Post by Mastiffman/ Duramax7Man7 on Apr 28, 2016 15:03:52 GMT -5
Hey Gang,
No real special build log here... Just wanted to show some shots of the stand I just built for a friend...
All pine frame and trim, birch skin with weathered self closing hinges. Gorilla wood glue, deckmate 3.25" deck screws and stainless steal finishing screws for the skin and stainless finishing nails for trim...
Basic Pine 2x4 frame. I always try to pick the straightest boards possible for ease of construction as well as setting up my Radial arm chop saw for the best possible square.
I always overhang my tops by the width of skin that will be placed on the front and sides. In this case. 1/2"
I like to make my storage decks one piece of sande ply if possible as well. pretty easy with shorter tanks but 6ft tanks can get costly. I like to cut the edges of the posts out as tight as possible as well. You can also use caulk to seal the edges after skinning the front sides and if you put a piece of skin at the back that comes up above the deck floor, you can seal it all with caulk and oil base paint to create a spill tray if need be.
Front trim pieces normally made out of doorway casing for the top and base molding for the bottom.
I measure the front and side skins. Cut them out, sand them down on front, back and edges. Then cut the front doors out.
Trim all cut, glued and nailed in place.
Doors after adding trim...
No real special build log here... Just wanted to show some shots of the stand I just built for a friend...
All pine frame and trim, birch skin with weathered self closing hinges. Gorilla wood glue, deckmate 3.25" deck screws and stainless steal finishing screws for the skin and stainless finishing nails for trim...
Basic Pine 2x4 frame. I always try to pick the straightest boards possible for ease of construction as well as setting up my Radial arm chop saw for the best possible square.
I always overhang my tops by the width of skin that will be placed on the front and sides. In this case. 1/2"
I like to make my storage decks one piece of sande ply if possible as well. pretty easy with shorter tanks but 6ft tanks can get costly. I like to cut the edges of the posts out as tight as possible as well. You can also use caulk to seal the edges after skinning the front sides and if you put a piece of skin at the back that comes up above the deck floor, you can seal it all with caulk and oil base paint to create a spill tray if need be.
Front trim pieces normally made out of doorway casing for the top and base molding for the bottom.
I measure the front and side skins. Cut them out, sand them down on front, back and edges. Then cut the front doors out.
Trim all cut, glued and nailed in place.
Doors after adding trim...
