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Old 01-03-2002, 09:05 PM
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Thanks Steve,

I looked back to your overdriving lights thread and saw that you are using GE electronic rapid start ballasts. Would the workhorse ballasts be any better or no difference?

any opinions?
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Old 01-03-2002, 10:18 PM
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well I am thinking the workhorse might overdrive NO bulbs like a ice cap but I am not sure.. I might go tomorrow after lunch and check them out..

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Old 01-04-2002, 08:50 PM
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Well the stand is comming togeather now. I got it put togeather and painted today.




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Old 01-11-2002, 10:34 PM
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Ok due to a earthquake I had to cut my stand apart and rebuild it [img]images/smiles/icon_rolleyes.gif[/img]
after I finnished painting it I noticed it didn't look right and when i checked it the top was out from the bottom by more than 1.5" [img]images/smiles/icon_sad.gif[/img] so after several bad words [img]images/smiles/icon_eek.gif[/img] and hours of fighting with a grinder [img]images/smiles/icon_mad.gif[/img] it was all apart and I rebuilt it using new legs. so now it looks like the pictures again [img]images/smiles/icon_razz.gif[/img]

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Old 01-20-2002, 09:01 PM
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Ok after 6 hours of cutting and screwing I have the wood frame atached to my stand.



thats all for a couple days I think.. well maby not [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

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Old 01-25-2002, 01:45 AM
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Ok I bought some trim and put one of the pannels on to see what it would look like. well here it is so far.


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Old 01-25-2002, 02:39 AM
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Wow... that's looking pretty nice Steve. Love to see it when its all done. It's going to be a great focal point for that room.
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Old 02-03-2002, 10:27 PM
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well its been a while and a lot of painting but I finaly have the frame all done. it is 3 coats of spar polyurathaine on the inside and 3 coats of water based polyurathaine on the outside. so now I have to try to get the tank back in the stand (anyone feal like doing somelifting [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] ) and start hanging all the doors.


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Old 02-04-2002, 10:22 AM
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Ok and here is what it is looking like with the tank in and some of the doors on.


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