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Dspdrew's BoxBox shelves

Started By dspdrew , Oct 5 2015 3:20 PM

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#1 Offline dspdrew - Posted October 5 2015 - 3:20 PM

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I'm making some shelves that should fit boxbox containers perfectly. These shelves will also fit perfectly in my ant cabinet. While it's nice that these containers are stackable, putting mesh on the lids for ventilation, and then stacking them is pointless. At first I was going to make some spacers, but then figured why even bother with that when I could just put them on shelves. It sure would be a lot easier than lifting a stack of them just to get to the bottom one.
 
Not having enough ventilation is causing too much mold to grow inside my containers and in the out worlds of my formicariums which are made from the same containers. This set of shelves should solve this problem.
 
Shelf supports
 
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All primed and ready for spray paint and felt.
 
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#2 Offline LC3 - Posted October 5 2015 - 4:37 PM

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More shelves.. Did they handle your wood nicely this time :lol:


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#3 Offline dspdrew - Posted October 5 2015 - 4:51 PM

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You better believe it.


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#4 Offline yen_saw - Posted October 6 2015 - 10:28 AM

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It never gets bored looking at all the cool stuffs you make. :dance3:


#5 Offline dermy - Posted October 7 2015 - 8:47 AM

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Looks pretty nice :D

 

 

Also glad to hear that you finally found someone who knows how to cut wood not like the last time..... :lol:


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#6 Offline William. T - Posted October 7 2015 - 1:49 PM

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Looks pretty nice :D

 

 

Also glad to hear that you finally found someone who knows how to cut wood not like the last time..... :lol:

I agree.


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#7 Offline NightsWebs - Posted October 7 2015 - 3:37 PM

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What the Heck! Drew its not black! looks good just need some felt to make things slide and it will be another Formiculture home run!


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#8 Offline dspdrew - Posted October 7 2015 - 8:59 PM

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That's just primer for the spray paint.


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#9 Offline dspdrew - Posted October 25 2015 - 10:55 PM

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Finished it today.
 
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#10 Offline Miles - Posted October 26 2015 - 6:00 AM

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What was the total cost?


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#11 Offline Okeedoke22 - Posted October 26 2015 - 6:07 AM

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Looks great!


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#12 Offline dspdrew - Posted October 26 2015 - 9:14 AM

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What was the total cost?

 

I'm really not sure. Adding up the price of the materials as best I can (paint and glue included), I would guess about $75.


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