finished my first cage.

Hoj

Friendly Grasshopper
so i just finished my first cage. i am building two of these. i am by no means a great carpenter but they turned out pretty good i think.
they are built out of pine 1x2's for the frame, a solid pine back, with aluminum mesh screen and a plexiglass door.
all the pine was stained dark brown, and coated with verathayne, i used a thin plastic in the bottom with a drain hole and then a grided light cover to give a flat surface. the plexiglass door was a pain but turned out well, ( i had to cut grooves in the pine to make the frame and then fit the plexi in ) the whole back panel is also removeble for cleaning.
the pictures are taken in my shop at work where i built it so it needs a good clean and polish when it gets home
please let me know what you think

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Hoj

Friendly Grasshopper
dope...what did you use for the floor of the cage???

the very bottom is a cloroplast plastic like the stuff the reg for sale signs are made of, its fexible so i can put a screw throught it into my table and the middle will pull down to a hole and drain. the grid part is a light cover tile than i cut to shape so it would provide a flat surface for plants

and yes it was a total diy project, from scratch. i have detailed pics of the whole process if anyone is interested
 

Ace

Avid Member
the very bottom is a cloroplast plastic like the stuff the reg for sale signs are made of, its fexible so i can put a screw throught it into my table and the middle will pull down to a hole and drain. the grid part is a light cover tile than i cut to shape so it would provide a flat surface for plants

and yes it was a total diy project, from scratch. i have detailed pics of the whole process if anyone is interested

awsome

yes. please , pics would be great:cool:
 

Hoj

Friendly Grasshopper
so i finished the second one and i am going to bring them home today, onece i get them all cleaned ill take some more pics, i do have alot of pics of the build process, ill post a how to in a few days.
 

giaindell

New Member
wow someones got talent can you describe how you made that step by step. ive been thinking about making my own.
 

Hoj

Friendly Grasshopper
thx for the possitive comments i am working on putting to gether a thread with detailed how too, hopefully get it up today.
 

Hoj

Friendly Grasshopper
It look great but I am thinking putting the grid on the floor will made it really hard to wipe out crap daily. Your directions are well done and look easy to follow.

i use a out door carpet on the bottom to cover it, i just pull it out and wash it works great and its all natural fibers that resist molds and fungus. looks better than paper as well
 
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