Started construction today....

[WyldFya]

the horizontal beams dont really support much of the weight though do they? I was under the impression that they are there to keep the verticle one (which do support the weight) in place and square.

While the beams do not support the weight itself, they do distribute it between legs. The beams distribute the weight, the legs support it. Picture it this way, as rodum put it earlier one 4x4 can support 55 gallons of water, roughly 440 lbs, but would you put up a 55 on one 4x4? No, the weight isn't distributed, and you'd have a 4x4 in your basement. Also if you anchor the beams to the legs, but don't have a leg holding the weight, but screw it in, then the weight of the tank is no longer being supported by the legs, but rather the screws or nails used to hold the beams and legs together.

 

[WyldFya]

That's why I threw them in there Rally, but I see what Wyld is saying. I can just throw another 2x4 on the inside of the uprights and then it'll be semi functioning as Wyld is saying.

The other thing is unless you have a saw that can cut a square angle, then the more cuts you have the more room for error. Even saws that cut square cannot fix a warped board.

 

[rallysman]

damn, you should have came along earlier with that wyld, mine is already built. (its holding 300 gallons of water just fine though)

 

[WyldFya]

Yeah it still works, but I like to have that extra protection. Better to overbuild the stand than underbuild it.

 

[rallysman]

Yup
I still think mine is 10X stronger than the MDF ones from the OEM lol

 

[WyldFya]

Haha, those stands scare me to death. First thing to learn when you become a cabinet builder, MDF swells and weakens very quickly when touched by water.

 

[rallysman]

Haha, those stands scare me to death. First thing to learn when you become a cabinet builder, MDF swells and weakens very quickly when touched by water.

I learned that from building speaker boxes.
MDF should be no where near anything that might even have a chance of getting damp

 

[toxicfish]

The other thing is unless you have a saw that can cut a square angle, then the more cuts you have the more room for error. Even saws that cut square cannot fix a warped board.

yup thats why you don't buy warped boards...

 

[zennzzo]

Dang'it...I cut it twice and it's still too short...

Lookin' good and WyldFya...I like your buildn' style bro!...

 

[Dr Joe]

Dang'it...I cut it twice and it's still too short...

Lookin' good and WyldFya...I like your buildn' style bro!...

There in lies the problem

It's all clear to me now...cut twice measure once. My shop tteacher had it all wrong.

Go back to Home Depot buy more wood and better saw...try again.

And fine necessity for smaller stand too. or firewood.

Signed: The Unknown Carpender.


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