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Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 2:58 pm Post subject: Bed/Cage... is it possible?
Hey everyone, I'm planning building my little girl Alice a permanent home over the summer, It's going be a 8'x4'x4' but i may change height later on we'll see.
I plan on building it the same as RehabRalphy did in his tutorial but I'm not sure if it will be able to hold me, another cage, and if my girlfriend comes over for us to lay on the bed together to watch TV so i want a cage that will be able to hold at least 400lbs on top of it without any bowing or even worse breaking. What could i do to make sure the cage is strong enough to hold the weight? Do you think it can hold it fine already?
Should i just add a few more supports? Also i don't plan on using the caster wheeling.
Thanks,
Spencer _________________ 0.0.1 Argentina Black & White Tegu - Alice
0.0.1 Argentina Red Tegu - (Waiting for it to come out of hibernation)
1.0.0 Green Iguana - Napoleon
1.0.0 Bearded Dragon - Dante
1.0.0 Ball Python - Monty
Looks like I'm gonna have to stick with my twin then LOL I was planning on 4x4's on the corners and possibly lateral bracing on the roof. What do you mean by "real" wood? I was planning on plywood I'm just not sure what thickness to use like for example either 1/4 or 1/2....
Thanks,
Spencer _________________ 0.0.1 Argentina Black & White Tegu - Alice
0.0.1 Argentina Red Tegu - (Waiting for it to come out of hibernation)
1.0.0 Green Iguana - Napoleon
1.0.0 Bearded Dragon - Dante
1.0.0 Ball Python - Monty
def go half inch, try and double up on your supports on the 8 foot sides. also, more slats across the top will make it much sturdier. as for the real wood comment, i think he means no plywood/pressboard, as a real grain wood will be much sturdier. i think u can get away with using half inch, maybe 5/8s as long as its well slatted.
i think u can pull it off, just remember, with the mattress on top, its gonna act as insulation so make sure theres good ventilation, preferably adjustable, so you can control the heat displacement
i'm not exactly a handyman, but yea, i've seen too much particle/pressboard warp and sag especially when the weight distribution on top (you) will be moving around and the other side is seeing soo much humidity and heat. i'd say use 8' gorrilla glued hardwood planks. or something similar. _________________ 1.1.0 Arg B/W Tegu Joker n Groxy
1.0.0 Australian Water Dragon "Spyro"
1.0.0 Red Eared Slider "Turdy"
0.1.0 White Dwarf Hamster "MiMi"
1.1.0 Black&Albino Kingsnakes "Pearl & Hannibal"
Plywood is going to warp the most. As the wood dries out it will contort itself because the grain is continuous. OSB won't have that problem, however your really going to have to plan this out because once you build it, your going to have a tough time time moving it, or getting rid of it, etc. Your probably going to have to build it in the room in question, which may lead to other problems, mainly structural depending on how the house was built and other things you would of never thought of when planning these things out.
I plan on making it all in my bedroom and then painting it with Exterior Acrylic House Paint and then just caulking the edges. The only thing I'm worried about is the fumes from caulking/painting. I don't think theres going to be any sag with a support every foot on the top and 2 supports on the back and the bottom is built the same way as the top.
Spencer _________________ 0.0.1 Argentina Black & White Tegu - Alice
0.0.1 Argentina Red Tegu - (Waiting for it to come out of hibernation)
1.0.0 Green Iguana - Napoleon
1.0.0 Bearded Dragon - Dante
1.0.0 Ball Python - Monty
Heres something you guys might find much easier to see how i plan on making it look.
Spencer _________________ 0.0.1 Argentina Black & White Tegu - Alice
0.0.1 Argentina Red Tegu - (Waiting for it to come out of hibernation)
1.0.0 Green Iguana - Napoleon
1.0.0 Bearded Dragon - Dante
1.0.0 Ball Python - Monty
Spencer _________________ 0.0.1 Argentina Black & White Tegu - Alice
0.0.1 Argentina Red Tegu - (Waiting for it to come out of hibernation)
1.0.0 Green Iguana - Napoleon
1.0.0 Bearded Dragon - Dante
1.0.0 Ball Python - Monty
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LOL I was planning on 4x4's on the corners and possibly lateral bracing on the roof. What do you mean by "real" wood? I was planning on plywood I'm just not sure what thickness to use like for example either 1/4 or 1/2....
