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I used a 1x2 and 2x4. That was my original idea but i didn't have bolts on hand. Certainly would make it stronger. To be honest the wood screws worked fine, and with a little care you can reuse the same holes. Bolts would certainly make a longer lasting cleaner jig!

Sounds like a similar idea, im not sure what a geared threaded rod is but always more then one way to do things. :thumbsup

Good point with the weight of the water, didn't even think about that. I learned a bunch from this cage. With the strecher i was flexing the wooden frame. Next time a much stiffer frame. I'm curious to see how much slant i need to get the eggs to roll out.

It is the stainless. And yes its got a perfictly smooth finish. The down side is its harder to cut and harder to get flat. I wish it was 1/2" x 1" but i just couldn't argue with free!

I thought of using ratchet straps, but i could not figure a good way to hold the cage in place while i stretched it with the resourses i had available at home. I was tempted to bolt it to the milling machine at work and use the crane to strech it but i figured there has to be a simple and cheap...

Working on building a quail hutch and i could not find good information on a simple and cheap way to get the hardware cloth super tight on the bottom of the cage so the eggs roll. Well i thought up a way to build a cheap strecher, and it worked well. Next time i will build a stronger frame to...