For DJansen.. (rack building)

[Ginevive]

I figured someone else might find this useful too; here are some pics of how we built our rack.

We drilled the holes using a special drillbit and screws (let me get back to you on the names for those..) We connected the two side pieces with what became the bottom shelf. We had our pieces of melamine cut at HDepot; not sure if they all will cut for you. Just take the measurements of your tubs that are on the sticker on the tub, and add an inch or two on each side (this is how we did it.)
Raw materials:

By actually placing a tub onto this shelf and putting the next shelf atop it, we got the exact space needed for that tub.




Then we just worked our way up (it is a 2-person job in my opinion; someone has to squeeze while the other person screws in the screws.)



Then eventually you have your rack!

Not sure how you want your heating; I use ExoTerra heatmats and dimmers to control them, and my hotspots stay at a nice consistent 90 degrees. Others were are muy knowledgible on Flexwatt.

[Steven_ucf]

Very nice looking rack you built, how many snakes do you have?

Best of Luck,

Steven

[Ginevive]

We have the seven that fit into this rack, and then an '06 girl who's in a seperate tub.. we need to build more for anything that comes along in the future though.

[muddoc]

Jen,
I would say that the special bit was probably a counter-sink bit with a pilot bit in the middle. It is sold at most hardware stores as a set. We use a number 8 bit when we build our racks. I hope that helps anybody wondering what Jen used.