Habitat - Indoor

Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 4:27 am

That is a sweet setup! Kudos to you.

I know that this won't be my first enclosure for my turtles and am constantly thinking how I am going to accomodate them as they grow. I was thinking an outside pond but I think this method is a bit more friendly on the pocket and I like the idea of having them inside as well.

Great job!

Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 12:10 am

How's Bean doing in his tank? Is he not as scared?

Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 5:47 pm

wowowowowowowowow

Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 5:09 pm

TheBean, How did you cut the hole out for the tank? I have the exact same stock tank and would like to build a cabinet like yours

Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 5:46 pm

oh hey..you wanna come over and build me one of these nice set ups?

Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 12:42 am

smart and compact

nice work !

Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 4:14 am

Wow! I didn't check the forums for a while, and here I am back at it and I read this! This is AMAZING! Very nice habitat you built TheBean!

I wish I had the tools to do all that. I am also very interested in building things like this but I Just don't have the skill, or tools =(

TheBean, Would you mind sharing your design plans with me?

Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 6:55 am

Looks good, I just have one question...

The corner molding, I know you use a miter saw but what angles did you use to get the three pieces to meet like that. I have a compunt miter saw myself and planned on doing my molding differently but liek the way you did yours so ya, I'm curious about the exact angles you used.

Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 1:40 pm **Cabinet Plans**

Hey Beans Dad,
I know i'm a bit behind the curve here as I just saw your post today, but I would love to get the plans for your setup if you still are willing to send them. My email, if it's not showing up on my post, is gustheduck@gmail.com. Thank you so much in advance. The setup looks spectacular, I only hope I can do the plans justice!

Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 4:05 am

Since the author doesnt seem to be around, does anyone know how to achieve a 3 way miter cut like he used for his moulding ?

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 11:44 am

PcBuilder14 wrote:How's Bean doing in his tank? Is he not as scared?

Crap! I totally forgot about this thread!!! Sorry everyone.

Bean's livin the life. He still gets startled but after he freaks out, he comes right back up to the top to check out who ever's lookin at him. It's cute. I've noticed that he's less skittish and more friendly when we let him out of the tank to roam around the house for a couple hours.

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 11:46 am

AndrewP wrote:TheBean, How did you cut the hole out for the tank? I have the exact same stock tank and would like to build a cabinet like yours

I flipped the tub upside-down on the piece of wood, traced around the "lip," then removed the tub and free handed a line about an inch inside the trace that I drew.

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 11:48 am

jyu67 wrote:Wow! I didn't check the forums for a while, and here I am back at it and I read this! This is AMAZING! Very nice habitat you built TheBean!

I wish I had the tools to do all that. I am also very interested in building things like this but I Just don't have the skill, or tools =(

TheBean, Would you mind sharing your design plans with me?

Sure. You'll need a program called Sketchup. It's from Google so seach for it there. It's free. I can email the plans to you once you have that program. Just PM me your email address.

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 11:50 am

MoreBloodWine wrote:Looks good, I just have one question...

The corner molding, I know you use a miter saw but what angles did you use to get the three pieces to meet like that. I have a compunt miter saw myself and planned on doing my molding differently but liek the way you did yours so ya, I'm curious about the exact angles you used.

It was just a 45* miter to the center of the bend of the molding. In other words, at 45* angles, turn the molding into an "arrow head." All 3 pieces will fit together fine then.

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 11:52 am **Re: Cabinet Plans**

Tweaknasty wrote:Hey Beans Dad,
I know i'm a bit behind the curve here as I just saw your post today, but I would love to get the plans for your setup if you still are willing to send them. My email, if it's not showing up on my post, is gustheduck@gmail.com. Thank you so much in advance. The setup looks spectacular, I only hope I can do the plans justice!

I'll get them sent to you in a couple of days. Just do a google search for "sketchup" and download it. You'll need that to view/manipulate the plans.

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