Ventilation...

[chondro13]

Hiya guys,

If i can turf my darling flatmate out ill be making my CWD a shiny new viv within the next few months, ive got all the dimentions etc sorted out and i was looking into the ventilation, id like to put 7 of these (from the lovely looubylou211) around the top of the viv:

http://www.reptileforums.co.uk/equip...ndles-air.html

I think im pretty good at DIY for a girl, but i cant think for the life of me how you make a hole for these? surely its too small and tight to use a jigsaw? Can you take your wood to B&Q and get them to drill the perfect sized hole? Or can you buy drill bits big enough?

Any ideas? cheers guys

[Lotus Nut]

You will need a 70mm hole cutter and also correct abour to fit cutter so you can mount it in drill.

[loxocemus]

a hole cutter as previously mentioned, or draw ur circle (jar bottoms etc are always good) drill a good sized hole just inside the line (in the hole area) and pop in a jigsaw brrrrrrrrr brrrrrrrrrrr brrrrrrrrrrrrrr done deal

if u dont have a jigsaw u can buy a pad saw for about a fiver or less (hebay) its like a manual jigsaw and not as prone to lopping off digits either.

rgds
edward

Originally Posted by chondro13

Hiya guys,

If i can turf my darling flatmate out ill be making my CWD a shiny new viv within the next few months, ive got all the dimentions etc sorted out and i was looking into the ventilation, id like to put 7 of these (from the lovely looubylou211) around the top of the viv:

http://www.reptileforums.co.uk/equip...ndles-air.html

I think im pretty good at DIY for a girl, but i cant think for the life of me how you make a hole for these? surely its too small and tight to use a jigsaw? Can you take your wood to B&Q and get them to drill the perfect sized hole? Or can you buy drill bits big enough?

Any ideas? cheers guys

[loobylou211]

Ive been reliably informed by a customer that the lid of a wax worm tub is an exact same size so wud work well as a template. They are 70mm diameter, but I would recommend buying a hole cutter which attaches to the drill, it will give a much more professional finish!........

[Stuart C]

also if your going for a holesaw, remember to get the right sized arbor for it the larger sizes of hole require a bigger arbor , and then also make sure that it will fit in your drill .. unlike I did .

[AreBee]

by far the cheapest way is to buy a 'downlight cutting set' from B and screw.

It's about £5, it comes with 3 hole saws, and an arbor. (everything you need)

the only down side is that the hole it cuts is *slightly* (72mm, not 70mm) too big for lou's vents. so all I did was to wrap a length of stick on felt ( £1 from B and screw for a sheet, as well as tons of other felt protective pads) around the vent. it makes the seal very tight!

[AreBee]

Originally Posted by Stuart C

also if your going for a holesaw, remember to get the right sized arbor for it the larger sizes of hole require a bigger arbor , and then also make sure that it will fit in your drill .. unlike I did .

yes this aswell!! most holesaws arbor's have 13mm fittings, and most drills only have 10mm chucks.

the B&Q kit i mentioned has a 10mm arbor.

[chondro13]

Sweet - cheers guys! I have an electric drill (i have the ability to steal the jigsaw off the father) but i think a trip to B&Q will be much easier and less emotionally expensive...