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Okay so my aunt gave me this antique (I think it's antique) display case. Lucky me, it's pretty much built already, so I just have to do the detail.
I have a problem though. The shelf in it does not pop out. How can I take it out without wrecking the whole thing? My only thought is to cut it out with a jigsaw, veeeeery carefully.
But, I ran into another problem. I was talking this over with someone, and he said that if I take the shelf out, the whole thing won't be stable. It's going to wobble because it won't be supported. I may have found a solution. The same guy told me I can just put thicker wood (because the backing on it is reeeeeeally thin wood) and it should be stable, if I took the shelf out. Any ideas?
I also thought about it, and I was thinking to keep half of the shelf in. The part of the shelf that's gona be removed will be a ramp to go to the bottom. The halfway point of the ramp will be the basking spot. Reason for being the basking spot, is that the fixture I bought will be way too close, and the dragon might burn itself.
Here are some pics:
Here it is with the stuff in it that I'm going to be using..... minus the big piece of wood. There is a 36" fixture with the uvb bulb, and just a regular fluorescent bulb. And there's an outdoor floodlight fixture that just plugs right in.
With nothing in it:
And my current beardie tank will just sit on top of it:
I have a problem though. The shelf in it does not pop out. How can I take it out without wrecking the whole thing? My only thought is to cut it out with a jigsaw, veeeeery carefully.
But, I ran into another problem. I was talking this over with someone, and he said that if I take the shelf out, the whole thing won't be stable. It's going to wobble because it won't be supported. I may have found a solution. The same guy told me I can just put thicker wood (because the backing on it is reeeeeeally thin wood) and it should be stable, if I took the shelf out. Any ideas?
I also thought about it, and I was thinking to keep half of the shelf in. The part of the shelf that's gona be removed will be a ramp to go to the bottom. The halfway point of the ramp will be the basking spot. Reason for being the basking spot, is that the fixture I bought will be way too close, and the dragon might burn itself.
Here are some pics:
Here it is with the stuff in it that I'm going to be using..... minus the big piece of wood. There is a 36" fixture with the uvb bulb, and just a regular fluorescent bulb. And there's an outdoor floodlight fixture that just plugs right in.
With nothing in it:
And my current beardie tank will just sit on top of it: