My rack

[GeckoCrossing]

I built this last year, but figured I should share it with everyone in case anyone needs ideas It's made out of 3/4" melamine from Home Depot. I just bought the huge sheets and cut it myself, with my father-in-law helping.

How I ran the Heat Tape:

Thermostat hooked up:

Supplies:

Finished:

I'm pretty satisfied with it for my first rack. Very sturdy, heavy and will last a long time. Next rack I build though will be exclusively for babies and made out of some lighter wood, and maybe with a separate top and bottom half for easier moving. Because moving that rack is a PITA lol.

I didn't get any pictures of the build in progress, so if you have any questions feel free to ask

 

[andrew5859]

It looks awesome! I would like to build one very similar to that one for babies. Too bad Im no good with power tools lol! How much would you estimate you spent in all?

 

[GeckoCrossing]

The wood was about $60. The foil tape, screws, electrical tape was about $10. The heat tape, I used 30 feet of the 3 inch flexwatt for $2/ft, so $60. 10 clip sets to hook up the flex watt. And the thermostat was the Helix DBS-1000 which retails about $130-$150. So a total of around $270/300. Lucky for me, I got the Helix for xmas lol

 

[OnlineGeckos]

Very cool, I wish I could build stuff

 

[HornerHerps]

where did you get the wood and are those 16qt tubs?