The ChelSEA Hotel: UNDER CONSTRUCTION

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Re: The ChelSEA Hotel: UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Post by CrabMater » Sat May 06, 2017 8:18 pm

GB- you saved the day. Im searching for Plastic canvas?
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Post by GotButterflies » Sat May 06, 2017 8:21 pm

CrabMater wrote:GB- you saved the day. Im searching for Plastic canvas?
Yes, like what we use for the pools...I don't know another name for it..I'll try to find it on Amazon ;)

I get mine from Michaels: http://www.michaels.com/darice-plastic- ... 7C10812586

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Darice-33029-1-P ... tic+canvas
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Re: The ChelSEA Hotel: UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Post by CrabMater » Sat May 06, 2017 8:25 pm

GotButterflies wrote:
CrabMater wrote:GB- you saved the day. Im searching for Plastic canvas?
Yes, like what we use for the pools...I don't know another name for it..I'll try to find it on Amazon ;)

I get mine from Michaels: http://www.michaels.com/darice-plastic- ... 7C10812586

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Darice-33029-1-P ... tic+canvas
This is perfect. Thank you.

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Re: The ChelSEA Hotel: UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Post by GotButterflies » Sat May 06, 2017 8:28 pm

Yw! My pleasure! Don't forget small zip ties :)
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Re: The ChelSEA Hotel: UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Post by CrabMater » Sat May 06, 2017 8:29 pm

GotButterflies wrote:Yw! My pleasure! Don't forget small zip ties :)
Yep! Ebay has the sheets and zip ties. Thank you again. I had no idea what that plastic was called.

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Post by GotButterflies » Sat May 06, 2017 8:31 pm

Anytime :)
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Re: The ChelSEA Hotel: UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Post by CrabMater » Fri May 12, 2017 4:24 pm

Hey Crabbers, been playing with my hamster wheel. The mesh doesnt seem to sit flush. It's in no danger of coming loose. But do you think crabs can/will push themselves under the mesh?
http://imgur.com/a/4wB76
The zip ties hold it in place but there two fingers worth of space under the mesh.
http://imgur.com/a/qlatT
I didnt bother clipping zip ties bc i didnt know if i was taking the whole thing apt.
Any advice on this? Ready to go or heck NO. :banana:
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Re: The ChelSEA Hotel: UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Post by daws409 » Fri May 12, 2017 7:07 pm

CrabMater wrote:Hey Crabbers, been playing with my hamster wheel. The mesh doesnt seem to sit flush. It's in no danger of coming loose. But do you think crabs can/will push themselves under the mesh?
http://imgur.com/a/4wB76
The zip ties hold it in place but there two fingers worth of space under the mesh.
http://imgur.com/a/qlatT
I didnt bother clipping zip ties bc i didnt know if i was taking the whole thing apt.
Any advice on this? Ready to go or heck NO. :banana:
Drill holes between the ones you already have and add a few more zipties. Should solve your gap problem. Otherwise looks good!

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Re: The ChelSEA Hotel: UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Post by CrabMater » Fri May 12, 2017 7:50 pm

daws409 wrote:
CrabMater wrote:Hey Crabbers, been playing with my hamster wheel. The mesh doesnt seem to sit flush. It's in no danger of coming loose. But do you think crabs can/will push themselves under the mesh?
http://imgur.com/a/4wB76
The zip ties hold it in place but there two fingers worth of space under the mesh.
http://imgur.com/a/qlatT
I didnt bother clipping zip ties bc i didnt know if i was taking the whole thing apt.
Any advice on this? Ready to go or heck NO. :banana:
Drill holes between the ones you already have and add a few more zipties. Should solve your gap problem. Otherwise looks good!

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Oh. Ok daws. I started doing that but then didnt finish. Awesome.

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Re: The ChelSEA Hotel: UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Post by CrabMater » Sat May 13, 2017 4:11 pm

Take Two
Wheel was redone. Looks way better.
http://imgur.com/a/QfvCB
Only a little bit of slack. I think it would be awful hard to get into any trouble with this
http://imgur.com/a/uMBVs
It spins freely and i think if i can keep it suspended, should work out.
We've been cleaning and moving furniture. The new tank is huge and we literally had to move our sofa to accommodate it along the wall i want it by.
My husband asked me if we were "redecorating the living room around the crabs?"

Of course we are :crabblush:
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Re: The ChelSEA Hotel: UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Post by daws409 » Sat May 13, 2017 4:48 pm

Wheel looks great!

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Post by GotButterflies » Sat May 13, 2017 4:56 pm

Love it! He knows you well CrabMater! He's a keeper!! Lol!!!


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Re: The ChelSEA Hotel: UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Post by CrabMater » Sat May 13, 2017 4:56 pm

daws409 wrote:Wheel looks great!

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YayImage thanks.

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Re: The ChelSEA Hotel: UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Post by CrabMater » Sat May 13, 2017 4:57 pm

GotButterflies wrote:Love it! He knows you well CrabMater! He's a keeper!! Lol!!!


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Re: The ChelSEA Hotel: UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Post by GotButterflies » Sat May 13, 2017 5:47 pm

That's awesome Crabmater! Congrats! My husband and I just celebrated our 19th wedding anniversary last month :)
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