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mangoandmimi · 01-23-2019, 11:59 AM

I hope it is - but like I said I’ve had the same issues with two detolfs now. Remember most people don’t fill it up with 7-8 inches of bedding either, as well as that less dense substrates like clean and cozy are often used too all of which will help prevent bowing. Most people don’t seem to have issues. Glass cracking because of the bedding however has definitely been a reported issue. So at the end of the day it’s entirely up to you whether you want to take the risk or not.

The dimensions in that tutorial are incorrect, I’ve made two lids about 77.5cm long I think and the width will depend on the width of the wood you use if you use regular straight cuts.

01-23-2019, 11:59 AM
mangoandmimi Little Miss Tinytoes Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: UK Posts: 7,036	Re: Detolf Advice I hope it is - but like I said I’ve had the same issues with two detolfs now. Remember most people don’t fill it up with 7-8 inches of bedding either, as well as that less dense substrates like clean and cozy are often used too all of which will help prevent bowing. Most people don’t seem to have issues. Glass cracking because of the bedding however has definitely been a reported issue. So at the end of the day it’s entirely up to you whether you want to take the risk or not. The dimensions in that tutorial are incorrect, I’ve made two lids about 77.5cm long I think and the width will depend on the width of the wood you use if you use regular straight cuts.