Lyle,
My dad works with glass (storm door/window installer)
He recommends using a sharp knife... like for cutting
carpet, etc. to cut the silicon bonding at the edges
instead of "busting" out the sides...it's safer, less
dangerous for you, and less chance of breaking the
other sides from the force needed to bust out the
side. I plan to adapt some of my 20g tanks so that
the fronts are changed to sliding doors instead of a
solid glass panel... I am thinking about removing the
front side, installing a 1x2 to hold in the sand, and
then installing 2-groove track to hold the sliding
glass doors... Also, I need to have the screened-top
permamently installed so it doesn't get knocked off
accidently...any advice?
Thanks!
--- Lyle Puente <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >Melamine is ok, but it makes for heavy cages and
> the pressboard core
> >off-gases a little (formaldehyde, I think). I made
> several cages out of it
> >years ago and eventually trashed them.
>
> agreed, but I get scared with stuff like contact
> paper. I made a series of
> cages of plex. The chemical used to bond the stuff
> is scary as anything,
> but the cages look nice and are easy to clean. The
> downfall is they scratch
> easy and there is nothing you can really do about
> that. I treid making some
> with Glass, cutting and silicone. Not too bad, but
> buying tanks and
> modifying them is easier. I like a ten gallon size,
> bust out one small end
> and replace that with screen for small arboreal
> geckos. I use the screen
> top as the front. Busting out the small side isnt
> fun, but usually goes ok
> if your careful.
>
> Lyle Puente
> PO Box 438
> Crompond, NY 10517
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