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sstorkel
at Wed Dec 15 12:56:52 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by sstorkel ]
>>Those are truly some of the nicest cages I've seen on this forum to date. As to your comments about the insane weight - I've found that even though really heavy cages are often cursed when it comes to moving time, they often hold up much better in the long run than more flimsy counterparts might. Again, congrats on making some very nice very high quality cages.
Thanks for the compliments. We'll have to see how well the cages hold up over time... The design is definitely solid (I weight close to 200lb and sat on the cages to make sure they would hold). Particleboard, which is essentially what melamine is, isn't as solid as plywood. That, combined with it's greater weight, may mean that they don't do as well over time as a plywood cage would. We'll see.
For anyone not familiar with melamine, a 4'x8' sheet of 3/4" thick melamine probably weighs close to 100lbs. Each of the larger cages used almost an entire sheet. So the large cage stacks probably weigh 300lbs (or more)! Just rolling the carts around on carpet can be a chore... 
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RE: Finally Finished! - sstorkel, Wed Dec 15 12:56:52 2004