Myka's 90 gallon build & 3 province move (Pics Feb 6)

[Myka]

So then little miss dumbass (me!!) realises she forgot to make room for the plumbing!!! Oh ya, bottom drilled, not back drilled. ARGH! I then measured the holes in the bottom of the tank, and realise that the 2x4s I used in my framing are totally in the way of where the bulkheads will be. Side note...I strongly dislike anything carpentry related having spent too much time working professionally as a renovation carpenter. Also, I have been hugely frustrated due to lack of tools. So, I toss the ENTIRE stand, and decide to build my own. I made the stand wider to make room for the plumbing, and I bought some (real) oak batten boarding to skin the stand with. It now has the first coat of paint on it in the garage, and I realize I haven't double checked my measurements yet! I hope it all lines up!!!!!!!! I painted the outside with black semi-gloss exterior acrylic paint, and the inside is white gloss exterior acrylic. I will be making a matching canopy for the tank as well.

So, this is what I made using the minimal tools I have here in SK. That being a cordless drill, a chop saw, a circular saw, and a plunge router (with only two bits lol). If I had a router table and a table saw this stand would have been waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay different. Oh, and much nicer. Oh ya, I haven't finished the doors yet, so they aren't on the stand.

The NEW new stand...as it is right now. First coat of paint, so it's really streaky. I framed this one a bit differently, so I took some closeups of the framing for you guys can see how I did it because I stupidly didn't take any build photos for this one. I think I was too choked about having to throw away two stands. I put a post in the middle of the back of the stand so i just used single ply framing, but I wanted to skip the post in the front so I doubled up.

The 2x2 blocks on the front are for the mounting of the doors.

[fishytime]

You impress me!

[Rbacchiega]

the dismantled stand is the best picture! I really did Laugh Out Loud...ba dum!

[JDigital]

Solid stand now!

Kelowna to Saskatoon..... BLEH!!! What's wrong with you woman!!

[christyf5]

LOL that stand pic killed me. What do you do with a crap stand? Knock it apart and spread it around the yard of course! I didn' realize you were putting it back together and though maybe you'd torn it apart in disgusted rage

[Lance]

Stand looks pretty strong now. Good Job!

[Myka]

I figured you guys would get a kick out of the stand strewn across the yard, so I took that pic purely for the amusement of this board.

I made a triple post in the beginning so I can add all the photos up to now before your replies would all get in my way (lol), so I edited a bit...you guys didn't see that I have also KILLED that stand too!!!! Go read my second post.

Just gonna run to the garage and take a pic of the NEW new stand!

[Myka]

Added photos of the NEW new stand in post #2.

[banditpowdercoat]

Look's good. But whats a plunge router gona do that a hammer and a exacto knife wont?? LOL

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by banditpowdercoat

Look's good. But whats a plunge router gona do that a hammer and a exacto knife wont?? LOL

This coming from someone that works with metal