FINALLY!!! 125 in progress

[Anonymous]

that doesn't look pale grey/blue :wink:

 

[t gallo]

nice stand, looks great. even better is that nice garage/ workshop you have there, sure makes woodworking and tank construction a hole lot easier.

 

[Anonymous]

Looks good Sharky. Wish I had space to whip up something like that.

 

[Anonymous]

that doesn't look pale grey/blue :wink:

Yeahhhhh, that got the wifely veto right quick.

 

[Anonymous]

nice stand, looks great. even better is that nice garage/ workshop you have there, sure makes woodworking and tank construction a hole lot easier.

Thanks, it sure does! I've been slowly collecting the tools and stuff over the past several years, and I can do just about anything I can dream up now. I just picked up a snazzy little compound miter saw at lowe's for $36 a couple weeks ago. Makes it real easy to do all the trimwork.

 

[Anonymous]

THE STAND IS DONE!!! It came out even better than I could've hoped!

Now it's time to start on the canopy! :-D

 

[Anonymous]

Wow, John! I am impressed!!!! Nice work, my friend.

Looks sharp! (wife was right on the colors, BTW)

 

[Anonymous]

Here's this afternoon's work, now that the stand is done. I figure I can knock out the canopy construction tomorrow hopefully. :-D

 

[Anonymous]

I love to see people building stuff. I built my stand, and had the same idea, I wanted some room in it for something other than fish, so I put CD/DVD shelves on each side.

That really looks great and I love the pulls, where did you dig them up at?

Can't wait to see the finished tank.

BTW didn't anyone ever tell you to measure 20 times and cut once?

I think the original was measure twice and cut once, but I upped it to 20 cause:














I am a knucklehead!


Bryan :lol:

 

[reefann]

I dont chime in on these threads a whole lot but I must say that is one nice looking stand, good work.
JJ
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[Anonymous]

Just an update...here's the completed project! It's photo-intensive, so I put it in the photography forum...

http://reefs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=34431

 

[sdgtivr6]

looks great! How did you tack on your plywood frame? Did you use finishing nails or screws? How did you fill in the holes- are they still noticable now that the stand is stained? great work!

btw, where did you find those seahorse door handles!?

 

[Anonymous]

looks great! How did you tack on your plywood frame? Did you use finishing nails or screws? How did you fill in the holes- are they still noticable now that the stand is stained? great work!

btw, where did you find those seahorse door handles!?

The plywood is oak-faced and held onto the framework with 1" finishing nails, set in and then covered with wood putty. The putty worked pretty well, but when you look at it from a sharp angle, the light catches it funny and it's pretty obvious. The seahorse pulls I got from menards, but I've also seen them (as a special order) at lowe's.

 

[Anonymous]

Bahhh, double-post!