My first DIY rack system

[adamanteus]

someone should make an article on diy enclousures
cough james cough

Thanks, Josh..... I'll take that as a compliment, but have you seen the new thread from Sjoerd (reptileparadise)?
http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/encl...ptileroom.html

[Josh]

i know its a.......a........REPTILE PARADISE!!!!!!!!

[adamanteus]

It makes my work look a little 'sad'! http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/encl...hlight=vivaria

[Josh]

if you think yours is sad you should see my "birdhouse"

[0TG]

It makes my work look a little 'sad'! http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/encl...hlight=vivaria

Nothing sad about that at all, mate. That's some fine work.

I suspect you know your way around the workshop, Nick. What do you do for a living?

Mostly carpentry. My dad has his own business and after a couple years of college and not knowing just what it is I want to do with my life, I decided to work for him for a while. That while has turned out longer than I ever thought it would be but I'm learning a valuable trade in the mean time.

[Stefan-A]

That looks very good indeed.

[Cazador]

Hey Nick,
The racks look really nice. Thanks for sharing your design and plans. It's ideas like those that spark something new out of the next person and keep projects improving all the time. I've never used the flexwatt tape and was wondering if you find it necessary to include a thermostat?
Rick

[0TG]

I've never used the flexwatt tape either.

Right now I just have the DIY rheostat hooked up (which consists of a regular dimmer switch used for lighting). According to my temp gun it's 83 degrees on the warm side (the back) and 77 on the cool side (the front) which is just about perfect for the corns I plan on housing.

I've only just plugged it in a couple of hours ago so I suspect I'll have to do some fine tuning but from my observations thus far the flexwatt doesn't get nearly as hot as some of the heating pads available on the market today.

[drache]

very nice, Nick
thanks fer the detail
I'm gonna have to read through it more in a more focussed manner
I know there's some details that'll help me with my imminent project

[GarterGuy]

Very nice setup.....not a very great DIY person myself, I do better at setting up the insides of the enclosures....LOL.

Roy