start of 75 gal stand
 

well today i started to build the stand for my 75 gal that i got to upgrade from my 33. Initially I was going to use wood for the project but decided to use steel since i already had it from a trailer i was going to build, and since i'am better with steel than wood, and i dont have any tools for wood besides a skill saw i choose the steel. The tubing its self is 1 1/2" x 2" galvanized with a 1/8" wall thickness. I'am going to wrap the steel in 1/2" maple plywood (or what ever's on sale) and also put some leveling legs on it, something like you would find on a clothes washer only heavy duty. So today i cut all my pieces and all thats left to do is weld it up.

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well its been awhile but i finally got a nice day and some spare time to work on the stand. its nowhere near finished but i'am in no rush, and if i didn't run out of wire i would have had at least had the two center legs welded in along with the gussets. but i guess thats is for another day heres some progress pics anyways

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...9/IMG_0287.jpg
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can't you get sick from welding galvinized tubing and did you need diff wire for your welder?