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I mean circular sawWhat is a cylinder saw??
Any examples or plans?Or better yet.....skip the ugly 2x4s and use plywood.
I have a cylinder saw. Im a little anxious on making the stand level.
Any tips on how to cut 2x4 in perfect lengths?
Well, not that it's going to be much easier to have a perfectly flat surface, but many have done it, guess it also depends on whether it's a trimmed tank(trimmed are more forgiving in this area), size of tank, how precious the animals in there are to you, and what a potential failure would do and how bad it would be to recover, I guess a garage should not be a big deal, but obviously this is not optimalIts going to be a frag tank in the garage so what do you guys think about using cinder blocks and adding a piece of plywood on top?
Im a carpenter(helped a little heheh) and built my own stand! Its not as hard as you think! Buy a speed square and a framing square and whenever you measure a 2x4, use the speed square to trace a perfectly square line and use a mitre saw to cut it to ensure perfect cuts. If youre capping the top and bottom with plywood (i did to add to strength and to make it more solid) use the framing square (alot larger than a speed square) to trace perfectly square lines. Also buy 3/4 foam to set the tank on in case the stand/floor is off level, the foam will be a buffer layer to prevent stress on the tank seams and you'll be good to go [emoji6] [emoji106] and if you only have a circular saw, just take your on your cuts and set the depth to the thickness of whatever your cutting (so you dont cut your fingers or anything else) and youll be okayI have a cylinder saw. Im a little anxious on making the stand level.
Any tips on how to cut 2x4 in perfect lengths?
Thanks this is very helpful.Im a carpenter(helped a little heheh) and built my own stand! Its not as hard as you think! Buy a speed square and a framing square and whenever you measure a 2x4, use the speed square to trace a perfectly square line and use a mitre saw to cut it to ensure perfect cuts. If youre capping the top and bottom with plywood (i did to add to strength and to make it more solid) use the framing square (alot larger than a speed square) to trace perfectly square lines. Also buy 3/4 foam to set the tank on in case the stand/floor is off level, the foam will be a buffer layer to prevent stress on the tank seams and you'll be good to go [emoji6] [emoji106] and if you only have a circular saw, just take your on your cuts and set the depth to the thickness of whatever your cutting (so you dont cut your fingers or anything else) and youll be okay
You can get foam at most big hardware stores like lowes, home depot, or Menards its insulation foam sheets usually near the plywood and 2x4 im using the pink panther insulation foam (its literally a 4'x8' pink sheet)Thanks this is very helpful.
Where can i find the foam?