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Old 08-03-2008, 04:34 PM
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Default Vents in plastic tubs?

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I just got a 32litre plastic box from Wilkos, just wondered how you guy make the vent holes in them?
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Hole saw, stainless stell gauze disk and then heat it on cooker and it melts in to the plastic.
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Ok, thank you. I have no gauze disk though, were do you get that from?
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Here you go:

Round Mesh Vents Suppliers of Arachnids and other quality Invertebrates
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Is there anywhere else I can get it or is there anything else I can use?
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A small drill or a soldering iron is a favourite
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I used a hot needle in a couple of hatchling boxes as the only ones I could find hd no holes lol, my poor hands!
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Old 08-03-2008, 07:34 PM
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I use a small drill bit and i drill from the inside so the rough edges are on the outside, then i sand the holes to make sure there are no rough bits.
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You can also use a soldering iron. Again, no rough edges.
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