As I mention in the directions, you can change the materials to whatever you have access to. And you would save a lot of money by having Lowes cut a 4X8 sheet. The page is still being updated and I plan to add a cut list for a 4X8 sheet for those that want to go that route. It's almost done.



BUT, the 4X8 sheets I see at my Lowes are crap. The surface of the "melamine" isn't even melamine. It's paper of some kind. That may not matter on some racks but if humidity is important in an animals box, then that paper is going to swell and flake off.



If I could find a 4X8 sheet that has the quality of these shelves, that's the way I would go. Even without a table saw, if I could get Lowes to cut it, I would save some money.



The shelves used in my design have a vinyl type surface. With an eggshell texture. One day, I wanted to see just how water resistant they were and I layed a shelf flat and poored water on it. I left it there until it evaported and nothing happed to the surface of the shelf. I like that. But the Rubbermaid brand doesn't have quite as nice of surface so look for the brand in my directions. They are the same price.



I will be honest and say that in regards to the hatchling rack, the cost was higher than I thought it would be. But much of that cost was for Rubbermaid tubs and dimmer switches.



Troy

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• Now the "Hatchling Rack" page is up... - artfan1, Fri Dec 19 22:24:33 2003
• RE: Now the "Hatchling Rack" page is up... - rudedogsurfrat, Fri Dec 19 23:14:29 2003
• NIce rack but.... - Thomas j, Sat Dec 20 00:05:11 2003
• RE: I agree - bigdee, Sat Dec 20 01:13:15 2003
• I was thinking the same thing on both of his rack plans. - joels417, Sat Dec 20 10:30:30 2003
• RE: I was thinking the same thing on both of his rack plans. - sstorkel, Sat Dec 20 12:39:17 2003
• Even I agree, but... - artfan1, Sat Dec 20 10:40:12 2003
• Thanks a lot Troy - gmherps, Sat Dec 20 10:00:40 2003
• I love it... - chris_harper2, Mon Dec 22 10:40:19 2003