Chris...........my plan was to use 1/2" for both sides of the cage and 1/4" for the top and bottom. I also plan on using horizontal stiles on both top and bottom totaling four. This will add some rigidity, plus act as a bit of a jig during final assembly. I'm considering using screws on the non-visible bottom joints for some added mechanical bond. Furthermore, the rear panel will be set in a dado joint on all four edges. I did a little digging around as to glues. One guy found that regular "super glue" (not the gel) worked best. Seems the cost would be rather high for enough to do a cage of my size. He did note that PVC pipe cement(Oatey clear) was OK. I think this cage design will be plenty strong and rigid.



The only negative perhaps is the fact that the "end grain" of the plastic sheet will be visible. This is basically cosmetic, and you can reduce this by smoothing the edges by wiping with PVC cleaner.

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