Wazzel's mostly SPS 120
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Wazzel
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Well, I was supposed to be in Disney with the rest of my family this week, but something came up that required me to stay home. I already had the vacation booked and was close to my accrual limit so I worked on my tank stand.
Replaced the split board, added the trim piece, filled all the holes, made the doors and sanded it all down for stain. Probably going to stain it tomorrow.
I got these old table tops I use to work on. Here is a door being assembled.
A test fit of the right hand door.
The front doors.
Sanded ready to stain.
Replaced the split board, added the trim piece, filled all the holes, made the doors and sanded it all down for stain. Probably going to stain it tomorrow.
I got these old table tops I use to work on. Here is a door being assembled.
A test fit of the right hand door.
The front doors.
Sanded ready to stain.
Wazzel
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Thanks. I am in shorts and bare feet today doing the staining.
Wazzel
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Here is today's progress. One coat of dark walnut stain. Need to deice if I want it darker and what sheen on the poly. The inside is going to be white. I want to get the outside stained and sealed first. I am kind of a messy painter and did not want to get any paint on what I wanted to stain. Easy enough to wipe paint off poly.
Wazzel
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Thanks Dennis. I had not planned for a liner. I figured a couple of coats of weather proof paint and calking the seams would hold any minor spills.
Still on the fence for the CaRx. Talked to many people that switched over and have been happy. Kind of has me leaning that way.
mhucasey
Acros & wieners, oh my!
I switched over in December and it's been rock solid for me. That being said, I use a peristaltic pump to pull the effluent and a CarbonDoser electronic regulator to get that effect. Without those two items you just need more vigilance and maintenance.
mhucasey
Acros & wieners, oh my!
Here is today's progress. One coat of dark walnut stain. Need to deice if I want it darker and what sheen on the poly. The inside is going to be white. I want to get the outside stained and sealed first. I am kind of a messy painter and did not want to get any paint on what I wanted to stain. Easy enough to wipe paint off poly.
It's all up to personal preference so I will speak from mine. I would keep staining until the grain blended better, I like a more subtle wood grain and I love the dark wood.
Wazzel
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I am going to give it a second coat of stain. I like the grain contrast, but want it a bit darker.
aggie13reef
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The stand looks great. One day I would really like to build a stand for my 65 that gives me more room underneath. Great work on the documentation process! Can't wait to see the tank on it filled up!!
mhucasey
Acros & wieners, oh my!
second coat of stain applied.
Now we are talkin! That looks much richer and better!(I build furniture as a hobby so I'm pretty picky about it). All of course my opinion but I think it looks great!
mhucasey
Acros & wieners, oh my!
I have a ton of projects including my previous wood tank stand sealed with Tung oil. That gives an awesome soft glow to the wood and seals it nicely against water. It's like a shellac if you haven't used it before, goes on wet and the wood soakes it up, then it hardens and you buff it out.
