My fancy, home made incubator.

[MAllen]

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No worries, 3 days I got, 80 egg bator/hatcher I need. It's the perfect size for me. By the way, I saw a post here somewhere that showed how drilling a few holes in the cover on a hot water heater thermo that can be had at Lowes for around 9 bucks made it hold temps to within a degree. All the guy did was drill three holes in the cover.

 

[walkswithdog]

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That makes perfect sense. I think if you can do that in and around 300 you'll do some knockout business. Now I just have to save up, don't I - because now I have a new want it. LOL.

editor's side note. Dimensions not demolitions unless you're going to blow it up - grin...

 

[cbiblis]

Mallen: i saw the same post and tried a fish heater and that water heater design with this build. but the thermo i found in a space heater was a lot better. it regulated temp a lot better. anyhow how much did you pay for your build? On a side note, i could duplicate the dickey incubator to the label on the front and still sell it a hundred dollars cheaper then there asking. The 1/2 painted plywood would cost me about 15 dollars vs. the 70 dollars i am spending with the solid wood and sealer,for example. the purpose here is that i want to offer a system that you can put in your living room with a lamp on top. Also all of the parts that i use are very low in sound. I don't know if it's on half the time. That's why i put led indicators on the cabinet.

walkswithdog: well your looking at a better price, maybe, if you keep talking like you do. There are so many people out there trying to get something for nothing that it's hard to contend with. all i want is to build something that people want and appreciate for as little as possible. But i still have to make a small wadge and pay for the up keep of my tools. Before the economy fell, i was clearing 2500 dollars a week now i am renting my knowledge and tools out for 10-12 dollars an hour. to ask someone to front there knowledge and tool expenses for there own savings is exploitation and that's very, very frustrating. I am confident that i am offering a better product that even toughs on the market. Even if i ask people to match the price for a better build then there still getting what they pay for. Not to mention if it comes down to it i will start a web site and sell replacement parts for these builds for cost. But for now i will personally guaranty the builds and secure it with my personal address and telephone number and offer a 1 years warranty against defects. I'm just a squirrel trying to get a nut in this economy. Not to mention trying to keep busy to get my wife off my back, which is a hole nother story. It's hard when you spent the last 20 some odd years in a trade, then have to find an alternative to make a living.

 

[mahalo4]

Well heck I am not a master carpenter so I was saving for a dickey/but i would much rather pay you 300 for the 2 tray w/hatching tray on bottom so I am saving for yours if you are really going to make some count me in just pm me with more details when closer to target date I will subscribe to this thread!

 

[cbiblis]

Very well, i will e-mail you when i complete the build. I will know then for sure if i can keep the build under 300 for sure. Of course this doesn't include the shipping that will have to be extra. I am located in Murphy, nc you have the dimensions from the earlier post if you want to check ups for cost. Actually you, and anyone else for that matter can e-mail me at [email protected] with your specifics. Might need to let me know what type of wood whether or not you want it finished or unfinished type of themo etc.

 

[MAllen]

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Your word backing the incubator for a year and giving a name and phone number for replacement parts in case something goes wrong is good enough for me my friend. I want to be first on the list for the incubator we're speaking of, 2 tray with auto turner and a hatcher ... yada yada yada ... and so on. If you can build it for $300 or less I'll buy it, happily!

Shipping via UPS should not be that much, so consider it a done deal.

Best Regards,

Matt
PS. Hope you have a PayPal account, but if not that's OK.

 

[cbiblis]

yes i have paypal however i've never have gotten money only spent it.lol so in order for me to keep track e-mail me. i have a feeling that i might lose track of the orders and specifics. thanks

 

[MAllen]

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eMail Sent.

Matt

 

[FenDruadin]

I love this thread. I totally agree that there has got to be a market for the desktop-sized, two-tray furniture-quality incubator. I want another incubator for hatching in and I'm half convinced I'm going to order one of these from you when I'm ready.

Personally, I would love the option to finish the wood to match decor. Also, I would want a high quality electronic thermostat--is it possible to get one that has a digital read-out, so you can just set it to, say, 99.5 degrees and expect it to maintain at that temp? And easy to replace parts.

I'm not ready to order one now, but I just wanted to chime in so you could begin to gauge what kind of a market there might be for that.

Good luck with it!

 

[cbiblis]

i would say yes iamacuriouscat. If there is a model out there that has a electronic thermo with a digital setting then i can order from them as a replacement part and incorporate it into my cabinet. Keep an eye out and let me know if you see a control that you like and make note of it. If all goes well then i will build it for you. good news is that your in my state so shipping will be cheap.