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by TheFifthDay on September 9, 2009
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Hi guys...
I wanted to show you a 30"x18" cage I made.
here's the link - http://imageevent.com/webdesigner/cages
It is made with nice birch plywood, 1/4" glass, and has linoleum on the bottom of the cage.
It has a track like the Vision cages, so the glass is very close together. Nothing is getting out of here.
I just wanted to know what you guys thought..
Thanks,
Jon Short
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by Nakita on September 9, 2009
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John,
Very nice handiwork there! Looks like you have some nice woodworking skills.
From the pics is doesn't look like its been sealed. If not I would highly recommend doing so both inside and out.
I'm also not a huge fan of the plastic glass track. Everytime I have used it it seems to warp or crack over time. I have since switched to aluminum.
Should be an easy fix though should you encounter problems later on down the road.
Once again, NICE JOB!
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by Cro on September 9, 2009
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Jon, very nice looking cage you have built.
I would agree with the sealing with silastic, and with coating at least the inside the walls with polyurethane.
Also, I am not seeing much ventilation in the cage.
Do you have plans to drill holes, or, install some vents of some sort ?
Best Regards
John Z
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by Nakita on September 9, 2009
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Jon,
I would strongly urge you to seal the entire thing inside and out.
It would be a shame to invest the time building such a nice cage and have the walls stained with feces or the exterior end up with dirt ground into the grain of the wood.
I share this with you not as a "know it all" but rather a person who has invested the time and money building a beautiful enclosure only to have it deteriorate do to not sealing it.
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by puffadder7 on September 9, 2009
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awsome, the next one you make, design the grooves where the glass slides aluminium, it will last much longer and is more easy to clean, good work though, arin
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by TheFifthDay on September 10, 2009
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Thanks for the helpful suggestions guys... I will make sure to use aluminum track next time, and I'll see what I can do about sealing this one up..
I've tried sealing other cages, and they kept putting off the odor, so at that point I kind of decided not to do it again. I don't want to ruin such a nice cage.
I'll see though..
Thanks again,
Jon Short
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by CharlieO on September 10, 2009
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I'm sorry Jon...
That is just too nice a piece of craftsmanship to put anything into it!! I can't speak to any of the recommendations you've received (I don't have anything other than cats and a dog), but that is truly a nice-looking bit of work...
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