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Adrenaline101
03-19-2013, 05:46 PM
Well I didnt get a ton of pictures along the way I slightly forgot but here goes.
Copied most of this from my Rep Canana post.

Including the MistKing I purchased from Greg the total cost of this was roughly $250, give or take some gas and beer money.
Dimensions are 5x3x2 of useable space + room in the bottom for future projects/ improvements.

It started off as a free melamine, heavy as all hell entertainment center, which of course suffered some damage in transit
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee123/hellself/Lizards/61F61FC8-0ACF-4064-8B8D-5414CFF7B959-765-000000AF3B541D54.jpg
Got the top section all epoxied together, so that it lifts off the shelves below, as it wont fit down the stairs to my current place.
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee123/hellself/Lizards/499DA4F7-1ACD-4D35-90AC-E14E1381B967-765-000000AF4CBD4DE3.jpg
Some scrap pieces left from making a 4x2 and 3x2 ( too ugly to show) and here we have a back and a 12" high litterdam
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee123/hellself/Lizards/E9F337B1-CC28-4529-AC78-80EE49BDECE5-765-000000AF53C8B6FF.jpg
Fast forward 2 coats of truck bed liner coating, 3 coats of varathane, an improper glass requirement measurement which involved jig-sawing down the litterdam by 1/4" and re-siliconing the glass track on.
1/4 float glass installed, double light fixture wired in, and mistking installed.
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee123/hellself/Lizards/DDEB34BE-4D1A-41F3-B8DD-7FFEDD7B820D-765-000000AF7245EAC3.jpg
How it currently sits, need more trees which are still drying and some overhead lighting would be nice
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee123/hellself/Lizards/FA5F313C-7AD6-41C2-8103-F505C6B8D0E2-765-000000AF7DC9A478.jpg
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee123/hellself/Lizards/2A902395-8B6E-4C13-966D-F9B684C41E3A-765-000000AFAB42222C.jpg
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee123/hellself/Lizards/318B5604-1CFC-4DEA-A4FB-1167D8376128-765-000000AFB5C30EDF.jpg
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee123/hellself/Lizards/D152D345-92FE-43EC-9D50-F0EBAC9DF1A4-765-000000AFBD8734E4.jpg

Blizzard14
03-19-2013, 08:23 PM
woah!!! sweet! what are you gunna put in it?

miketleopardgeckos
03-19-2013, 08:45 PM
There's a monitor already in it. Look where the bright lights are pointing on the left side :) you'll see it

Adrenaline101
03-19-2013, 09:33 PM
My new pair of black tree monitors are in there.
although its actually supposed to be for my ackies, hence the 1' litter dam to stuff it full of dirt.
if I was to do it again the main thing I would change would be to do a lot more prep sanding of anything with veneer on it to promote adhesion of the varathane.

RyanGSP
03-20-2013, 05:47 AM
Nice concept! Where did you find the black trees?

Adrenaline101
03-20-2013, 07:33 AM
I got the black trees from Jim @ j&j's.
I am trying my best to help him retire early :p

Blizzard14
03-20-2013, 04:50 PM
oh wow!! i didnt see him in there !! ahha hes awesome!