does anyone know how to skin a tank stand

[brooklynfc]

I have a home built 125 stand its is just the the frame. Girlfriend is complaining it is ugly so i wanted to know if someone could make the outside look nice with plywood and molding can pay you to do the work i have no wook working tools to do this thats why i need someone to do it.tatank.any help is greatly appreciated

 

[skene]

Unless you are planning on breaking down the tank... it's going to be fairly difficult to skin a stand while it's being used.

 

[brooklynfc]

Tank is actually empty at the moment, its an upgrade

 

[ducati335i]

Unless you are planning on breaking down the tank... it's going to be fairly difficult to skin a stand while it's being used.

why? cant you just make it w brackets? thats what i plan on doing w mine. no screws or nails are going in my metal stand

 

[brooklynfc]

Dont have any tools to cut the plywood to shape

 

[edd]

buying the tools will be cheaper than paying labor, and you'll have them for future work.

 

[homegrowncichlid]

I had the same problem, so I did all the stuff at homedepot. Just pick out your pieces, be really nice (or tip) one of the guys, and he'll make precision cuts for you.
Then all you need to do is screw everything down.

OR you can get creative and stretch/staple table cloth over the stand.

 

[brooklynfc]

Lol i have a couple curtains coving the opening for now, i know ghetto

 

[homegrowncichlid]

It all depends on who hangs it, The real housewives of Jersey or Kim Kardashian.

I'm just thinking simply and if all you have is an electric screwdriver/drill, you can measure the panels, get it cut at homedepot, and mount them using kitchen cabinet hinges.

 

[Weicowireman]

Measure all your sides and take the measurements to home depot and buy 1/2 or 3/4" cabinet grade plywood. You can use sandpaper or steel wool to sand im between coats if you want to stain it.

 

[Weicowireman]

If its wood you can use glue to laminate it or if its steel use magnets.

 

[Adamp_holydiver]

Depend how your living room looks, you can paint it I high gloss white like i did in my DIY thread. Look it up its a very big stand

 

[ReefMonkey13]

+1 on Home Depot cutting the "skin" for you. Obviously you have to measure the pieces you need.

Do you have pic? We might all be able to provide you with more ideas

 

[JimmyR1rider]

If it's a steel stand you can use one of these tools. They're called rivnut tools. You drill a hole the right size for the rivnut to slide in and then with a wrench you tighten a drive bolt and the rivnut mushrooms behind the metal and pulls it tight to become part of the metal you put it in. Then you have threads for lets say a 1/4" bolt to screw in. Drill the skin to countersink the bolts to be even with the outside of the skin and its easy to take the panels off and re install them. Of you ever want to redo the color of the skins or replace them just drill out the new ones the same way and install.

We use them for rf bonding all of our vehicles doors and hoods/trunks to the body in my other hobby.

http://m.ebay.com/itm/400557017111?nav=SEARCH&sbk=1

 

[edd]

I use to use the tool jimmy's talking about at work to mount truck mirrors, they work ok.
i would drill straight thru the metal tubing and screw the plywood from inside, make sure its the right length so it doesn't go thru the ply wood.

 

[Weicowireman]

Magnets. Cant get easier then that!

 

[jaa1456]

Unless you are planning on breaking down the tank... it's going to be fairly difficult to skin a stand while it's being used.

This is false, you can skin it while the tank is up and running. Personally I like the magnets better. They are cheap and allow the entire skin to be removed if needed. Look into circular earth magnets.