>>You can staple the flexwatt to the back of the rack. Attach it to the rack itself, then install the rear panel. Just remember not to staple into the metal conductors that run the length of the heat tape. You can staple directly through the clear part with no problems.

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>>Brandon Osborne



awesome info! The local store is a Lowe's store and they didn't have the oversized melamime wood.



I did read about the 97" x 49" melamine on Markus Jayne's site. I jsut didn't realize that I had to go to home depot to find it. I guess Lowe's is just not the same (Lowe's is like a girlie version of a Home Improvement store)!



The next rack I build will be with the oversized melamine. I am going to make it 16.25 inches width shelves. I think 16.25 inches will accomodate more types of tubs than the 16" inches. I went with 16" because 48" plywood cuts nicely into three 16" wide pieces. However, with the 49" oversized wood, I can easily do three 16.333 inches!



Here is a question: where do I find the rubbermaid contact paper? Do I just go to Lowe's and ask for it?



Is it the same stuff that people use to line their kitchen drawers? I think I have seen drawer liners at my local Base Exchange (BX).



cheers. Please point me to the right place to find contact paper. Thank you for the suggestion. I think it is a great one and it will help my rack last much longer. Once I find the contact paper, I am going to apply it to the roofs of my shelves.



By the way, in the coming days, I will be doing thermo-gradient measurements to document and fine-tune the micro-environment in the racks. Stay tuned for a report in the near future!



I am probably not going to staple the flexwatt. I think I am going to use foil tape.



cheers.



p.s. pleas have a Pleasant Ball Python day!
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• Oh. My god! My rack is already done! - longtang, Fri Aug 29 12:13:12 2003
• RE: Oh. My god! My rack is already done! - jasons-jungle, Fri Aug 29 12:49:47 2003
• I thought about sealing it. but I didn't realize that sealant might be bad - longtang, Fri Aug 29 13:17:35 2003
• RE: I thought about sealing it. but I didn't realize that sealant might be bad - pj_farmer, Fri Aug 29 13:39:43 2003
• Here's a suggestion.............. - Brandon Osborne, Fri Aug 29 15:06:33 2003
• Forgot to mention........ - Brandon Osborne, Fri Aug 29 15:09:05 2003
• RE: Forgot to mention........ - longtang, Fri Aug 29 16:36:21 2003
• RE: Forgot to mention........ - Brandon Osborne, Fri Aug 29 17:57:04 2003
• Great posts! lots of good (muchNeeded) practical info/suggetions! Thaku!n/p - longtang, Fri Aug 29 20:02:18 2003
• sugustion - codyblue, Fri Aug 29 21:42:22 2003
• I agree....contact paper from Wal-mart works great! - RPlank, Fri Aug 29 20:53:22 2003
• RE: I thought about sealing it. but I didn't realize that sealant might be bad - noleary, Fri Aug 29 20:37:35 2003
• RE: Oh. My god! My rack is already done! - newagewanda, Fri Aug 29 15:40:08 2003
• RE: Oh. My god! My rack is already done! - newagewanda, Fri Aug 29 15:42:05 2003
• RE: Oh. My god! My rack is already done! - longtang, Fri Aug 29 16:24:41 2003
• RE: Oh. My god! My rack is already done! - uf_g8or, Fri Aug 29 19:23:02 2003
• The only thing you have left to do is go out and.... - RPlank, Fri Aug 29 20:56:14 2003
• RE: Very nice looking n/p - DeltaWoods, Sat Aug 30 00:59:24 2003