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[DanaLachney]

Nobody can say I don't love my MoonPie I'm currently sitting here drilling holes in my plastic tote lid to make a big hole to put my CHE in SOOOO MUCH DRILLING OMG!!!

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WOOT!!! I finished it! But the hole is a lil bit too big :'(

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[wellington]

Welcome to tortoise mommyhood

 

[DanaLachney]

Welcome to tortoise mommyhood

Yay lol I probably poked my fingers with the screw a hundred times and burnt my fingers at least a dozen. But I don't have any aluminum foil so what else can I use?

 

[Yvonne G]

Ya ever hear that old saying..."the right tool for the job..."? Just so you know, "they" do make an attachment for your drill that makes a big hole.

 

[Jacqui]

Yeah but Yvonne, if she had used the correct tool, she would not have the wounds to prove to Moonpie how much she likes her.

 

[DanaLachney]

Ya ever hear that old saying..."the right tool for the job..."? Just so you know, "they" do make an attachment for your drill that makes a big hole.

HAHAHAHA! I had to use what I had available if I had a jigsaw it wouldn't have taken me like two hours either but hey it's finished reguardless of how it got accomplished right? Now if I can just find some aluminum foil APPARENTLY everyone I know is out :'( tomorrow I'm going to my mammaws to look for some wood and will be back at square one unfortunately...

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Yeah but Yvonne, if she had used the correct tool, she would not have the wounds to prove to Moonpie how much she likes her.

Exactly! See Jacqui gets me

 

[wellington]

While you are out getting the wood from your moms, get her tinfoil too. She probably has it. Mothers have everything

 

[DanaLachney]

While you are out getting the wood from your moms, get her tinfoil too. She probably has it. Mothers have everything

Well it's not my mom it's my mamaw but she raised me so she is basically my mom but we ate over there tonight and she didn't have any and my aunt didn't either. BUT I'm gonna buy some. One question though if I use aluminum foil on the plastic tote lid will it melt? If not I don't need the wood lol

 

[wellington]

While you are out getting the wood from your moms, get her tinfoil too. She probably has it. Mothers have everything

Well it's not my mom it's my mamaw but she raised me so she is basically my mom but we ate over there tonight and she didn't have any and my aunt didn't either. BUT I'm gonna buy some. One question though if I use aluminum foil on the plastic tote lid will it melt? If not I don't need the wood lol

Sorry, I don't know what a mamaw isSo I figured mom. I am from the North, I don't know that Southern slang

 

[DanaLachney]

Sorry, I don't know what a mamaw isSo I figured mom. I am from the North, I don't know that Southern slang

LOLOLOL what do u call ur grandmother mamaw is my grandmother

 

[wellington]

Grandmother or grandma my son calls my mother mema and my dad papa or grandpa or grandfather, usually grandma and grandpa. Mamaw is all yours Just picking, but really it's yours

 

[DanaLachney]

Grandmother or grandma my son calls my mother mema and my dad papa or grandpa or grandfather, usually grandma and grandpa. Mamaw is all yours Just picking, but really it's yours

I have a MaMaw, memaw, a GG (great-grandmother) and a Pawpaw and Pepaw my kids have a MaMaw, memaw, GG (great-great grandmother) Nanna, and a MeMe. a bunch of pawpaws and pepaw lol that's all the different ones used around here

 

[Redstrike]

Ya ever hear that old saying..."the right tool for the job..."? Just so you know, "they" do make an attachment for your drill that makes a big hole.

Their called hole saw bits:
http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc...langId=-1&keyword=hole saw bigt&storeId=10051

They are a bit pricey, but they last a long time and are SO handy to have in your bit collection.

Those CHE's get hot, be sure you have enough space between the CHE and your plastic lid. I used a piece of plywood sandwich between the plexiglass and the CHE to buffer the heat a bit. I think I put a pic of this in a previous thread of yours. Something to consider.

 

[Jacqui]

Grandmother or grandma my son calls my mother mema and my dad papa or grandpa or grandfather, usually grandma and grandpa. Mamaw is all yours Just picking, but really it's yours

I have a MaMaw, memaw, a GG (great-grandmother) and a Pawpaw and Pepaw my kids have a MaMaw, memaw, GG (great-great grandmother) Nanna, and a MeMe. a bunch of pawpaws and pepaw lol that's all the different ones used around here

Now this is just getting downright confusing to my simple mind. Glad we just had Mom, Dad, Grandma or Grandpa, and then for the Greats well ya just add that Great at the beginning.

I can't believe nobody has foil. Maybe they are too busy keeping names straight to remember to buy some. I am safe, I have a new and a partial of the big foil and a roll of the smaller size.

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Those CHE's get hot, be sure you have enough space between the CHE and your plastic lid. I used a piece of plywood sandwich between the plexiglass and the CHE to buffer the heat a bit. I think I put a pic of this in a previous thread of yours. Something to consider.

Very good reminder!!!

 

[DanaLachney]

Ok well after drilling holes yesterday for what seemed like forever and today cutting a spot for my basking light this is what I got. It's not pretty but i think it'll do the trick

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Ok well it wont let me upload anymore pics it says I've reached my attachment quota?

 

[DanaLachney]

Ok well it seems to be working pretty well I'm just worried it's too hot in there now lol

 

[ALDABRAMAN]