CatsnClownfish
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Hello,
I am working on assembling a 50 gallon (roughly) tank using 0.5" acrylic. I'm using Weld-On 4 and 28 gauge steel wire for the pin method. I have bonded a few tanks before, but never using the pin method until now.
Following some advice in another thread, I have bonded one long wall to the two short walls. I plan to bond the second long wall to the two short walls soon, at which point I'll have the whole exterior bonded together except for attaching the top (which is a routed-out brace) and the bottom piece. Here's my question:
- How would I use the wire method to attach the walls to the top or bottom since all the walls are bonded together?
If I put wires in on only one end (say one of the short ends), how will I get the wires in for the other three walls when I bond them"”won't it damage the bond on that short end when I lift the other walls to insert wire?
If, on the other hand, I put all the wires in and then bond one wall at a time, the one I'm bonding won't sit totally flat because the other wires will still be in.
And lastly, if I try to put all the wires in and bond all the edges in a row, taking the pins out as I go, I'm pretty sure I'll fail to get them out before the Weld-On 4 gets into setting.
So, what's my best option? Like I said, I was following the advice in another thread and I thought of this situation a bit too late (three cheers for my awesome pre-planning skills on this).
Thanks!
I am working on assembling a 50 gallon (roughly) tank using 0.5" acrylic. I'm using Weld-On 4 and 28 gauge steel wire for the pin method. I have bonded a few tanks before, but never using the pin method until now.
Following some advice in another thread, I have bonded one long wall to the two short walls. I plan to bond the second long wall to the two short walls soon, at which point I'll have the whole exterior bonded together except for attaching the top (which is a routed-out brace) and the bottom piece. Here's my question:
- How would I use the wire method to attach the walls to the top or bottom since all the walls are bonded together?
If I put wires in on only one end (say one of the short ends), how will I get the wires in for the other three walls when I bond them"”won't it damage the bond on that short end when I lift the other walls to insert wire?
If, on the other hand, I put all the wires in and then bond one wall at a time, the one I'm bonding won't sit totally flat because the other wires will still be in.
And lastly, if I try to put all the wires in and bond all the edges in a row, taking the pins out as I go, I'm pretty sure I'll fail to get them out before the Weld-On 4 gets into setting.
So, what's my best option? Like I said, I was following the advice in another thread and I thought of this situation a bit too late (three cheers for my awesome pre-planning skills on this).
Thanks!