A few days ago, I wanted to give my tortoise a new home. I searched online and found that a finished box costs more than 600 or 800! I'd better make it myself, either because I don't like other people's products or because I'm poor. . . Let me show you a picture of the finished product first. . .
The actual finished product is much more beautiful than this photo. My photography skills are too poor.
Total accessories: 9 three-dimensional tees, 44 three-dimensional fours, 100 flat fours, 35 flat tees, 4 flat twos, 168 10 cm PVC pipes, 2 130 cm PVC pipes, 2 70 cm PVC pipes (total length 2080 cm, 22 1 meter required)
Tools required: A pair of gloves, a saw, a ruler, a Take the hammer.
Use a saw to separate the pipes. There are burrs, but it does not affect the use. If possible, ask the store to help you cut the size.
Then put a design drawing . I made it on the computer randomly, but I found out when I used it. The quantity I calculated was too much. Except for the pipes, the material calculation was relatively accurate. There was a lot of other materials left. However, it also had something to do with me reducing the height of one layer.
This design drawing took me more than 3 hours, especially the calculation accessories, which made me dizzy.
The total cost was: 133 yuan. I have no experience, and I made a mistake in calculation. If I calculated it correctly, it would be enough to spend up to 80 yuan. Of course, it does not include hammers and rulers. I bought this thing before, only the PVC water pipe I bought. , three links, four links and so on.
Calculating twice more can save dozens of dollars.
Now that everything is ready, let’s start splicing. This thing actually has no technical content, it’s just a drawing, and your patience, because this assembly can only be done with the drawing. Well, you don't even need a blueprint, you just know how to put it together. Cut all the PVC water pipes, and then let’s put them together. It was very fast to put together, it took about half an hour to put together, mainly because it took a little time in the early stage. It takes a lot of time to make drawings, cut pipes, remove rough edges, etc. After
is assembled, use a small hammer to knock it up and down, left, right, back and forth, and back and forth several times to make the cage strong and you're done! ! ! Your little pet is ready to move in! ! !
Because I raise tortoises, there is no need to make the top. If yours needs to be the top, just replace the three links at the top with the four links, and just do the bottom part in the middle. Well, remember to make a small door, otherwise your pet won't be able to get in. . .
Notes:
First, the cage gap. The pipe must be reduced by 1 cm. For example, my original gap in the middle was a 10 cm square. When I cut the pipe, I cut the pipe into a 10 cm square, but the actual result was a 11 cm square because I forgot to connect the joints on both sides. distance is included in the calculation. So, if you want to make 6cm spacing in the middle, you cut 5cm tubes.
Second, clean the burrs of the pipe. Use a saw to cut the pipe. There are burrs on both sides of the pipe. When this thing is inserted into the tee and the four-way, if it is not cleaned, it will not be easy to insert and it will get stuck easily. You use your gloved hands and rub it a few times to remove the rough edges. It's very simple.
Third, be patient when inserting the tube. Don't be impatient, it's easy to insert it wrongly. I did the bottom first for the first time. Unexpectedly, the tee I inserted in the border part should actually be the four-way, which directly caused me to spend more than 20 minutes to do it again. That's about it for
. If there is anything I need to add, I will write it in the comment area when I think of it.
