dadoftwins
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kewl stuff .. I think the setup is sometimes the best part. I will be waiting to see the stand because I will be doing my own build soon. Thanks for showing
It has arrived, my new frag tank!!
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titoav15
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looks good! When you go to put the hose on heat the hose with a heat gun (or hair dryer) then wet the plastic nipple and push on. then cable clamp or zip ties to hold in place. if you do the zip ties make sure the tube is still nice and warm
Thanks for the tips did not realize to do to heat the tubes! Will be using cable clamps all the way
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Went to Lowes today and picked up some wood to build the stand. I bought 1 x 4 pine.
All I needed was:
2 of 12' 1 x 4
1 of 4' 1 x 4
A pack of wood screws
wood glue
And of course, some imagination (not sold in Lowes or HD)
began by cutting some peices:
4 of 26"
4 of 16"
4 of 36"
In progress building:
All I needed was:
2 of 12' 1 x 4
1 of 4' 1 x 4
A pack of wood screws
wood glue
And of course, some imagination (not sold in Lowes or HD
)began by cutting some peices:
4 of 26"
4 of 16"
4 of 36"
In progress building:
looking good! If you are open to some constructive advice - consider placing a matching set of supports that you have on the front and back plane on the sides - this will help spread the pressure if the top wants to move side to side or front to back while the base stays in place. as great as wood screws are, 20 gallons of water alone is 167lbs + tank+ what goes in. figure 200 pounds which if bumped into has 8 screws holding it from tipping.
the other perk is that skinning the stand (which adds a lot of strength) will be easier as you will have a surface to attach to that is a bit larger.
give me a call on finishing the edges. if you go real wood I can route the edges to pretty much anything you want. if you go plywood use the iron on edge banding (I just made a desk like that and the stuff works!)
the other perk is that skinning the stand (which adds a lot of strength) will be easier as you will have a surface to attach to that is a bit larger.
give me a call on finishing the edges. if you go real wood I can route the edges to pretty much anything you want. if you go plywood use the iron on edge banding (I just made a desk like that and the stuff works!)
titoav15
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I am always open to advice! That's a great idea Pascal, I will add extra support on the sides, thank you I was planing on adding some sort of top for the stand. Since I dont have a router, I was going to go the easy way and just buy some nice looking molding for the front and and side edges... but I will give you a call and we can discuss options I also have to figure out what I want the sides to look like, it would be nice if it was just one peice of solid wood but I dont think they make a 26" x 26" as a whole?
I was planing on adding some sort of top for the stand. Since I dont have a router, I was going to go the easy way and just buy some nice looking molding for the front and and side edges... but I will give you a call and we can discuss options I also have to figure out what I want the sides to look like, it would be nice if it was just one peice of solid wood but I dont think they make a 26" x 26" as a whole?
titoav15
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looking very nice can just picture what it will look like finished filled and fragin
Thank you! Same here, it's a dilemma tho because I can't wait to set it up and get it going but also this is like the best part
block head
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not bad. if you used wood glue, it should be stonger than the screws. plywood /veneer "skins" or plywood laminate skins will stiffen that bad boy up. Hd might even cut it for a couple of bucks.
good call on having HD or Lowes cut the plywood. if you are nice they do very precise work.
titoav15
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Thanks!
I believe that it is 13.3 gal.
titoav15
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Update on the stand:
After putting the frame together, I took it apart put some wood glue + clamp it down for best results, screwed it back together waited overnight.
Went to HD and found some AWESOME plywood!
Glued the top on today...
Stay tuned folks more updates on the way, possibly even today!
After putting the frame together, I took it apart put some wood glue + clamp it down for best results, screwed it back together waited overnight.
Went to HD and found some AWESOME plywood!
Glued the top on today...
Stay tuned folks more updates on the way, possibly even today!
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