![]() ![]() The first base turned out really flat and square! We have some drill bits with counter sinks, but I didn’t know that until I was done, so I used a larger bit to create sink holes for the screw heads. (Though I would love to upgrade to a better one.) Do share.īase frame day! I worked in my shed because we don’t have a shop and I needed a flat surface.Īngle clamps are a girl’s best friend. Here's all the wood that's going to go into the stand.īuilds are so satisfying! Nice schematics. (In the background you can see the project that led to us having a ton of 2x4s: the chicken coop!) But I cut the pieces for the frame and then realized I didn't have the right screws, so I decided to keep cutting while I had energy and everything was set up. I've never done all my cuts before starting assembly before, and there's no way I would have done it without the SketchUp plans. Today was a beautiful day so I cut all the pieces I'll need. Plus wood is really expensive right now! So using what we had made sense in a lot of ways. One reason we planed 2x4s instead of buying nicer wood without the curved edges is that we already had a ton of 2x4s lying around. White is flat board-3/4" thick on the shelves, and 1/4" thick on the sides of the cabinet We're hoping it makes the piece look more legit. We (read: my husband) used our neighbor's planer to plane 2x4's down in order to get rid of the rounded edge. The different colors represent different sizes of wood. The top and bottom shelf have a frame underneath (edges in pink) with joists (brown) running front-to-back. So each of the six legs has two parts-an outer, solid piece that directly supports the weight of the top, and inner pieces that stack around the middle shelf, directly supporting the weight of the top frame. ![]() The weight of the aquariums must be supported directly on the stand's legs. I followed the basic strategy that the King of DIY outlines in his youtube videos. There will be a door on the cabinet eventually, but that's something I can add later. Here's a sketch-up with a 55 on top and two 10 gallons and one 5 gallon on the bottom. I also wanted it to look vaguely like a piece of furniture. My goal was for this stand to hold a 75 gallon on top and some 10 gallons length-wise on the bottom (with room above them to do maintenance), have a storage cabinet big enough for a 5 gallon bucket, and a middle shelf for storage. (No don't worry it won't be these colors-I'll explain the colors later.) You can get a 30 day free trial, which is plenty of time to do what you need. This was *immensely* helpful and I highly recommend anyone do this who's thinking of building a stand. I used SketchUp to render the plan in 3D. So hopefully between those two things, this stand will turn out looking decent.įirst things first-the plan. I've done a lot of research on stand building and my husband took a one-on-one class from a master furniture maker in the area. This project has been in the works for months and I'm so excited to share it with everyone! ![]()
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