Post by Pooka on Feb 16, 2006 10:57:30 GMT -5
reposted here from the WD mailing list:
Hiya Gang,
What a morning, post, post, post, post, post. Here are the pictures of the
cage progress up until last night. I opted to go 6 foot long and 4 foot tall
for now with the plan being to leave the top removable so I can scale up
with an extension. This will allow me to go wider then what they are in now but
not lock me into a height that might not be optimum. Besides, its wood! I
can drill and screw wood way easier then glass so upgrades happen easily
Up to this point it went together easily for the most part but I am trying
to work a problem with movement and placement out in my head. This piece is
far to heavy to lug around by hand so caster will be necessary however, I
don't see Pooka & Skittle being jazzed about being that low to the floor. So I
need to figure out a stand that will allow the wheels to fit or build a stand
into the bottom to attach the wheels. For ease of moving purposes I think
I'll go with the first option (a stand that will allow the main cage to sit on
it with wheels intact).
Next up on my list is cutting the false floor for 2 containers, wish me
luck....
Getting Started: Wood all cut and paired up...
Side walls and bottom stood up (mortar mixing tub for comparison)...
Side walls, bottom and top stood up (full size screw driver for
comparison)...
Additional angle with all 5 wood sides up...
Another angle of cage outer structure...
What a morning, post, post, post, post, post. Here are the pictures of the
cage progress up until last night. I opted to go 6 foot long and 4 foot tall
for now with the plan being to leave the top removable so I can scale up
with an extension. This will allow me to go wider then what they are in now but
not lock me into a height that might not be optimum. Besides, its wood! I
can drill and screw wood way easier then glass so upgrades happen easily
Up to this point it went together easily for the most part but I am trying
to work a problem with movement and placement out in my head. This piece is
far to heavy to lug around by hand so caster will be necessary however, I
don't see Pooka & Skittle being jazzed about being that low to the floor. So I
need to figure out a stand that will allow the wheels to fit or build a stand
into the bottom to attach the wheels. For ease of moving purposes I think
I'll go with the first option (a stand that will allow the main cage to sit on
it with wheels intact).
Next up on my list is cutting the false floor for 2 containers, wish me
luck....
Getting Started: Wood all cut and paired up...
Side walls and bottom stood up (mortar mixing tub for comparison)...
Side walls, bottom and top stood up (full size screw driver for
comparison)...
Additional angle with all 5 wood sides up...
Another angle of cage outer structure...
