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Title: 125g Stand and Canopy


Matt B. - September 14, 2007 09:15 PM (GMT)
hi everyone, and thanks for looking.....
I know everyone loves DIY threads, so I thought I would make one
the project is already done so I will be posting everything right away...
if there are any explanations needed don't hesitate to ask, I will do my
best to answer......
enjoy


we started with all these materials....a lot of plywood, 2x4's 2x2's tonnes
of trim, nail gun and air compressor, table saw, chop saw, sanders, jigsaw,
and a bunch of other stuff that I can't think of right now
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we started by screwing and gluing the front back and side pieces of plywood
together like this
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different angel
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then we added another piece of plywood in the center, and 2x2's in all the
corners (vertically)...then 2x4's running horizontally along the top and bottom
between the 2x2's, making, basically a cube, like this
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then the holes for the doors were cut out, and pieces of plywood were laid
down on the 2x4's on the bottom to make a place to store stuff (and the
sump)
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this is the bottom...there is a brace in the center on the left because
that's the side were the sump would go.
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now the tank is finally here...and we got the canopy built.....the canopy opens
up on the front and folds over on top of itself with a piano hinge.
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here is another angel
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then we added all the trim...like this
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and this
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I don't think im allowed to post more pics so ill add a reply with the rest



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