jojouk
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Anyway,
I have now got my 5 footer, and as some of you may know I have has a small issue with the quality of the tank.
Bought it second hand from a family member, only to find that it had a chip in the bottom pane. It had been there for the entire time he had it, and it was obviously fine, but being the super paranoid soul that I am, I worried.
I have at the moment, filled the chip with 'asbo steel' epoxy putty. The idea being just to physically support the join. I let it set for 5 days, and yesterday sanded it down so it's flush with the glass. Looks pretty good to me. I'll add a photo later,
Before sanding:
I'm off to buy a little bit of glass to add onto the inside of the tank today, just to increase the seal area around the chip, and to strengthen it.
I have now started work on the stand. It was a dark mahogany colour, with quite a few chips, chunks, scratches etc...it's a commercially produced stand, in quality mdf, lol, and a dark wood veneer.
I have sanded it all down to provide a key, undercoat will go on Sunday most likely, then will have a fresh coat of paint.
Whilst sanding, the hood fell apart, so a bit of DIY needed there! Also, I am keen to improve the structure of the stand too. Looking at it, I have no idea how it supported the weight of the tank all those years. It has 1 inch mdf front and sides, a mdf support in the middle, but that support does not come into contact with the floor. Basically all of the weight is through the side panels. as the front has doors for storage access.
Makes me nervous! Going to make a frame for the base, to provide additional support, and a larger 'footprint' to even out the weight. And also adding a couple of interior supports, to reduce the strain.
How on earth it coped I have no idea!
I'll add photos this afternoon as a pic is worth a thousand words and all that!
I have now got my 5 footer, and as some of you may know I have has a small issue with the quality of the tank.
Bought it second hand from a family member, only to find that it had a chip in the bottom pane. It had been there for the entire time he had it, and it was obviously fine, but being the super paranoid soul that I am, I worried.
I have at the moment, filled the chip with 'asbo steel' epoxy putty. The idea being just to physically support the join. I let it set for 5 days, and yesterday sanded it down so it's flush with the glass. Looks pretty good to me. I'll add a photo later,
Before sanding:
I'm off to buy a little bit of glass to add onto the inside of the tank today, just to increase the seal area around the chip, and to strengthen it.
I have now started work on the stand. It was a dark mahogany colour, with quite a few chips, chunks, scratches etc...it's a commercially produced stand, in quality mdf, lol, and a dark wood veneer.
I have sanded it all down to provide a key, undercoat will go on Sunday most likely, then will have a fresh coat of paint.
Whilst sanding, the hood fell apart, so a bit of DIY needed there! Also, I am keen to improve the structure of the stand too. Looking at it, I have no idea how it supported the weight of the tank all those years. It has 1 inch mdf front and sides, a mdf support in the middle, but that support does not come into contact with the floor. Basically all of the weight is through the side panels. as the front has doors for storage access.
Makes me nervous! Going to make a frame for the base, to provide additional support, and a larger 'footprint' to even out the weight. And also adding a couple of interior supports, to reduce the strain.
How on earth it coped I have no idea!
I'll add photos this afternoon as a pic is worth a thousand words and all that!