a perfect temp. I got the freezer free off craigs list. The whole thing is a little over 5 feet tall. The ranco controller was also free. It came with a huge vision cage a friend of mine gave me. Cant beat free.

[snakesRkewl]

Should do the trick, nice pick up

I used a mini fridge last season, and will be doing side by side mini fridges this season, lol.
(They fit nicely in my closet out of the way)

[Twisted Reptiles]

Nice pick-up, and its looking good, very similar to the one I use.

I would mention, I know the Ranco was free, but when you're talking incubator I'd really think about using a proportional t-stat instead of an on-off.

[Darkice]

I didn't know it was an on off type. It holds the temps with zero fluxuations. If i open the door for a sec the temp only drops by one degree but picks back up in seconds. Im thinking of adding a back up so ill have 2 seperate systems running but each system will be able to hold the temps fine.

[Drew87]

Nice work! Going to fit alot of eggs

[snakelady]

nice one!

[Lucas339]

great looking incubator!! where did you put the heat? behind the back wall?

Nice pick-up, and its looking good, very similar to the one I use.

I would mention, I know the Ranco was free, but when you're talking incubator I'd really think about using a proportional t-stat instead of an on-off.

its not going to matter that much. during maternal incuabtion (the way mother nature has been doing it for thousands of years) temps fluctuate a copule of degrees. see here: (http://moreliaviridis.yuku.com/srepl...-special-.html). that is for GTP but the same holds true for balls im sure. as long as the temps don't shift too much, you should be fine.

[jsmorphs2]

Looks awesome, nice and clean.

You might want to hook up a small fan to circulate the air/heat. We used a computer fan wired to a spare cell phone charger. Worked like a charm. There is a post in the DIY forum.

[Darkice]

Looks awesome, nice and clean.

You might want to hook up a small fan to circulate the air/heat. We used a computer fan wired to a spare cell phone charger. Worked like a charm. There is a post in the DIY forum.

Right now im looking for a power supply for my 2 computer fans i just bought. Didn't think about the phone charger idea. Thanks. I have one in the junk drawer.

[Danounet]

That looks nice, where is the best place to put the heattape in an incubator/fridge and why?

Thanks