The stand is the easy part...
 

Now I need doors. Anyone got any ideas on DIY doors that can be made with a hammer and a screwdriver? Other option is order doors from a cabinet company, unless I can find matching pre-made doors...

Pre-made is the only option I can think of with those tools. Ikea has various sizes and colors for pretty cheap. What color do you need?

Just a bare oak, I'll stain black myself. I hadn't thought of Ikea, I'll see if they have sizes that will work. Thx

Oh, and I do have a few more tools, mitre saw, router, and I use Rona's table saw. My router experience is limited to acrylic though, so not sure it's much use to me with wood :)

do you have a drill?

Not sure Ikea will have bare oak, in fact not sure anywhere that sells "bare" oak, typically they are pre-finished and fairly expensive. You could probably find some oak boards and have them cut to size. Ebay may also be a good place to find something, I used a guy from ebay to make some oak boards for a project a while ago, I just gave him the sizes I needed and he jointed some panels together and cut everything to size, pretty cheap too. I can give you his email if you want, he's located in Canada so shipping is reasonable.

Oh, ya, and a drill :)

Now that you mention it, I recall an ad on usedvictoria for a cabinet maker advertising making tank stands, I'll check with that guy!

The reclaiming centers usually have a ton of cabinet doors at cheap prices. Try the Habitat for Humanity sites.

you can build a schweet door than.


measure panels to they cover you stand completely. go to rona, have them cut birch or oak veenered plywood about half an inch bigger than you need it all the way around. use a straight edge and your router to clean up the cut lines and cut down the panels to the correct size. Have a look at my build, it will look super modern. you can add some trim tape to the edges if you want to really clean it up - having a router will make it look super pro (you just need an iron and steady hands to apply it - comes in a roll and is stainable)

You also need to get some euro-hinges (look like kitchen cabinet hinges) and a special 35mm bit (forgot what its called, but it starts with an F i think - if you buy the hinges ask the people at rona, they will tell you).

your stand will look like an ELOS stand this way.