Ingredients
* Aluminum corners at least 10x10x1mm or a wooden beam with a cross section of at least 20x20 mm;
* Plexiglas 50X80 and 50X100 for 2pcs;
* silicone sealant, preferably transparent. To seal the bottom can be white;
* plastic sheets for the bottom and cover of 2 pieces of 50X100;
* bolts and nuts (note that for the bottom you need long, and for the walls are short);
* bars around the perimeter of the cover.
Instruments
* Electric fretsaw;
* drill, wood drill for plexiglass drilling, metal drill for corners. Choose the size of the drills for the bolts;
* screwdriver and screwdriver, because you have to twist a lot;
* invisible hair or paper clips;
* a large film in case you work at home, and not in the workshop.
Recipe
1. Trim 4 aluminum corners so that they match the height of the future florarium. It is advisable to measure directly on acrylic sheets so that there is no excess.
2. On large sheets, use the clips or invisible to fix the cut corners.
3. Put the glass with the corner on a wooden beam and drill holes in the places of future bolting.
Recommendations for working with plexiglass:
1. Always use a small drill bit, for example 2mm, first. If you immediately drill large, then plexiglass can crack. After that, you can enlarge the hole with a larger drill.
2. Always put plexiglass on a wooden beam in the place where the hole will be. If you drill, leaving it “in the air”, then the plexiglass will bend and may crack.
3. Do not overdo it when tightening the bolts, plexiglass can crack.
4. Fasten the corners on the long sides of the florarium with bolts and nuts.
5. After the corners are attached to the long sides of the florarium, attach two side walls to one of them, then attach the second long wall to them. Caution, at this stage the whole structure is especially fragile and easily “walks”. Any strong bend can break plexiglass.
6. Now for the bottom and top of the florarium you can assemble rectangles from the corners that will insert INSIDE Plexiglas boxes.
7. Fasten the rectangles from the corners inside the Plexiglas box with bolts and nuts. The side that will touch the plexiglass can be lubricated with a transparent sealant.
8. Lubricate the corners of the future bottom with sealant, put on top a plastic sheet that will be the bottom, fix it, for example, lean against the wall. Drill 2-4 holes through the bottom and corners, fix the bottom with bolts. For reliability, drill a few more holes on each side and also fasten with bolts.
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9. Florarium is ready. (1000) To make the cover, simply screw the wooden beams around the perimeter of the plastic sheet with nails.
10. A fan and a hygrometer can also be installed to control humidity. To do this, you must:
• drill holes for mounting the fan with long bolts;
• make a large "window" in the wall of the florarium. To do this, drill several large holes around the perimeter of the future “window”, and “cut” plexiglass with a red-hot knife.
