Hello Quenton,

I have been using pvcx exclusively for a few years now. I built several wood and mdf enclosures and realized that the sealing and finishing process was very time consuming.

There are several manufacturers out there building PVC cages. Some of them just screw the pieces together with no special joinery at all. This would be a very easy and cost effective design. You could easily build a nice wood front and join it to a pvc case.

Here is a cage built using this method. It is very strong and easy to do. This picture shows the cage with the track but not the sliding glass doors installed. I prefer black, but if you like the white color it is a little less expensive.



This cages panels were cut using only a circular saw with a home made guide. All screws were predrilled, countersunk slightly and installed manually.

The design I eventually ended up with for myself uses heat folding to form the case and can get rather complex. The above design or something similar is a great way to go.

Do as much research as possible, take your time and ask as many questions as you like. As you can see from Marks responses there are people here with a lot of experience and great information.





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Larry Stroud - Fort Pierce, Florida

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