Questions about steel stands

[reefwars]

i drill them all the time , no worries at all just be careful if your drilling near the glass that the drill doesnt slip

[Ryancw]

thanks for the replies guys. tanks been sitting open for a year. Figured its time so i went out and spent a few bucks.

Work will commence tomorrow and ill post a few pics when i'm done.

[Myka]

You're good to go as long as the hole isn't greater than 1/3 of the width of the square steel tubing. I just use self-tapping steel screws. It takes some elbow grease, but it works well.

[gregzz4]

Drilling and tapping maybe safer than trying to use self tapping screws
The thicker the metal the easier it is to break the screws off

[Ryancw]

im going to pre drill just smaller than the self tapper