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just a hand made prototype until i finalize the design, once i figure out exactly what i want, the final one will be screwed together with thump screws and may or may not have the trays made out of egg crate

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Old 07-05-2015, 01:38 AM
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That's a beast!

I've always found that egg crate, at least new, really tends to grow all kinds of nasty algae. I'd look at acrylic instead. More money, but I think nicer to deal with
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That's a beast!

I've always found that egg crate, at least new, really tends to grow all kinds of nasty algae. I'd look at acrylic instead. More money, but I think nicer to deal with


this is a quick rendering of the origional design before i changed the hole pattern and added more holes
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Old 07-05-2015, 01:54 AM
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^ That's similar to what I had built for an old tank. Do you have a CNC machine? I paid for someone to do it...that bill hurt. I made mine so that each level was stand alone so I could pick each one up and turkey baste underneath.
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^ That's similar to what I had built for an old tank. Do you have a CNC machine? I paid for someone to do it...that bill hurt.
i make the template on a cnc machine and make duplicates by hand
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Old 07-05-2015, 01:57 AM
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I'll second Vancity for one of those as well if you decide to go ahead with more.
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still working on getting it perfect, once i like how it is ill be making a bunch of them
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Is someone cnc'ing the acrylic parts for the frag rack!
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Old 07-22-2015, 01:10 AM
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Is someone cnc'ing the acrylic parts for the frag rack!
i have to talk to a company and get a sample to see what their cuts are like but yes
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