finally started 90g stand

[brian1973]

After 9 months of Procrastination I have finally begun this project...

heres the pics..they are kinda crappy since the only camera i have is my cell phone but better than nothing

2x4 after being cut 4x 46in, 4x30in (legs), 4x19in, 8x16in.

Ok the tops and bottom are pretty much identical in build.

Due to a cheap drill I am on hold..usually smoke coming out of power tools is bad. Hopefully it will cool off and still work so I can finish the legs tonight. It will sit at 30in tall..went together really quick and with only a small amount of blood shed.. I do plan to add some center bracing as well..but waiting until the legs are attached to figure out where they need to be.

 

[alter40]

Looks like a good start. I look forward to seeing the finish product.

 

[brian1973]

Well the drill recovered..

 

[bunker_1]

Wow. That is stronger than the one I built to hold 6-20g 1-30g and 5-10g. LOL.
Nice stand, what are you going to finish it with?

 

[brian1973]

I havent gotten to the finishing stage yet...i am going to add some more supports because i am paranoid. The plywood I want to use to finish it is about 30 a sheet so that may wait 2 weeks until i get paid again...but then again my patience may not alow me to wait that long. I havent figured out how thick i want to go..thing is already getting heavy..lol

I figured I would add the cost so far...7 2x4's and a box of screws $22.00

 

[tom91970]

Looking good so far. I wish my carpentary skills were better than they are.

 

[brian1973]

actually it isnt that hard..atleast this part..

figuring out the dimensions drove me crazy for a while..lol

 

[alter40]

Well if Brian can do it anybody can

 

[brian1973]

Well if Brian can do it anybody can

@#$#@### Froggy hes flaming my thread....

 

[bunker_1]

LOL.
Havwe you thought about a T1-11? I think it comes in a 3/8" thickness. THat should cut down on some of the weight. That and some cove mold, and it should look sharp.

 

[Chris_A]

Just a suggestion, why not put a 2x4 screwed to the legs that supports the top to the bottom. As in between them. Right now all the weight is going to be supported by the screws holding the top to the legs. Works on small tanks but it would make me paranoid on something as big as a 90 .

You probably already know this but it hasn't been said. The sheathing put on the outside will become part of the load bearing structure as well, so going too thin might not be the best bet.

Chris

 

[bunker_1]

I think that that stand will hold a tank, I mean a Sherman! LOL. Brian went with the better safe that sorry method. I built a 9'4" wide two tier stand. It has 2-2x4's as legs on each end and 2-2x4's as support in the middle. Then I ran 2x4's around all 4 sides at 3.5" off the ground for the tanks on the lower tier, and the same around the top. Brian has much more strength than that. IMHO

 

[Cichlid-Man]

I have 2 homemade stands, one pretty much EXACTLY like you built and one with the extra supports that Chris mentioned. Both are doing very well and seem equally stable.

 

[Chris_A]

Fair enough. I'm not saying it won't hold a tank (LOL, sherman or otherwise ), just that it would make *me* paranoid. And what Cichlid-Man said is very encouraging. I'm a big fan of hands on comparison .

Chris

 

[Cichlid-Man]

I did put some 3/4" plywood on top just to spread the weight out.

Funny thing is the heavier tanks are on the stand like the one built, not the extra reinforced one LOL.

 

[brian1973]

i am thinking of going 3/4 for the top 3/8 for the rest

 

[brian1973]

Just a suggestion, why not put a 2x4 screwed to the legs that supports the top to the bottom. As in between them. Right now all the weight is going to be supported by the screws holding the top to the legs. Works on small tanks but it would make me paranoid on something as big as a 90 .

Chris

Yea I think I understand what you saying put another 2x4 attached to the current leg but under the top frame and on top of the bottom frame..thats actually one thing I had planned on doing so i have a surface to attach the plywood, but was thinking of 2x2's for that...i am to damn tired to do it tonight though..

I am still going to add a center one as well for suppot and the doors I plan on adding.

 

[brian1973]

well somewhere I got a burst of energy and decided to add the center supports.

 

[brian1973]

Well went to get the plywood tonight...got a really good deal on a "scrap" piece of finished (sanded) 3/4 plywood..$4... it easily a 6'x 32" piece that would have cost me almost $30 for a full sized piece.

for the sides I went with 11/32 finished (sanded) at $17 a sheet..

well i got permission from my financial advisor (wife) before I bought anything but as usual I am in the dog house because my total cost as now exceeded my original estimate by $20. She didnt think the comment "hey if I hadnt gotten that deal on the onepiece it would have been alot more" was nearly as funny as I did. So a little sweet talkin and I am back on track...of course not sure how I can be in the doghouse 1200 miles away but whatever..lol Anyway before i derail my own thread hopefully I will get some pictures and get to cutting and screwing and nailing.

 

[mistercoffee]

Well went to get the plywood tonight...got a really good deal on a "scrap" piece of finished (sanded) 3/4 plywood..$4... it easily a 6'x 32" piece that would have cost me almost $30 for a full sized piece.

for the sides I went with 11/32 finished (sanded) at $17 a sheet..

well i got permission from my financial advisor (wife) before I bought anything but as usual I am in the dog house because my total cost as now exceeded my original estimate by $20. She didnt think the comment "hey if I hadnt gotten that deal on the onepiece it would have been alot more" was nearly as funny as I did. So a little sweet talkin and I am back on track...of course not sure how I can be in the doghouse 1200 miles away but whatever..lol Anyway before i derail my own thread hopefully I will get some pictures and get to cutting and screwing and nailing.

I'm sure once you are done erecting the wood she won't mind the cost one bit...

Very nice stand Brian.