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Old 03-14-2004, 12:51 AM
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I've wanted to build one of these for a long time now. After my old skimmer wasn't cutting it anymore, I decided to take the plunge. Wayne might recognize the old skimmer! It stands about 2ft finished. I based it on the AquaC.

Here are some pics.

First one is of the parts..



Next one is a picture of the old skimmer



Our messy shop!



My "jig" to keep the joints square.



Gluing it together.



The nozzle.



Here is 3 shots of it done.





It took about 2 hours to make. It was also my first time working with acrylic. Comments?

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Old 03-14-2004, 01:01 AM
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looks good

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Old 03-14-2004, 01:30 AM
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you make it look real easy

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Old 03-14-2004, 01:50 AM
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OMG Walter, you are zooming....you'll have SPS next
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must be nice to have that much open room in your garage wanna come organize mine?

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Old 03-14-2004, 03:30 AM
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thats looking more like a cabinent shop than a "garage"
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Mike: Thanks.

Jim: Looks are deceiving

Deb: Never, no SPS!

Steve: It's our shop for work, we do renovations so we tend to collect "junk"

We do some cabinets if we need to.

Thanks everyone.

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looking great Walter
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looking great Walter
Thanks Jon! I think I cought your bug! Next is a Kalk reactor.

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Nice Job!, now, why didn't I think of that., gald to see you making good use of the Old Skimmer.
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