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[Duane867]

Is that glued as well ?

 

[SNAKEMANVET]

The center supports are not glued,The pressure will be coming down not out.I have not used any glue yet, the stand is already solid and when the burch and plywood are added it should hold the tank.I have thought about doing a load test by taking the stand where I work and putting a skid of axles on it.That skid is 40'' wide and 7' long and weights about 4500 lbs.

 

[stevedola]

use wood glue for the frame joints. its well worth the 3 bucks and little time. remember to put alittle on both sides of what youre glueing. that stuff is super strong and helps with bonding.

 

[stevedola]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12896353#post12896353 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jon56048
I had got all my wood from home depot and after my 2 free cuts they cut the rest for 25 cents a cut so with have them do it only cost me 2.50 to have all my wood cut. Just thought I would let you know this because 2.50 is lot cheaper then that saw lol the other really nice thing is that @ home depot they where able to cut almost all my wood @ the same time so lets say I need 4 legs well they took 2 8 foot 2x4 and cut them @ the same time kind of nice I would think then haven to cut each bored.
Well thanks every one for the help and a really sweet diy stand plan. The only thing now is the stand I put two-gether needs to be little bit tall so I am haven to re do my leg but other that this is monster

just be careful using HD employees to cut the wood. Ive yet to meet anyone Id want making my cuts at home depot. The few times Ive had them cut plywood sheets they werent even by anymeans. And dont forget the width of the saw blade when you mark up your wood. making a mark at 4' on a 8' board will have one end being shorter because of the 1/8" saw blade...might not make a difference in 1 cut but if youre making 3-4 cuts that little bit adds up. you can cut right on the line but that makes both pieces alittle off.

 

[danorth]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12901466#post12901466 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SNAKEMANVET
The center supports are not glued,The pressure will be coming down not out.I have not used any glue yet, the stand is already solid and when the burch and plywood are added it should hold the tank.I have thought about doing a load test by taking the stand where I work and putting a skid of axles on it.That skid is 40'' wide and 7' long and weights about 4500 lbs.

Do it man! Take a picture of it too if you can. I'd love to see it.


For anyone that has an issue as I did, the stand will come apart even with the glue, and the wood doesn't get messed up. A putty blade takes the glue/foam right off. Use a prybar to pull the pieces apart.

 

[stevedola]

heres a few pictures of my progress. picking up some corner molding and quarter round tomorrow and then the stain but so far so good IMO.
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[stevedola]

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[SNAKEMANVET]

Stevedola,That stand is really looking good.If you don't mind me asking what kind of wood are you useing for the skin.
Thanks David

 

[stevedola]

red oak and ty for the kind words.

 

[2thdeekay]

That wood grain looks really nice. How are you gonna finish it? Stain? Looks good as is!

 

[danorth]

I like that wood....looks great. Making me rethink on how I want to finish mine again.

 

[stevedola]

The wood is gorgeous. In person it has a nice redish quality to it and that beautiful grain will really stand out when it gets stain. if you see the doors in a few of pics, thats the stain im going with. a very natural honey oak finish. got to go to the depot today for the trim pieces so hopefully tomorrow I get them up. Im thinking of designing feet for it from excess oak to help lift it off the floor...maybe only 1.5 inches but after seeing it on the 2x4 blocks I like the look.

ty again for the nice words.

 

[jon56048]

what kind of white paint are you guys usen for the inside

 

[danorth]

I think it was suggested without looking, Kilz exterior primer?

 

[stevedola]

i used a gloss white enamel after priming.

 

[alkamar]

I was thinking of using red oak for mine to match the wood trim I put in my living room. Nice work stevedola.

 

[danorth]

Have to add this real quick.....since I had to go buy new wood again to rebuild the stand because the cuts weren't perfect, I thought I'd try 1 more shot at home depot. 2 2x4x10s cut at the same time for my 96.75" request. I helped line them up, helped to measure it out, thought we had it all figured out, she cut them I put them on the cart and remeasured just to be safe.....96" flat! Another employee walks up as I'm pointing out the fact that it was off by nearly 1 inch and says "well, we don't do precision cuts". I didn't argue, just got some new wood and cut it at home.

 

[SHOmuchFUN]

Figured I'd post some before/after pics of my stand...
Before/During:

Almost there:

Getting closer:

Done:

Only problem I've run into, is keeping it cool and dry inside the stand... The stand is somewhat sealed, next to a couple holes that were drilled for my power wires. I think I'm going to install a couple fans like these inside the stand to help keep it cooler and drier inside:

 

[alkamar]

Looks nice, SHOmuchFUN. What type of wood and stain? Is it a mahogany or cherry stain?

 

[danorth]

Yeah, that back is sealed. I wish I could set mine up like that, perhaps I will just for noise from pumps/skimmer. Very nice looking.