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Re: Big Trays
I had some custom made "big trays" for a researcher here.
Four 4ft by 12 ft 6 inch deep trays. I had them made by a plastics shop.
Each one was $100 each.
This plastics shop principle business is making plastic displays and
containers for stores and supermarkets. I think most moderate sized
cities would have at least one of these.
They are made of 1/8 inch sheet pvc (the same kind of plastic used for
plumbing pipes). The plastic sheet is bent by heating it on a long
electric element. I had them make u shaped troughs and glue the ends on
them.
The 1/8 inch thick plastic does not have much strength so it sits in a
plywood frame for support.
The more adventurous "do it yourselfer" could use a thicker platic, a heat
gun and a plywood form to make whatever size they want.
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Gordon J. Holtslander Dept. of Biology
holtsg@duke.usask.ca 112 Science Place
http://duke.usask.ca/~holtsg University of Saskatchewan
Tel (306) 966-4433 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
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