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Old 09-14-2007, 04:18 AM
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Originally Posted by super7 View Post
Would MIG wleding work ok to put the stand together or should i use a differnet form. The stand is for a 65 gallon tank and beside it is going to be a fiberglass tank I am making it is 18x18 and 24 inches tall. so there is roughly 90 gallons of water ontop of the stand.
I built the stand for my 135 gallon (well over 1000 lbs. of load on this stand) with a small 110 volt MIG welder. I think the key is to make sure you have enough practice and skill to know that you can rely on your welds to support that kind of load.
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