MrHermit85
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- Mar 19, 2013
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- London, Ontario
Man that is a sweet looking bar! Just goes to show you don't need fancy tools to make something awesome!
Basement Bar Build.
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Patience and planning. And lots and lots i YouTube videos.
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Easto
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- Dec 5, 2014
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- London, Ontario
Any tips on building stands? I have a 75 gal 48x18x20 tank and going to use a 40 gal breeder for the sump.
Triangles are key. Tr wood is plenty strong. Shit I think a 2x4 on end will support a small car in theory(don't hold me to that). Your challenge will be keeping it square and rigid. The squareness of it will come from your wood cutting abilities. The rigidity will come from the triangular bracing you use.
Get google sketchup and draw up the stand. Post a pic and we will gladly tear it to pieces with criticism lol
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Get google sketchup and draw up the stand. Post a pic and we will gladly tear it to pieces with criticism lol
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MrHermit85
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- London, Ontario
I just built a stand for my breeder, I realized too late that the 2x4s I used were not simetrical lol. So my cuts were straight but not much else was!
Easto
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- Dec 5, 2014
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- London, Ontario
I have very limited wood working experience. I built a couple fences and a deck. However I tend to be OCD when it comes to certain things so I think if I do build something it will be good.
The frame I am not too worried about. I have a mitre saw and circular saw which should allow me to make the cuts I need.
What worries me is the sheeting, trim, and doors.
The frame I am not too worried about. I have a mitre saw and circular saw which should allow me to make the cuts I need.
What worries me is the sheeting, trim, and doors.
chrisstevens
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Looks awesome.
Man, what a beauty bar! Can't believe all you used was a circular saw!
What type of wood and stain did you use for the dark wood part of the back bar that surrounds the TV and the shelves? I'm trying to get a similar colour look for the trim of my tank and stand but I'm going to go for more of a distressed look. I really like the wood on the ceiling with the pot lighting, and the brick backsplash, both very nice accents. Looks professionally done
What type of wood and stain did you use for the dark wood part of the back bar that surrounds the TV and the shelves? I'm trying to get a similar colour look for the trim of my tank and stand but I'm going to go for more of a distressed look. I really like the wood on the ceiling with the pot lighting, and the brick backsplash, both very nice accents. Looks professionally done
Everything is Oak or Oak veneered plywood.
The staining is done using the minwax wood prep stuff, minwax ebony stain, and wipe on polyurethane 3 or 4 coats depending.
If goging for distressed.. maybe some aged barn board planks. That's rustic
The staining is done using the minwax wood prep stuff, minwax ebony stain, and wipe on polyurethane 3 or 4 coats depending.
If goging for distressed.. maybe some aged barn board planks. That's rustic
Man, what a beauty bar! Can't believe all you used was a circular saw!
What type of wood and stain did you use for the dark wood part of the back bar that surrounds the TV and the shelves? I'm trying to get a similar colour look for the trim of my tank and stand but I'm going to go for more of a distressed look. I really like the wood on the ceiling with the pot lighting, and the brick backsplash, both very nice accents. Looks professionally done
Everything is Oak or Oak veneered plywood.
The staining is done using the minwax wood prep stuff, minwax ebony stain, and wipe on polyurethane 3 or 4 coats depending.
If goging for distressed.. maybe some aged barn board planks. That's rustic
That is pretty much what I have, except I have the minwax "expresso". I'm using pine. I looked into barn boards and people charge an arm and a leg for that stuff - I'm using new pine and artificially making it look distressed
Yes, I'm finding that out! The pre-stain stuff makes a huge difference too. I'm going to try pre-treating my new pine with a combo of steel wool/vinegar solution to artificially try and make it more dull before distressing it, I'm interested to see how that works.
That is super sexy. Can you do mine next?
lol
lol
Only if you supply the circular saw lol. He's apparently like that guy that turns dead trees into works of art with nothing but a chain saw.
saltyair
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- Oct 29, 2014
- Location
- Kingston, Ontario
Sweet bar build
I removed my bar for my 180
My wife hated the bar so I compromised with a bigger sw tank
I removed my bar for my 180
My wife hated the bar so I compromised with a bigger sw tank
my wife loves the bar. I have a hidden table rigged up so she has a sewing area. that folds away.
its right in our rec room and houses the computer system so it gets lots of use and isn't out of the way in the house.
its right in our rec room and houses the computer system so it gets lots of use and isn't out of the way in the house.
you could just go find a barn out in the country and start pulling boards off
That is pretty much what I have, except I have the minwax "expresso". I'm using pine. I looked into barn boards and people charge an arm and a leg for that stuff - I'm using new pine and artificially making it look distressed