DIY Christmas Present Enclosure! :)

[RuselBro]

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Not Finished yet, Still have to Stain, Seal and Epoxy the Whole thing, Then Install the 3 Piece's of Glass, Finish the Top Hinged Door And then Decorate and let it Air out for a Few Day's and Bring it inside and See how My little Buddy like's it. I have to Thank My Uncle Tarby "My Moms Brother" and my Aunt Wendy "My Mom and Uncle's Half Sister" for Buying all the Material's "$200" and Thank my Uncle for Building it, I helped, but the Real Credit Goes to Him.
I'll post More Pic's when it Stained, Sealed and Epoxied, and when it's finished.

 

[RuselBro]

Material's Bought.
2 Full Sheet's of Birch Wood 4 x 8 Feet.
4 Piece's of Birch Trim 1 x 1/2 Inch's thick by 5 Foot Long.
2 Piece's of 10 x 12 Glass Sheet's, 3/36 Thickness.
1 Piece of 18 x 36 Inch Glass Sheet, 3/36 Thickness.
1 Bottle of Tight Bond Premium Wood Glue.
1 Roll of Iron on Medium Color Birch Wood Trim.
Roll of Chicken Wire Screen "we already had"
And that came out to $150 Total.
Plus The Stain, Sealer and Epoxy, Hinge's and 24 Inch Florescent Tube Fixture will Total it out to about $200. Took us about 5 or 6 Hour's to Build.

And the Inside Floor Space Measurement's are "47 1/2 Inch Long by 22 1/2 Inch Wide by 19 Inch High".

 

[dragonov]

Looking really nice! I like how you integrated the stand.

 

[RuselBro]

Thank You! It was my Uncle's Idea. I just wanted a Simple Enclosure that I could just Sit on top of a Table and use Some-what Cheap material's to build it with. But My Uncle wanted to make me Something that would last me for the Rest of my Life as Long as I take care of it, and when he Build's something, He goes all out! Lol. But I was very Surprised about him wanting to spend that much and Build it for me, but it's the Greatest Christmas Present ever, between spending the time with him building it and everything, plus the Enclosure itself, I couldn't have asked for anything Better!
And I'm sure my Beardie is going to love it!

 

[SpitFyre]

You know, you only need to capitalize proper nouns (names) and the beginnings of sentences, right?

 

[RuselBro]

You know, you only need to capitalize proper nouns (names) and the beginnings of sentences, right?

Yes, I know this. I went to School.
It is My Way of Showing Emphasis.
Instead of ALL CAPS LIKE I'M YELLING! I Capitalize the First Letter to Show it would be said Differently.

 

[RuselBro]

We got the Lid On with some Nice Hinge's, got trim put around the Whole Top, Patched Nail hole's and Tiny Crack's with Wood Putty, Will be sanding and Staining today, possibly Sealing and Putting in the Epoxy on the Inside, Ohh Also have a made a 12x12 Removable Hide, Stair case to top of Hide, and like a Plat Form Going across the back wall to a Little 8x7 basking spot/chill space on the cool side.

 

[BrendaKay]

I always wound up capitalizing a lot by mistake by pressing for to long on my old blackberry. Then I went and got an iPhone, and now I fat finger everything and hope Siri corrects it. Bleh. Smartphones........ LOL!!

Love your enclosure and what an awesome gift from your Uncle!!!! Can't wait to see the finished product and hear how your beardie likes it!!

Great job!!!

 

[RuselBro]

Haha Yeah, it's just how I type, I'm on my netbook.

And we Got it Sanded and Stained today, tomorrow will be Polyurethane, and Epoxy, Then let it Air out a Few Day's, Then Move in My Beardie! xD He's going to think it's a Mansion at First. Lol.

 

[RuselBro]

Got the Enclosure Sanded, Stained, Polyurethaned, and Epoxied, and got the Glass in with Silicone. Got it Bedroom letting it Finish Drying, with a Heater and Fan in front of it. Anyone have any Idea how Long the Smell should Take to go away? I mean everything is Pretty much Dry, but you can still smell the Fume's Like crazy?

 

[BrendaKay]

My guess is daaaaaaays if not even a full week depending on how much used, brand, etc.

 

[RuselBro]

So the Epoxy on the Inside was dry and had no Smell, so I started Decorating it a Little, then got Carried away and went ahead and set it all up for now, and put Shenron in, there is no smell nor fumes on the Inside of the Encosure, but the Outside Back of the Enclosure still Smell's a little but it Shouldn't affect him nor come into the Actual enclosure.

But He really seem's to love it, running around and exploring, checking everything out, he even Black Bearded me 3 TIME"S xD He seem's like he got a little Territorial, Like "No Stay Away! This is MY New Big Home!" Lol. It was pretty cute tho. I'll get some Pic's up as soon as I have a Decent Camera around me.

 

[RuselBro]

I'm still waiting for a Decent Camera or Cel Phone to be around me so I can take some pic's to put up.
I must say it Look's amazing, My uncle got Offered $800 to build one Just like it! xD

But Yeah, I may take some Pic's using my NetBook for now just to show everyone the General Layout, it's just wont have Very Good Detail/Pixiling at all.

 

[BrendaKay]

Can't wait to see!!!!

 

[rafa2k]

You know, you only need to capitalize proper nouns (names) and the beginnings of sentences, right?

lol, I had auto adjusted to the extra capital letters and just kind of ignored it until it was pointed out. Now I can't help but focus on the excessive use of capital letters.....Thanks a lot SpitFyre!! lol