First of all thanks for reading.
I bought a Sportsman incubator off Craigslist that the auto turner didn't work. Found out it was a $4.00 roller switch and it turns every 2 hours like clock work.
Since mine has the double wafer thermostat setup on it I want to update to electronic for less variance in temp.
Now at TSC a Little Giant foam incubator cost $45.00 here in FL and is electronic. I have one that has only hatched one batch before I got the Sportsman.
Has anyone tried this adaptation? Seems like it would be simple to do and is cheaper than buying the $78.00 thermostat from GQF.
Any suggestions or comments would be great.
Now for the hatcher. Would exterior plywood work without chemicals from the treatment killing everything or is there something safe to coat regular plywood with that would be safe?
I'm going to use the incubator as my pattern.
Also pondering an idea for heating and a fan. We have 2 small heaters that are about 8 to 10 inches square that sit on desk tops and consist of a heating element and 2 speed fan. My wife uses one when she bathes our little one and it's probably about 6 years old now. I would open it up and wire the fan to stay on constant on which ever speed would work and feed the power to the heating element from a thermostat. From a Little Giant for $45.00 or a wafer set up.
Sportsman came with 3 wire bottomed setting trays and could use one as a pattern to make hatch trays.
Are the Sportsman models made from cabinet grade plywood and painted with special paint to protect it or what?
Thanks,
Brian from Palatka, FL
I bought a Sportsman incubator off Craigslist that the auto turner didn't work. Found out it was a $4.00 roller switch and it turns every 2 hours like clock work.
Since mine has the double wafer thermostat setup on it I want to update to electronic for less variance in temp.
Now at TSC a Little Giant foam incubator cost $45.00 here in FL and is electronic. I have one that has only hatched one batch before I got the Sportsman.
Has anyone tried this adaptation? Seems like it would be simple to do and is cheaper than buying the $78.00 thermostat from GQF.
Any suggestions or comments would be great.
Now for the hatcher. Would exterior plywood work without chemicals from the treatment killing everything or is there something safe to coat regular plywood with that would be safe?
I'm going to use the incubator as my pattern.
Also pondering an idea for heating and a fan. We have 2 small heaters that are about 8 to 10 inches square that sit on desk tops and consist of a heating element and 2 speed fan. My wife uses one when she bathes our little one and it's probably about 6 years old now. I would open it up and wire the fan to stay on constant on which ever speed would work and feed the power to the heating element from a thermostat. From a Little Giant for $45.00 or a wafer set up.
Sportsman came with 3 wire bottomed setting trays and could use one as a pattern to make hatch trays.
Are the Sportsman models made from cabinet grade plywood and painted with special paint to protect it or what?
Thanks,
Brian from Palatka, FL
