Quote Originally Posted by SDA View Post
This is a "I can do it" build more so than "I think I can save a buck" at this point isn't it?

I have been here done that ended up spending 3x more than buying it built and still feeling proud
yeah, you're probably right hahahaha. i just haven't been able to find something i'm truly happy with, so i've decided to say "screw it" and recruit my very handy father for help.

this is all still in the planning stages and seeing if this is feasible, but so far my dad is on board. we're having a hard time figuring out how to cut the route/groove for the heat tape, but that could end up as a trial and error process lol.