Finished two cages this past weekend of the basket type as shown in Cecil's post on page 1. If I bought all the materials used in the construction, each cage would of cost about $50 to build. This cost does not include the top cover or stitching twine. Each cage measures 3' diameter x 4' deep.
Materials: (1) Top and bottom hoops(bottom one is not necessary) were 10' pieces of 1" black poly well pipe. Pipe price is around 50 cents/foot. $10
(2) Netting (with shipping) ran about $2.45/linear foot. 14'/cage. (10' for the side piece, 4' for the bottom piece.) $34
(3) To give some rigidity to the cage, I cable-tied three pieces of 1" x 4' PVC pipe(sch 40) between the top and bottom hoops. $3.50
(4) Cable ties and plastic barbed nipple. $3
(5) One saturday morning western movie.
Priced a 36" x 8' piece of metal roofing at $31. Cut into pieces this would be more than enough for 3-4 cages, my guess. So add another $7-8 for a top.
Many thanks to Bill Cody for the twine and detailed build instructions!!
