Steel Tank?

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with 1/4 inch steel, the tank will weigh around 811lbs... just a word of warning - you're not eh only one who lifts weights, I can't deadlift 505, but at the time I built my plywood tank it weighed about 300lbs... and even with a 405lb deadlift, it still took 4 people a lot of sweating to get it the 30ft into the house. Barbells have handles and you don't carry them thru doorways.

Is your bedroom on a concrete floor? if not I'd definitely recommend doing it in the garage - that way you don't have to wedge it through doorways as well.
 
Bluegill;1052982; said:
Chago09 obviously you do not know what a football workout routine is. We usually start of with pushing my coaches Explorer about 150 yards down the one way street and then come back. We do this just to get the blood flowing. After that we do the core excersizes your Squats, Bench Press, Deadlifts, Power Cleans. Then we do conditioning. Today we had to move the weightroom from the cafeteria to the new weightroom which is up on the next level. The easiest way to move the weights was to go up a 45 degree ramp. So I piled all of the 45, 35, and 25 pounds plates about 6 of each on the dolley and pushed them up the ramp. Total weight was around 600 pounds. The ramp is about 50 feet long. I did this about 5 times. Then I carried the squat rack, bench, and a couple of the rubber mats while the rest of the team did the rest. Are coach was nice enough to let us take a break from pushing his car today.;) I think that I can handle a 500 pound tank maybe not be myself but with one of my lineman buddies it will only take a few minutes to get it into my bedroom.
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WTF are they feeding you my friend???:WHOA:
 
I cant really imagine why you would want to go with steel. Too heavy. Someone suggested plywood which is prop a better idea. If u go with steel and u need a great welder shoot me a PM ill give u a amazing price on my time. Go with the plywood.
 
My bad...I of course forgot the inside/outside rule of tank lifting...
 
What if I make a frame out of 1/4 inch steel and then do the sides back and bottom with sheet metal and a big peice of plexi glass in the front?
 
Bluegill;1073014; said:
What if I make a frame out of 1/4 inch steel and then do the sides back and bottom with sheet metal and a big peice of plexi glass in the front?
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Howcome you don't want to use plywood? it will be cheaper, lighter, proven, easier to work with, etc.

To answer your question, it would probably work - it dpeends what gauge of sheetmetal, but you will probably experience some bowing.

The thing is... if there is any little nick in your waterproofing, rust will spread like wildfire, flaking off your coating, etc. At least with plywood, that won't happen. Are you just after the novelty factor of having a steel tank, or is there some practical reason you want to do it this way?
 
why dont u just make a frame out of 1/4 inch steel... the frame will be liftable that way...
then put it in place n buy either glass or acrylic and use that for the sides...
 
Plywood I really can't trust if the screws give or the glue there goes my 10 ft by 15 ft bedroom floor. With a metal tank that weld is unbreakable unless I weld it halfa$$ or the water pushes out the sides.
 
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