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| Gone Fishing Small Fry Posts: 4 Kudos: 4 Votes: 0 Registered: 30-May-2009 | Hi All, I am planning to build my own aquarium cabinet. Haven't done one before. Hoping to make a nice one from pine, stain & varnish it. Anyone got any plans or pictures or just basically HELP! p.s. The wife says I can't do it, but now I see I have to prove her wrong. Many Kindly Fishy Regards Jason |
 Posted 01-Jun-2009 12:08 |     |
Sin in Style    Mega Fish Posts: 1323 Kudos: 1119 Votes: 165 Registered: 03-Dec-2003   | http://pets.webshots.com/album/122237551ifJEHJ basically it depends how you want it to look. the best method of weight transfer is to have your basic box design. having the top fr looking at my cabinet you will notice i didnt do it this way. that was because i wanted a hourglass look. so what i did was i made a top rectangle fr to prevent the weight from transferring through the screws i used half inch plywood as a shell. then cut it to fit tight between the top and bottom fr anyway this is just one of many designs. you can go on google and prolly find many more. 2 biggest concerns to pay attention to is where is the weight going and how is it getting there. do not allow screws to support serious weight they will fail. the other is make sure to stay square. the better you do keeping it square the less shimming later to make it level. |
| Posted 01-Jun-2009 14:20 |    |
superlion  Mega Fish Posts: 1246 Kudos: 673 Votes: 339 Registered: 27-Sep-2003  | |
| Posted 01-Jun-2009 15:58 | |
FRANK     Moderator Posts: 5108 Kudos: 5263 Votes: 1690 Registered: 28-Dec-2002  | Hi, Here is a site considered by many to be THE source of information for DIY tanks, and stands, and hoods: http://www.garf.org/tank/BuildStand.asp Frank  -->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<-- |
| Posted 02-Jun-2009 08:30 | |
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