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<blockquote data-quote="Loafman" data-source="post: 111283" data-attributes="member: 18247"><p>I'd love to make them to sell, but to be honest, it takes a bloody age to make one, so I doubt it would be financially viable. I just love doing things like that for personal satisfaction.. cos I'm weird! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite12" alt="o_O" title="Er... what? o_O" loading="lazy" data-shortname="o_O" /></p><p></p><p>Firstly, I built a mitre block jig (to use as a square corner) out of 19mm thick MDF. This took about 3 hours. This is obviously reusable though (can be seen in the pics).</p><p></p><p>I then bought some 10mm thick perspex and some 5mm thick perspex (perspex is very expensive by the way) and measured it all by hand, then cut it all with a hand held circular saw using a special blade. The perspex cost about £55 (enough perspex to make two 20cm x 20cm x 30cm vivarium's the same as the one pictured). I think I may have a cheaper source for the perspex in the future though.</p><p></p><p>Then I sanded all the cut edges down with medium wet and dry paper, re-sanded all the edges with fine wet and dry. I then cleaned it all up with a special degreaser. And finally clamped the sections in position in the jig (one bit at a time) and chemically welded it all together.</p><p></p><p>Not including making the mitre block and buying the tools etc. (as they are all re usable) I reckon it cost about £30 and took about 3-4 hours to make just one of them! Mind you, it was the first of many, so maybe if I can get cheaper perspex and with a little more experience I can get the cost/time down to a reasonable level, so never say never. It wouldn't really be viable at the moment though, unless someone wanted to pay around £45-50 each for them, plus P+P! And you can get them a lot cheaper than that mass produced (although mine are of course hand made, so therefore infinitely better.. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Loafman, post: 111283, member: 18247"] I'd love to make them to sell, but to be honest, it takes a bloody age to make one, so I doubt it would be financially viable. I just love doing things like that for personal satisfaction.. cos I'm weird! o_O Firstly, I built a mitre block jig (to use as a square corner) out of 19mm thick MDF. This took about 3 hours. This is obviously reusable though (can be seen in the pics). I then bought some 10mm thick perspex and some 5mm thick perspex (perspex is very expensive by the way) and measured it all by hand, then cut it all with a hand held circular saw using a special blade. The perspex cost about £55 (enough perspex to make two 20cm x 20cm x 30cm vivarium's the same as the one pictured). I think I may have a cheaper source for the perspex in the future though. Then I sanded all the cut edges down with medium wet and dry paper, re-sanded all the edges with fine wet and dry. I then cleaned it all up with a special degreaser. And finally clamped the sections in position in the jig (one bit at a time) and chemically welded it all together. Not including making the mitre block and buying the tools etc. (as they are all re usable) I reckon it cost about £30 and took about 3-4 hours to make just one of them! Mind you, it was the first of many, so maybe if I can get cheaper perspex and with a little more experience I can get the cost/time down to a reasonable level, so never say never. It wouldn't really be viable at the moment though, unless someone wanted to pay around £45-50 each for them, plus P+P! And you can get them a lot cheaper than that mass produced (although mine are of course hand made, so therefore infinitely better.. ;)). [/QUOTE]
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