Outdoor cage?

[pumilio123]

Hi,

I use industrial plastic tubes or custom made glass for the drainage. At the front I use normal E-profiles for the pvc screens:
First I built some cages for outside with a changable top. I used plexiglass to give the chameleons some protection if it's to rainy:







Glass drainage system:



Here's the terrarium a bit to big for the glass drainage, I have to build here a terrarium which is a bit smaller:



to put the aluminium together I use blind rivets. It's not the easiest way but it's very stable. To fix the aluminium screen I use as many clamps as possible. The aluminium screen is in general the biggest problem building the cages, it's horrible to tighten it if it was delivered in a reel

Best regards
Benny

 

[GiantDayGecko.com]

"Pumilio123", you are opening my mind to some hardware components which I was unaware of.

What is a "bind" rivet and an "E-profile"? I see how the plexi glass slides on the track but still do not get how the door would attach with an "E-profile" and how the "blind" rivet works to attach the aluminum tubes.

Enlighten me please!

Thanks, Jon
wwwGiantDayGecko.com

 

[pumilio123]

Hi Jon,

E-Profiles are the standart solution in Europe for glass terrariums front doors. They look like this here:

and that's how e-profiles work:

And that's how blind rivets work:
How blind rivets work by USA manufacturer, aDP Rivet

Hope it helps you

Best regards
Benny

 

[GiantDayGecko.com]

Great stuff, thanks for the info!