ZoologyGirl
06-27-2007, 02:47 PM
Feel free to move this tread if need be, I'm not sure exactly where to put it.
Well I've decided to redo my old bird playgym. The old one was fantastic but took up way too much space in my rather small apartment. I am also moving soon so a smaller gym will be easier to transport. I've decided to chronicle the destruction, design, and construction of my new gym.
First, here are some pics of the construction of the old gym.
Skeletal Frame:
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/2931/pvcgymzs6.jpg
With Toys:
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/9605/gyms0001fv4.jpg
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/8720/gyms0002pg8.jpg
That gym was taken apart and the pieces were used to build my newer compact gym.
Design: The numbers are only approximations and were changed throughout the process.
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/2314/img0159pl3.jpg
Skeletal Frame:
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/5795/img0155kx8.jpg
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/9171/img0154ii9.jpg
Jute Twine Added:
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/9396/img0156ok8.jpg
Finished with Toys and Birds approval:
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/772/img0158yl7.jpg
I designed the smaller gym to easier fit on top of something (board, piece of linoleum, newspaper, etc...) and catch falling poo...especially since my new apartment will have lighter colored carpet. When including the Boing in the dimesions it is approximately 14in.x18in.x24(h)
Well I've decided to redo my old bird playgym. The old one was fantastic but took up way too much space in my rather small apartment. I am also moving soon so a smaller gym will be easier to transport. I've decided to chronicle the destruction, design, and construction of my new gym.
First, here are some pics of the construction of the old gym.
Skeletal Frame:
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/2931/pvcgymzs6.jpg
With Toys:
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/9605/gyms0001fv4.jpg
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/8720/gyms0002pg8.jpg
That gym was taken apart and the pieces were used to build my newer compact gym.
Design: The numbers are only approximations and were changed throughout the process.
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/2314/img0159pl3.jpg
Skeletal Frame:
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/5795/img0155kx8.jpg
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/9171/img0154ii9.jpg
Jute Twine Added:
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/9396/img0156ok8.jpg
Finished with Toys and Birds approval:
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/772/img0158yl7.jpg
I designed the smaller gym to easier fit on top of something (board, piece of linoleum, newspaper, etc...) and catch falling poo...especially since my new apartment will have lighter colored carpet. When including the Boing in the dimesions it is approximately 14in.x18in.x24(h)