Building a stand. What saw?

[jimboslice]

I screwed and nailed these together.

Had to screw this stuff in.

Had to use screws here also.

Slapped a top on.

$18 sheet of premium 1/4" plywood and $30 bucks of crown molding. Some good cuts and you get this. Glue and nailed the crown molding in with a smaller nails I bought. Hinges cost $2.50 Liquid nails cost $3


I guess that is about $83 not counting the saw. I have half the plywood and most of a 1x4 left over.

I moved everything to the living room from the bedroom. Whew


Silly crown molding cost more then anything else.

 

[JOSEPHLB]

Looks good.

One thing I've noticed is, it appears your screw strips are touching the ground, in addition to the legs. This would create a load bearing situation on your screw strips and screws.

 

[jimboslice]

I extended the screw strips all the way to the ground and to the top board. They are exactly flush on top and bottom. The load should be evenly dispersed with no stress on the screws. I thought it over and made them longer then the original design for further load support, since I used 1x4's instead of 2x4's. I don't see anything wrong with extending the screw boards as long as they are flush on top and bottom?

It's a tough stand, I got on top of it and tried to smash it down by jumping up and down on it with no luck. That was also before I put the side and front boards on.

 

[stugray]

Looks good!

However.... I would NOT have used that chip board to support the tank. If it gets wet it is about as useful as a wet paper towel.

You at least should have painted the heck out of it.

Stu

 

[hebygb]

Nice job... I am glad that the project worked well for you. w00t!

 

[jimboslice]

Yah, I kind of didn't want to use the press board either. It was set up so the tank would fit on there without the board, but figured what the heck. The tank is lined up exactly on the framing, the press board is just in between them. I was kinda thinking what the hell am I doing putting this crap on here lol. It was thick as hell though.

It actually holds up to water better then you would think. I have outside untreated covering 30 foot of dog kennels. It rains all the time with minimal warping or flaking up. That is why I used it. I had some left over from the dog kennels.

It is only tacked down with 4 small nails and can be switch out if absolutely needed, but moving a tank is not fun, even if its a 20 gallon. I did that last night, not to easy.

But yes... bad move on the press board, I had tons of paint here too. I could have painted it, silly me. The stand is awesome though LOL

 

[spsfreak]

Looks good, and the miter saw is the way to go IMO. To get exact straight cuts for the verticals... nothing better. Of course unless you are using a table saw. Again, good job - looks nice.

 

[JOSEPHLB]

How is the blade that is included with this miter saw you got?

I just picked up this miter saw for $60 Friday evening. Must have been a "black friday" sale.. even though it is still showing up for $60 online.

I'm in the process of building my stand and only have the frame done right now. I used a circular saw and clamped a square on my workpieces to do my cuts. It worked.. but its a pain. I figure a miter saw will speed this up a little. Plus.. another excuse to buy power tools

 

[scrombussquared]

A power miter saw is a great choice for any homeowner's tool collection. The Ryobi saw shown in the pictures is a good tool for the price. The included blade makes fairly smooth, splinter free cuts, as long as you don't force the blade into the material. A miter saw is the correct tool for making crosscuts in dimensional lumber (1x's and 2x's). I'm a professional cabinetmaker (yes, I build custom kitchen cabinets from scratch),and would recommend that the average DIY'er use a miter saw for crosscuts and miter cuts and a circular saw and straightedge for rips in plywood and paneling. Table saws can be dangerous, take up a lot of garage space and can ruin an expensive sheet of plywood in the blink of an eye. Just my 2 cents.

 

[stugray]

jimboslice,

Take your receipt in to HD for that saw.

They just slashed the price to $60

Stu

 

[james3370]

i bought a table saw, router table w/ router & miter saw yesterday at home depot. all ryobi stuff.

router table w/ router was $99. table saw was $99. miter saw was $60 :eek1:

i'm thinking i'm gonna take the table saw back & just buy my wood & use the clamped board & circular saw method, still debating on whether to return the router table/router combo. i'll need a router & a decent on is almost the same price as this one w/ the table included


Router Table / Router Combo

Table Saw was $99 in store....

Miter Saw sale ends today!!!!!!