Really well done cabinet!
And of the homemade for sales I've seen - one of the better ones.
If you're going to sell, using pics off the webpage I have a couple of suggestions.
Neaten the wiring by the fan and at the panel, I'd suggest enclosing the switch panel wiring with something. I'd suggest that anyway simply for long term use in a wet environment.
If I were buying I'd want one pic with all the trays in place, full of eggs even better. Even if you have to just fill it with store bought for the picture. List the number of eggs it actually holds.
I think you did a tremendous job. Though I hate to see a master carpenter out of work, I love the results.
Since it's not computerized you'd come in under the cost of the computerized types.
Using a non-standard thermostat... that's going to hurt you. Thermostats go out, replacement should be simple. There's the same drawback to your choice of heating element.
That brings your costs down, but to some folks it's going to limit what they will pay, since if either goes out, there's significant tinkering to replace those.
My cabinet bator is a 1900's Leahy. I got it for 75.00 from a lady cleaning out an old barn.
It had a wafer thermostat and the industry standard heating element. The heating element still works and replacing the wafer was 25 bucks and easily done by locating any poultry supply place.
There's something of an advantage to standardization.
Your costs were around 200 and labor. One the same size as yours from Dickey or Sportsman, around 600.
You can't price it like a computerized model.
I'd consider selling it in the 400 plus range.
Make a model with fewer shelves, more standardized equipment, even slightly smaller and you might find a nice niche of sales in the 300 dollar range.
I happen to love my two shelf mini-fridge homemade. Bigger than the foam and plastic table tops but small enough to sit on my desk. A gorgeous wood one in the same size range might sell EXTREMELY well.
A lot of people would like the capacity for more than 40 eggs but don't want the capacity for 400.
I think you are definitely on the right track and consider not finishing the outside until ordered and doing a custom stain. Lots of people would like to match furniture if it's indoors.
I hope that's helpful.
And of the homemade for sales I've seen - one of the better ones.
If you're going to sell, using pics off the webpage I have a couple of suggestions.
Neaten the wiring by the fan and at the panel, I'd suggest enclosing the switch panel wiring with something. I'd suggest that anyway simply for long term use in a wet environment.
If I were buying I'd want one pic with all the trays in place, full of eggs even better. Even if you have to just fill it with store bought for the picture. List the number of eggs it actually holds.
I think you did a tremendous job. Though I hate to see a master carpenter out of work, I love the results.
Since it's not computerized you'd come in under the cost of the computerized types.
Using a non-standard thermostat... that's going to hurt you. Thermostats go out, replacement should be simple. There's the same drawback to your choice of heating element.
That brings your costs down, but to some folks it's going to limit what they will pay, since if either goes out, there's significant tinkering to replace those.
My cabinet bator is a 1900's Leahy. I got it for 75.00 from a lady cleaning out an old barn.
It had a wafer thermostat and the industry standard heating element. The heating element still works and replacing the wafer was 25 bucks and easily done by locating any poultry supply place.
There's something of an advantage to standardization.
Your costs were around 200 and labor. One the same size as yours from Dickey or Sportsman, around 600.
You can't price it like a computerized model.
I'd consider selling it in the 400 plus range.
Make a model with fewer shelves, more standardized equipment, even slightly smaller and you might find a nice niche of sales in the 300 dollar range.
I happen to love my two shelf mini-fridge homemade. Bigger than the foam and plastic table tops but small enough to sit on my desk. A gorgeous wood one in the same size range might sell EXTREMELY well.
A lot of people would like the capacity for more than 40 eggs but don't want the capacity for 400.
I think you are definitely on the right track and consider not finishing the outside until ordered and doing a custom stain. Lots of people would like to match furniture if it's indoors.
I hope that's helpful.
