I feel your pain, I just started a cage project for younger chameleons that will be 2x1x2ft and it took me a solid 2-3 hours doing all the length and miter cuts by hand. I felt like a moron because when I went back to Lowes I saw they had smaller pre-cut pieces in a little cubby that would have cut the time I spent cutting in half lol. Good luck on your project and be sure to post some pics when you're done.