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I buy my acrylic from Delvies Plastics. I have used thier stock on many projects and have been pleased with the quality. It is also close to where I...
Looks really nice! I also like the look of bare aluminum ;D
Moving right along.... I moved the system to my home office today removed all of the masking… It really looks sort of eerie, depending on your...
Weekend Update :) [ATTACH] I constructed the overflow box and glued it into the DT; was lots of fun cutting the strainer sections. Also two 1 ¼...
I was just about to grab it, but my 100,000 watt heater just broke... So I guess I will have to pass :cry:
A little more progress... [ATTACH] Glueing the base of the DT [ATTACH] Attaching the top of the stand [ATTACH] Main tank on stand Going to be...
All I can say is --- you win, not sure what; you just win!
Weekly update… The stand is almost complete. [ATTACH] Setting up the first corner to be glued on. [ATTACH] Clamping the first corner. [ATTACH]...
The Weld-On solvent adhesives should be fine once fully cured, The tank will have a few weeks before any water goes in it (other than stress testing...
The project is moving along slowly but steadily… [ATTACH] I made all of the necessary cuts for the tank & stand; tank pieces laid out on table...
Bending acrylic, sure - Trying to make multiple bends and line up seems or making cylinders no, would love to see someone try it though ::)
Very nice design... You could sub the battery with a 9v transformer so you would not have to worry about it... Just a thought...
Excellent Job!
Any reason you have the sides and back open? Your design will be much more stable with closed sides and at the very least much more material on the...
Best to finsish edges before joining; however, if the pieces do not have to be water tight and are cut with a blade designed for cutting plexi, you...
Not if it has been done properly...
My project is on hold until next week while I wait for another project to finsh and some equipment to free up. So... in the meantime I decided to...
No need to be sorry :) Actually... building an open clear tubular stand could be really cool! Especially if you integrated the drain & return...
There is no wood involved in this project, all trasparent acrylic, with a few excptions where I will use black acrylic where I need areas shielded...
Wood would be MUCH cheaper, but part of the plan here is to have a fully transparent system, I like to observe the fuge, filtration system, etc......
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