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Old 04-21-2004, 11:47 AM
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Careful about pushing the stand tight against the wall. There's a tack strip under the carpet, against the wall, which will tilt the cabinet forward when weight is put on it. Screwing it to the wall will only cause the stand to twist when significant weight is put on it.
A 1/4" solid shim under the front of the cabinet would be a good solution.
Slick looking, BTW!

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Careful about pushing the stand tight against the wall. There's a tack strip under the carpet, against the wall, which will tilt the cabinet forward when weight is put on it. Screwing it to the wall will only cause the stand to twist when significant weight is put on it.
A 1/4" solid shim under the front of the cabinet would be a good solution.
Slick looking, BTW!

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Thanks for the info. Already done. 1/4" too. At least the guy gave me one good peice of info
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that removable center stand.. that is just for getting the sump in before you put water in the top tank right?

the reason I ask is i don't think you will be able to get it out once you get a tank full of water on top. although it is to late you could have used a length of steel angle iron along the Front to brace the front beam so you wouldn't need a removable center support.

but its probably to late now and I am babbling so just tell me to shut up

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Steve: Here are some more pics of the inside of the stand. You'll see how pretty bulky it is up underneath the stand. I believe it should hold up even without the center brace. The walls of the stand are 3/4" thick, so along with the 2x4 it is pretty strong (I think!?).



The removable brace is about 1/32" smaller, it sorta just slides in. I milled out a delrin bracket that it will slide into, and I was thinking of using some removable dowels that just hold it into place. Its more of a security thing I guess. I'll post pictures of that once I install it.



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