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Buccaneer · #1 03-21-2006, 12:42 AM

I ordered the glass today

( 96X48X32 ) Starfire front

get it hopefully in 2 weeks ... have to start building the stand right away ... anyone have suggestions as to what type of wood joints to use as I will be making the stand from 4X4 with a 1" plywood top and 1" foam under the glass

Invigor · #2 03-21-2006, 01:08 AM

whatever you do, you -HAVE- to take a picture of you lying down in it in your swim trunks with a rubber duckie!

Buccaneer · #3 03-21-2006, 01:29 AM

Beverly · #4 03-21-2006, 02:34 AM

Wish I could offer advice on what kind of wood joints you need, but I don't know much about that sort of stuff. By Googling "build your own aquarium stand", I found this on the net, though ....

http://bennett.com/blog/index.php/ar...quarium-stand/

Do hope you do the rubber ducky thing AND post pics of it

Razz · #5 03-21-2006, 03:11 AM

You may want to look at a metal stand with additional bracing eg: fish plating, 4x4's are strong and if I was supporting that much weight on wood I think I would use a dowel joint or wedged mortise and tenon joint. My opinion only but others may well know better.

Pan · #6 03-21-2006, 05:05 AM

i'd use heavy duty angle iron, welded professionally...unless you are a welder...then add wood to it afterwords..unless you like the metal, you can get some very nice, very sturdy dectrotaive wrought iron stands...no i don't mean the ones sold in fish stores...i mean a custom one.

McNasty · #7 03-21-2006, 05:13 AM

I would use a combination of 2 x 6 just like building floor joists and 4 x 4 supports or go here http://www.garf.org/

woodcarver · #8 03-21-2006, 05:29 AM

Have not had chance to locate earlier post on stands and search feature seems frozen at the present time but I strongly recommend looking into the torsion box type of stand . This is tremendously strong and rigid especially if bolted together with 3/8th "or1/2" threaded rod. I have made a bench this way which is almost immovable but could be taken down if required in the future .A frame of 2x4 with a glued and screwed skin of plywoood on both sides creates the ' box'. Stresses are then distributed along the long edge of the plywood instead of just the legs. Using large washers and nuts threaded rods can be tightened with a wrench to great effect.
Just a thought..........................
Dave.

TheReefGeek · #9 03-21-2006, 05:34 AM

Start a thread for your progress on this monster! Have any specs for what you are going to run this beast with?

I think you need a pic with full diving equipment on!

EmilyB · #10 03-21-2006, 06:14 AM

oh yah baby ! I may have some fish that could go there...