pvc cage building for dumies

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[@jesselove3715]

I love these "for dummies" videos that take place in a professional wood shop. /s

[@cocoscorner6419]

Us too!!

[@K8Stuff]

Whilst showing pretty much none of the build process.

[@rosten2k]

Exactly... just get you a saw, woodshop table, know the measurements on hand 😂

[@rosten2k]

Let's rename this video! "PVC cage building by dummies" 🔥

[@user89011egrh]

Sick enclosure man! Is PVC board same as SINTRA board? TIA

[@cocoscorner6419]

To be honest, I have no idea lol

[@Ibaneddie76]

Why is everyone so secretive about PVC board? You won't lose out on sales just because you help some fellow hobbyists out who don't want to buy pre made cages but like you want to build their own. Kind of irritating to be honest. You guys build really nice cages though, keep up the good work.

[@cocoscorner6419]

Realistically we buy from a major supplier that you can call and order from but having an LLC and buying 30 sheets at a time are where we get our discounts from. If you bought the same material as us, it would cost the average person 7 dollars less than one of our cages

[@rickylafleur2069]

look up for komatex and buy it wholesale a whole pallet the stuff is dirt cheap

[@rickylafleur2069]

you would save way more than only 7 dollar by building them by yourself they sell black 24x24x24 for 270 i pay about 60$ to build this size with high grade komatex sheet just buy it wholesale

[@cocoscorner6419]

@@rickylafleur2069 60 dollars including glass and slides? How do you make the cage fronts and cage out of half inch material for 60 dollars? And what wholesaler do you use?

[@TheA420ron]

Love that michigan weather right? Try basement with frogs lol

[@gangxstaa]

How thick is the sheet?

[@MrOxford]

Interested in buying one of these from you guys, could you tell me how to get ahold of you for more details on prices for different sizes?

[@jayheilbrun]

Any recommendations on finding a good place to source 4 x 8 sheets of PVC without getting completely gouged?

[@cocoscorner6419]

There really isn't. We have a company account and order ours by the pallet through a large official supplier in order to get the price down. So check out scaletopia on Facebook to get quotes on a cage, but we can't give out our suppliers info

[@Dewey_Boondye420]

gay af! they aren't going to tell us because they want us to BUY their cages.

[@cameronjohnson3736]

@@Dewey_Boondye420 lmao! Even if that is the case you would likely have to buy at least 200 sheets at around 25 bucks a sheet. Manufacturers/suppliers wont let you buy 1 sheets. Its gay af.

[@tonyjohns2204]

Great video. What was the stuff at home depot you used for vent covers

[@cocoscorner6419]

It's called union jack. It's made for custom vents for HVAC use

[@tonyjohns2204]

@@cocoscorner6419 thank you very much for your speedy reply. You have given me many good ideas. I hope your company exceeds beyond your wildest dreams

[@cocoscorner6419]

@@tonyjohns2204 thank you so much for the support, I appreciate your kind words

[@MeruemsRose]

I’m guessing you’re still not making them but I’d pay if you’ve come back to it for some reason. I hope all is well with your family, great video, I may have to try it!

[@cocoscorner6419]

Yeah, I'm sorry but I've actually found some much more lucrative side gigs so I never got back into cage building

[@mypawfectfamily]

This is amazing! Thanks Are you still selling cages? I would be very interested!! I keep telling myself I can diy this, but I’d probably mess something up lol

[@cocoscorner6419]

I am sorry but we have stopped selling cages

[@Ochibason]

@@cocoscorner6419 why?

[@cocoscorner6419]

@@Ochibason personal/family related reasons

[@Corvus31]

@@cocoscorner6419 Bummer! I just found this video, and I'm in southeast Michigan.

[@franciscogarcia3152]

Hi great video, I have a question I’ve asked a lot of places to buy pvc board but seem to not understand what I’m looking for to build my own enclosure. What is the “correct” board name or what is the material of the pvc board?

[@cocoscorner6419]

It is 1/2 inch expanded PVC The biggest problem is sourcing it. It took us a long time to find a supplier and it wasn't until we were buying 15 sheets at a time that the price became low enough to be cheaper than buying a premade cage

[@joseradiation]

Look up plastic welding. It's simple and will not only make your cage more aesthetically pleasing, it will also make it leak proof.

[@cocoscorner6419]

What we do now with out cages is actually screwless and a very specific PVC glue that actually melts and bonds the seems making the joint stronger then the PVC sheet itself and seals the cage water tight as well

[@vamplayaa308]

@@cocoscorner6419 what is it called?

[@cocoscorner6419]

@@vamplayaa308 it's just PVC glue that you use on PVC plumbing. Just clean with clear acetone instead of that purple stuff

[@allietilley1632]

I’m looking into making an enclosure for my ball python but I can’t find anything that would work where did you get the pvc??

[@cocoscorner6419]

A plastic and polymer supplier that's local to Detroit. The only way we could make it for a reasonable price was bulk orders of 25 4x8 sheets at a time

[@KillahReptiles]

Was the PVC from Home Depot & are these safe to stack if scaled up to 7ft Long x 3ft Deep??

[@cocoscorner6419]

PVC came from a wholesale composite supplier, cages that big should probably have additional supports if stacked

[@rachaelallenrorrer6883]

I liked the second look but first with the self and I would like to know how much it would cost with it shipped flat unassailabled but everything with it and precut to wv for a 4x2x2 with the the glass or without and plastic doors ?

[@cocoscorner6419]

I am sorry but due to some family issues we dissolved scaletopia as a cage building business

[@rachaelallenrorrer6883]

scaletopia ah sorry about that hope ur family is safe and will send prayers for ur family and if u ever decide to change ur mind please let me know thank you love ur videos has helped a lot with research if I can get tools to build my own.

[@RandBReptiles]

Nice Shirts!

[@cocoscorner6419]

Thank you. Jaci said we sent one your way, right?

[@708hydro]

I would love to order one of these how do I order?

[@cocoscorner6419]

I'm sorry to inform you that due to some family matters, we are no longer building cages

[@mattkenyon3588]

What tracks are you using for the glass to slide on exactly?

[@cocoscorner6419]

We made them ourselves out of pvc

[@atoadaso1561]

Go Wings

[@Joy-eo3nv]

Very nice I don’t even have your equipment

[@bjsreef6620]

This was a great video, What thickness was the board you used in the video.

[@cocoscorner6419]

Everything we use is 1/2 inch PVC. If you look us up on Facebook and Instagram we have actually become successful enough with cage building that we are selling them as a full business now

[@tigerclaw5374]

@@cocoscorner6419 How big is the 1/2 PVC?

[@cocoscorner6419]

@@tigerclaw5374 it's 1/2 of an inch thick

[@mariacallas9962]

Ok I least you do more than playing video games in your basement...cool vid but as a dummy that vid was made for,when was the silicon part? Take care.

[@cocoscorner6419]

Title was more click bate as we grew as a company. Didn't show everything we did or how we did it because we got into cage building and selling nationwide for a while until some family emergency came up and my brother and I decided that we should close scaletopia LLC and downsized our snake collections as well. It was fun while it lasted

[@nathangrima6503]

How thick is the board? And is it just normal screws?

[@cocoscorner6419]

1/2 inch PVC and exterior screws. Don't want them to rust with humidity

[@Letty_critters420o65]

How much would the first one be?

[@nicklashokanson1515]

Hey! I live In Jackson, Michigan....Where are you located, I'd like a cage....Do you have a way to contact you....Let me know, Thanks!

[@cocoscorner6419]

If you look us up on Facebook it Instagram we will have contract numbers to get ahold of us. That being said, we have limited availability due to some personal, unforseen circumstances. Just a heads up

[@katiebug5273]

Where are you located in Michigan??

[@cocoscorner6419]

Oakland county

[@katiebug5273]

@@cocoscorner6419 do you still build cages? Or could you kind of walk me through building my own? This video is great but not in depth. I’m pretty crafty

[@cocoscorner6419]

@@katiebug5273 the problem is finding the material. If you can find pvc sheets for a decent price, then you cut it down so the sides fit on top of the bottom piece, and then we would clean the edge with acitone and use a PVC glue and then brad nail it to hold it in place while the glue dried. Then for the glass we used 1/4 in thick non tempered glass that rode in tracks we made using a router table. Just made the tracks an extra .030 inches wider than the glass

[@katiebug5273]

@@cocoscorner6419 I wondered how hard it was to find the PVC here in Michigan. I’ll have to see if I can get my hands on a router. I’ve never actually used one before. We’ve soooo many other tools just not anything really of that sort.

[@cocoscorner6419]

@@katiebug5273 right on. It's a learning experience. You could see the quality of the cages we made drastically increase for the 5 we made

[@Ochibason]

Cool. Updates????

[@tonytone-dy5uk]

I’m interested in a cage love the builds

[@robertmoore1123]

What kind as size of router bit?

[@cocoscorner6419]

We have custom cut router bits for cnc from a local carbide shop

[@Ibaneddie76]

@@cocoscorner6419 What size

[@cocoscorner6419]

@@Ibaneddie76 1/8 inch for rounding corners and a 5/16 for hoging out the front

[@jamelknight9425]

Do you guys build iquana enclosures as well??

[@Letty_critters420o65]

Looks great I would love one but I'm in California it looks great!!

[@cocoscorner6419]

So sadly, right now we are in a transitional period do to some personal issues, where we are selling off our cage building business. It will still be called SCALETOPIA and it is going to be ran by a friend of ours but until we get everything figured out we don't know how much he will be asking for shipping and cages

[@razrsharp6327]

You said SE Michigan. You anywhere near Trenton? Also are you guys still making/selling custom enclosures?

[@cocoscorner6419]

Sadly no. Some unforseen circumstances have come up and made us dissolve SCALETOPIA. We are still breeding ackies ad snakes though, just downsized from when we were and stopped doing cages

[@Ejay_exotic]

I’m in California if you guys still make cages I’m definitely interested

[@cocoscorner6419]

Sadly no, we had to close shop

[@IAMGiftbearer]

When you get this going again I would like a quote on how much it would cost including shipping to Georgia. I really like the full length shelf!

[@cocoscorner6419]

I'm sorry but it doesn't look like we will be making cages anymore

[@hannahliabenow9405]

scaletopia why not?? :(

[@cocoscorner6419]

@@hannahliabenow9405 do to some personal family matters we stopped building cages and downsized our collection

[@hannahliabenow9405]

scaletopia aw I’m so sorry. I love this video! Hope things get better

[@cocoscorner6419]

@@hannahliabenow9405 thank you so much for the support

[@ronb9420]

You guys still take orders?

[@cocoscorner6419]

Sorry but no

[@mariacallas9962]

Still did not watch the vid but the title’s made for me so,let’s watch this!

[@mariacallas9962]

Sorry to read that...best of luck for what next.

[@thegreatbatsgy7018]

Whats the song and artist at about 2:31?

[@cocoscorner6419]

It was a free song through the we video editor

[@Hoggzexotics]

“For dummies” and people with a workshop and all the tools yeah okay then

[@cocoscorner6419]

Yeah. Just like all home made things, it's cheaper than buying it so long as you have 7k in tools lol

[@tylerhoppe5184]

you can weld it together

[@kennethkester1173]

Do you ship to Nevada

[@cocoscorner6419]

If you message the scaletopia account of Facebook or Instagram with what cages or racks you want, we can give you a full estimate with Shipping included

[@kennethkester1173]

Thank you

[@patrickbrick8865]

What are you doing for heating an lighting? Thinking of going to home depot an have them pre cut some PVC for my ball python an make one. Not sure how heating an lighting would work yet... tia

[@cocoscorner6419]

Pro heat radiant heat panels are the best, heat tape on a really good thermostat like a herptstat and we do custom led lighting brackets for either led or uvb. And just a heads up, it's hard to seal PVC on a butt joint, that's why we router all edges and use a specialty glue made for PVC board

[@patrickbrick8865]

@@cocoscorner6419 sounds good! I have zoomed uth with thermostat would that work? An I was gonna run a led light strip with a remote. An figured jb weld or another form of glue or caulking would work.

[@cocoscorner6419]

@@patrickbrick8865 real heat tape like flexwatt is a lot more consistent then the zoomed stuff and I am really for herpstats, or ve electronics thermostats. you can try it all out but I would recommend messaging scaletopia on Facebook for pricing to have one delivered and ready to go