So over the last week I have had to deal with 2 sick kids, wife with the flu and a snow storm (I work snow removal). I didn't get any time until today to work on these. I spent about 5 hours mostly uninterrupted and got some great progress done, wife in bed still sick and kids built a crazy fort in the living room.
I got the air ventilation holes drilled and the screens mounted in one of them. Ran out of screws but will only be about 15 minutes to get the second one done. Drilled them with a 1" wood bit. Thought the pattern looks neat. I originally planned to put the screens on the outside but I liked the look of the holes being visible.
Using a speed square and a ruler helps to quickly mark out center points for holes.
Helps when working with plywood to only cut through 3/4 or so from one direction and finish the hole from the opposite side. This helps to keep the splintering to a minimum.
I mounted the RPH's in each enclosure and made holes for power cable and thermostat probe.
The Acrylic glass cutting didn't go as good as I would have liked but I was able to get 2 usable pieces out of it and mounted them to the doors. I will have to do some sanding on the rough edges.
You can see what I used to hold the right hand side of the doors in place here. They are actually for hanging pictures on the wall.
I left the plastic over the acrylic sheets so it will be protected till ready for final installation. Next I have to purchase a 3/4" drill bit to install the cam locks. Then take everything out of the inside and remove the acrylic sheets so I can apply Pond Shield to the inside then remount everything and start testing. The end is in sight..
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