Thread: Fish Tank Stand WIP - Slow Progress

Well its standing ok wait for big wind Christos


Looks good from here best I come over and check it close up

Originally Posted by wheelinround

best I come over and check it close up

Yeah I am ok that and if I reply and say soon that just put me under more pressure.

Looking good Christos, it's coming together.

Looking good Christos and so fast (sorry couldn't resist) I haven't read all the posts, are you using water resistant glue? (just in case you're fish have a water fight or something)

Looks good mate, keep it up

Originally Posted by Claw Hama

I haven't read all the posts, are you using water resistant glue?

I am using two part epoxy. West system.

Fish Fight his fish have grown legs and walked to Marubra for a swim they have been out of water so long

I have done a little more work with the top of the stand. As the top of MDF construction I was just going to drill this into the top of the stand. I did not think this throught as I should have secured the first piece to the stand and then do the torsion box construction. I have no real way of knowing where the screws are located and so might be drilling into a screw. So I change plan midway. and came up with this to stop the top from walking.

Did the groove with a router plane and cut plywood to stick into the slot.

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Will secure this once the capping is complete for the edge of the top.

The holiday period has turned out to be great. Mainly not having to work long hours but also getting a chance to get to a better stage of getting this done.

The first photo is with the back panels secured in place with a couple of coats of Shellac.
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This next one is with the top on and to prevent this from wondering used plywood in the grooves as can be seen in the next photo.

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As this is just MDF I wanted to cover the exposed ends, so I made this to attach to the top. Just a basic L shape with dowels that fit into the top.

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Originally I was going to do a 45 degree miter joint but for some reason I kept making a mess of the joint. So I came up with this idea.

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Just three pieces of wood with a dowel stuck underneath that has a corresponding hole in the joint that locks the two pieces.

I am now at the stage of applying the final finish. So I moved this inside the house.

Gonna love the smell of the finish in the house!! Enjoy and good work mate look forward to seeing the final result..

Nice choice of top colour Christos its looking great.

Pretty solid looking stand Christos, and good looking too!

Originally I was going to do a 45 degree miter joint but for some reason I kept making a mess of the joint. So I came up with this idea.

Good fix, but if I may make a suggestion....if you plane the outsides of the two vertical connection pieces flush with the horizontal frame members, then you would end up with a much slimmer looking solution. Just a thought, and feel free to ignore if I've missed something..
Cheers

Originally Posted by Eldanos of KDM

Gonna love the smell of the finish in the house!!

Excellent I am glad that I am not alone in this thinking. I though that I was just weird in taking a piece inside the house to finish.

Originally Posted by GoGuppy

but if I may make a suggestion....if you plane the outsides of the two vertical connection pieces flush with the horizontal frame members, then you would end up with a much slimmer looking solution.

At present I am open for suggestions and this might be the way that I am going. I have not started applying the finish on these two pieces.