| Project by jevarn71 | posted 1317 days ago | 3420 views | 0 times favorited | 4 comments |  |
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This is just a simple oak stand I made for an aquarium I got off craigslist a few weeks ago. The stand that I got with the aquarium was old and made from particleboard like the last picture above. I forgot to take a picture of before I trashed it, but you get the idea. It wasn’t something that you would feel safe putting 500+ pounds of anything on, much less an aquarium filled with water. Especially when it’s inside your home!
Anyway, I had some oak in my shop that I recently got for pretty cheap from another craigslist ad, $1.50/bdft IIRC. I also bought the Multi-Sided Glue Joint Router Bit set from MLCS to cut the angled joints, very nice!
http://www.mlcswoodworking.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/smarthtml/pages/bt_door.html#glue_joint_anchor
Enjoy!
-- Jason - Aim High!!
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a1Jim
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#1 posted 1317 days ago
super job looks great
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#2 posted 1317 days ago
Very nice stand. Far better then the ones that come with an aquarium.
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#3 posted 1317 days ago
not to mention you saved a bundle.. your right the ones they sell are made so cheap.. great looking stand.. i usually add a side switch for lights.. never had a hex (or a hex fish).
good looking project
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#4 posted 1316 days ago
Great looking stand.
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