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Need help naming/finding something to stabilize two of these together at a distance of between 6"-12" apart.
(lemmy.world)
Like the title, I have a small DIY project where I’m going to put a gerbil tunnel system connecting two of the enclosures in the image together. Because the transparent window is thin clear plastic they aren’t really strong enough to handle any force at where the tunnels will connect to the windows.
So, I want to put stabilizing bars connecting both enclosures together at their frame. I’m thinking like a 1”x1” hard plastic bar, that’s 6”-12” long, at the corners of the window that lock into square plates that have three sides lifted (“c” style) to slot and lock the bar into. I don’t know what this would be called. Idk where I would find it. But, this seems like something I’ve seen before and should exist.
Does anything come to mind?
Are you trying to stabilize the tunnel or the whole cabinets to each other? Or both the cabinets to the wall?
Cabinets to each other, probably 3-4 stabilizers, 1 per corner of the windowed sections between the two cabinets.
Why not stabilize the cabinets to the wall, like with child proofing wall anchors?
What's going in the middle? I think the easiest/best looking way to do this is to add some shelving at the bottom/middle and that could stabilize the two cabinets together. And if necessary add extra bracing in the back behind the cabinets.
I went ahead and used large binder clips.
I pushed the two cabinets together, removed the clear windows adjacent to each other, wrapped the wood in that thick and pliable clear plastic shelf liner, then used binder clips every 3-4” across the inside of the whole frame of the windows, marrying the two cabinets together with a plastic seal. Worked like a charm and much less intensive.
Now, I did have to buy a jig saw and shave 1/4” off the inside edges of both top display windows/doors. They wouldn’t shut otherwise.