cutting a 30 inch tall tank to 24 inches tall.

[Ryanst]

Has anyone tried cutting something that big with a diamond blade? I would use a skil saw and put a 6 foot hand level along the whole thing so I get a straight cut.

[lastlight]

Check the beginnings of Dez's thread. He did a lot of this type of dremelling. Heck you could just do a coast-to-coast 6" down and drill regular bulkheads into it. Sounds like you want to not have it look silly as well but a canopy could easily hide a 6" rim.

[Dez]

I would maybe use masking tape to cut down on the shelling
Of the glass. Then maybe use you skill saw idea with lots of water. I just used a regular diamond blade from totem on my grinder.

[tinman]

you could rent a wet saw from home depot if you were taking the tank apart.

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by Ryanst

Has anyone tried cutting something that big with a diamond blade? I would use a skil saw and put a 6 foot hand level along the whole thing so I get a straight cut.

if you go slow you can cut it no problem, the finish wont be very nice so it will need some other work as well afterwards, i havent cut one 72" but i cut a 1" strip off a piece that was 24" x24" through my wet saw, just your average diamond blade, where the glass is so thick it actually cuts very easily. theres a video on my tank journal of us cutting it check it out its just a crap mastercraft saw and took only 3 mins to cut one inch off of two pieces. both pieces turned out really well. cheers