Show me Your Fancy STANDS!!!

Not much compared to many of these but....65 with a 20 gallon QT next to it. Pics suck but it was a fun build.

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My 125

My 125

I built the stand and canopy in my living room and kitchen!
 

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Can someone help me out here
I have a 36x18 tank I want to build a stand for with nice trim
How do I have to cut the wood for the the trim to sit fine?
Can anybody help me please
Stand I would like to make is 2x4
 
My 150gallon

My 150gallon

This is my stand for my 150 gallon that I had to build in my living room, because my previous 125 gallon tank sprung a leak and had to put the fish in something. I think it turned out very nice, although I cant take credit for the design. I did copy it from someone in the beginning of this thread.

The wood is oak veneer plywood with some poplar and oak trim. Its all stained and 3 coats of polyurethane. its hard to see that the wood is stained in the picture, but the stain I used is a sunbleached wood stain.

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Each miter cut was done out side and fitted. LOTS OF WALKING BACK AND FORTH!!
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Here's my latest one for a club member:

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Made with bamboo... if you've never worked with it I suggest you keep it that way. It is a super tough wood, dulls the blades quickly!!

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If you want to follow along you can by clicking on this thread
 
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Here's my latest one for a club member:

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Made with bamboo... if you've never worked with it I suggest you keep it that way. It is a super tough wood, dulls the blades quickly!!

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If you want to follow along you can by clicking on this thread
 
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Happy new year everyone!
And there are some incredible stands on this thread so I figured I would ask some advice. I am in the process of building a 125G stand and the only issue I might run into is how to make flush 45 degree cuts to connect two corners of trim.
My tools are pretty minimal and I believe my circular saw has a way to make the cuts but not sure how I would get them exact.
Thanks in advance and great stands!
 
Happy new year everyone!
And there are some incredible stands on this thread so I figured I would ask some advice. I am in the process of building a 125G stand and the only issue I might run into is how to make flush 45 degree cuts to connect two corners of trim.
My tools are pretty minimal and I believe my circular saw has a way to make the cuts but not sure how I would get them exact.
Thanks in advance and great stands!

The easiest cheapest way IMO if you don't have a lot of trim to cut is to buy a miter box and saw. They are fairly cheap and you can make very accurate and clean 45 degree cuts. Here is a link to one at lowes for $15. http://www.lowes.com/pd_48795-355-20-600Y_0__. If you live near a harbor freight you can pick one up for less than $10. Just make sure you utilize the the mounting holes in the box and mount it to a workbench or something solid and it will make cutting the pieces a million times easier. Here is the harbor freight link http://www.harborfreight.com/miter-box-with-saw-66562.html
 
The easiest cheapest way IMO if you don't have a lot of trim to cut is to buy a miter box and saw. They are fairly cheap and you can make very accurate and clean 45 degree cuts. Here is a link to one at lowes for $15. http://www.lowes.com/pd_48795-355-20-600Y_0__. If you live near a harbor freight you can pick one up for less than $10. Just make sure you utilize the the mounting holes in the box and mount it to a workbench or something solid and it will make cutting the pieces a million times easier. Here is the harbor freight link http://www.harborfreight.com/miter-box-with-saw-66562.html

Thank you! I will have to grab one.
 
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