DIY stand with plywood

[bibuz]

a greeting to all friends, I saw lots of discussions about the construction of the stands.
beautiful work, better than those that are found in commerce.
I saw that everyone use wood and plywood.
I was wondering if you use normal plywood, or some variant.
with the plywood normal, there are problems with the water and with the humidity?

sorry for my english :lol2::lol2::lol2::lol2:

 

[EvenFurther]

There's plenty of different plywood grades that are acceptable.

Using a higher grade cabinet plywood is better for flatness, which makes constructing the stand easier. Everything must be perfectly level, square, and co-planer.

We typically stain/paint the outside, and paint the inside, which protect the wood.

 

[bibuz]

"evenfurther" thanks for the reply, what kind of paint is used to protect the plywood?
there is a step by step guide for making a stand?

 

[LeakyZ]

Theres a lot of stand build threads, just pick the one that resembles a stand you like. They are usually pretty comprehensive. I have followed a bunch of build threads on lights and stuff to help me along. I used Benjamin moore Advance paint to paint around my sump area, looks great and haven't had any issues with it. Birch veneered cabinet plywood is great for stain grade finishes. Good luck

 

[woodnaquanut]

@bibuz

I used Maple plywood because I wanted it to match the other wood in the room. Stained and finished to my custom stain.

On the inside I just sprayed several coats of polyurethane. If I did it again, I'd spray with the poly tinted white so it would be brighter under there.

BTW, nothing wrong with your English! Where are you from?

And welcome to Reef Central!

 

[dattack]

@bibuz

I used Maple plywood because I wanted it to match the other wood in the room. Stained and finished to my custom stain.

On the inside I just sprayed several coats of polyurethane. If I did it again, I'd spray with the poly tinted white so it would be brighter under there.

BTW, nothing wrong with your English! Where are you from?

And welcome to Reef Central!

WHERE do you buy your plywood? The bigbox stores the maple plywood was horrible in terms of chipping.

 

[woodnaquanut]

WHERE do you buy your plywood? The bigbox stores the maple plywood was horrible in terms of chipping.

I shop were the pro cabinet makers shop. I'm not a pro but they do take my cash! My experience is these stores have very little in the way of customer service.

You might look for 'hardwood supplier' or ask a custom cabinet shop in your area for suggestions.

All hardwood ply is hard to get good cuts if you don't have VERY sharp blades, a good saw (table or track) and zero clearance inserts. On a cross grain cut (the 4' direction on ply) some folks do a scoring cut first then another pass for final.

 

[billdogg]

^^^What he said^^^

Although I built my stand out of solid cherry, when it came time to make more kitchen cabinets that pretty much had to match what was already there, I got 3/4" Cherry plywood from my local Woodcraft store.

 

[zachts]

Once sealed good plywood is incredibly strong and durable stuff. The stand on my 55 gallon is a flat pack design (like Ikea furniture) 7 ply oak veneer plywood with just a top and bottom panel with grooves for three side panels to sit in, Open back with a cross brace and it is rock solid, sealed it with marine varnish inside and out and it's held up perfectly for over ten years now. It's going to out live my tank as the tank trim is starting to crack and it's about time to replace the thing........

 

[bibuz]

Thanks to everyone!
I finally bought the marine plywood

 

[davocean]

WHERE do you buy your plywood? The bigbox stores the maple plywood was horrible in terms of chipping.

Besides the chipping a lot of the HD or Lowes ply is Chinese made and very sloppy on the glue up, usually requires a bit more sanding and wood conditioner for stain if you buy from them, and I have plenty, but as mentioned my preference is a good hardwood supplier and some moulding suppliers around here carry good lumber.
In your area check for Reel, Ganahl, Frost, Austin, Saroyan for quality material