Hamtastic
05-01-2011, 12:02 AM
I had some birch sheet covered plywood left over from making a base for Lucy's bin cage, and I used it to make a shelf with a ramp. To make it, I used a Stanley 10" Saw:
Stanley 10 in. Fine-Finish Mini Utility Saw - 20-221 at The Home Depot (http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-100654910/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053)
Tiny bits of wood glue, small nails, and sand paper to round and smooth edges. Overall, it's quite simple to saw soft wood like this.
I glued pieces of a cut thin wood bar onto the ramp to make a ladder for easier climbing. I used loop screws and keychain rings to attach the ramp. Each leg is glued and nailed to the bottom of the shelf. Total time to make it was ~30 min.
On the attached pictures, I have a Trixie Jesper house for reference.
The last photo is of a rectangular "base" I made from the same sheet of wood around the bin--it has no bottom, just serves as some cover for the hamster. Home Depot will cut your wood to any size you give them before you buy it, so I had a sheet cut into stripes of the height I wanted, and then I cut them to fit the bin at home.
Stanley 10 in. Fine-Finish Mini Utility Saw - 20-221 at The Home Depot (http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-100654910/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053)
Tiny bits of wood glue, small nails, and sand paper to round and smooth edges. Overall, it's quite simple to saw soft wood like this.
I glued pieces of a cut thin wood bar onto the ramp to make a ladder for easier climbing. I used loop screws and keychain rings to attach the ramp. Each leg is glued and nailed to the bottom of the shelf. Total time to make it was ~30 min.
On the attached pictures, I have a Trixie Jesper house for reference.
The last photo is of a rectangular "base" I made from the same sheet of wood around the bin--it has no bottom, just serves as some cover for the hamster. Home Depot will cut your wood to any size you give them before you buy it, so I had a sheet cut into stripes of the height I wanted, and then I cut them to fit the bin at home.