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Brand New Rack!!

medusacoils

medusacoils

Mr. Enigma!
This thing is a monster!

I built a new rack system. It's almost complete. I am waiting on the Flex Watt and stuff for the heating system. It's been on back order to over a week.

It can hold 36 Juvenile or 18 Adult Corns. Each shelf will have it's own heat strip on a separate rheostat. I just finished the main building of it. I put most of the tubs in it, and some storage stuff. I don't have any of the snakes in it yet. I still have to iron on the melamine stripping on the front to cover all the cut edges.

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I built it completely out of 4x8 melamine sheets, cut to size. It took about a day and a half to build!

Thank you all for looking.

Wayne
 
Looks awesome. :) I need a real rack badly. My rack is just a large shelf that my tubs happen to fit on. I'm hoping to make or get a real one in the next year.
 
Jenstar said:
Looks awesome. :) I need a real rack badly. My rack is just a large shelf that my tubs happen to fit on. I'm hoping to make or get a real one in the next year.
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Build one! They are easy to build, if you are just a little handy. I would suggest building a little one that doesn't cost a lot, before tackling something huge. You figure out all kinds of things, by building a small one!

If ya need any help or some pointers, let us know!

Wayne
 
Wayne the green handle tubs u have on there are they the ones that the handle just clips over? I have been checking them out at the local wal-mart and all the 1's i have looked at .....the top dont fit well so i been weary of buying them
 
Duane said:
Wayne the green handle tubs u have on there are they the ones that the handle just clips over? I have been checking them out at the local wal-mart and all the 1's i have looked at .....the top dont fit well so i been weary of buying them
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I was looking at them. They are actually fairly sturdy but I also use those bull clips as a back up. The 34 qt tubs will be secured by a bungee, just to make sure. :D The last thing I want, is for anything bad to happen.

Duane said:
Opps btw very nice rack
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Thank you!! :D

You know, I built that darn thing a few days ago which is two weeks after I had surgery on my wrist for a torn ligament. So it was a slow painful process and I am quite proud of myself for finishing it. Probably wasn't the smartest thing to do, but hey, I lived through it. Just please, don't tell the doc or PT about it!!

Wayne
 
Very nice rack!
I'm planning on building my first rack next week.
I want to build one that fits seven 34qt sterilite tubs just like the ones you have.
About how much did it cost to build something like you have? Is the melamine very expensive?
 
admitchell08 said:
Very nice rack!
I'm planning on building my first rack next week.
I want to build one that fits seven 34qt sterilite tubs just like the ones you have.
About how much did it cost to build something like you have? Is the melamine very expensive?
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I used the 4x8 melamine sheets, which run about $35 each. I used four of them. I asked Home Depot to cut them down for a bit for me, so I didn't have to make a lot of cuts once I got them home. I also bought a couple of melamine planks and in hind site, I should have just bought another sheet. Live and learn I guess!!

I am gonna say that the whole thing, including the flexwatt, tubs, wood, and the little extras had cost me around $300. Give or take a few!

What is going to dictate your cost, is size, of course. So figure what you need and build to suit it. I have a much smaller rack that I built in a hurry and used for baby's. That thing is going for a major overhaul, now that I have this bad boy finished.

It was a lot of fun to build. I probably could have done it faster, if I didn't have to wear this damn brace.

Thank you for looking,

Wayne
 
Well it turned out great, Wayne!
I'm nervous and excited at the same time about building my first one!
I will be sure to let you know how it goes.
 
admitchell08 said:
Well it turned out great, Wayne!
I'm nervous and excited at the same time about building my first one!
I will be sure to let you know how it goes.
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If you need any pointers or anything, let me know. That is my third rack, to date. I may not have perfected it yet, but I am getting better.

One thing I learned with this one, is that I built it in two pieces. It splits in half, so the top comes off and that way, if I have to move it, I can.

Good Luck and if you need anything, let me know!!

Wayne
 
Drizzt80 said:
Mmmm. Mmmm. Mmmmm. Look at all that extra space that needs to be filled. :sidestep:

:dgrin:
D80
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I have been to that thread a couple of times, looking at your stock!! Trust me, it's very very tempting! I am waiting to see what your plans are for this season. I know you are scaling it back a bit, due to economy and lack of post "Turkey Day" nookie and all. But I am watching your site!! ;)

Congrats on the project. As long as it works for you, it's what you need!
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The project was good. It's still not big enough *sigh* but only one rack system at a time.

Wayne
 
Nice job Wayne! But as Brent said, seems to be a lot of empty usable/fillable bins! LOL
We peg board the backs of our racks. Helps with stability as well. Cant wait til you and your wife come up for visit with Faith!

Smiles
PJ :wavey:
 
Duane said:
Wayne the green handle tubs u have on there are they the ones that the handle just clips over? I have been checking them out at the local wal-mart and all the 1's i have looked at .....the top dont fit well so i been weary of buying them
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I use the same tubs for all of my snakes and they work well. :D

Wayne, that's a great rack, even with all of the gaps and space. I really need to tackle a project like this for my snakes. I keep thinking about it, I just need to get on the ball and DO it! ;)
 
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