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12-05-2005, 08:39 AM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: oxford, ga
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No holes yet...hopefully this weekend. I am still waiting on the hole saws to get here from Hong Kong, two 30mm saws shipped to Georgia...$11  . The stand is fisnished, well the exterior is finished, still have to sand and paint the bottom of the inside. I will post a pic of it this evening. Next I will have to start the hood.
BLFuller123 gave me this link. He has used saws from this store before. Great prices! http://cgi.ebay.com/40mm-Diamond-coa...QQcmdZViewItem
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<DT class=quote>I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder for a moment, while I was hoeing in a village garden, and I felt that I was more distinguished by that circumstance that I should have been by any epaulet I could have worn. <DT class=quote>- Henry David Thoreau
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12-05-2005, 11:22 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: oxford, ga
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Quick snap shots of stand. I really need to learn how to use this camera so all the pics won't have the bright flash spot on them. Check out the door knob 
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<DT class=quote>I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder for a moment, while I was hoeing in a village garden, and I felt that I was more distinguished by that circumstance that I should have been by any epaulet I could have worn. <DT class=quote>- Henry David Thoreau
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12-05-2005, 11:35 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Montana
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Stand looks nice!
That's the same store I got my diamond bits from, very good quality for the price. I think I've drilled around 20 1/8" thick holes on one bit and it still cuts fine.
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12-07-2005, 12:30 PM
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Eat more PIE
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Florida Panhandle
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Those bit's are great and that knob is to cool
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12-10-2005, 09:07 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: oxford, ga
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Went to Brett's house this am. We drilled 6 holes in the tank and made the sump, it was really more 'he' than 'we' First pic is a full shot of the bottom. Second is two holes on one of the sides. Third shot is in the middle of the back, larger hole is for the 1" durso, smaller is for the return on the closed loop. Fourth is a pic of the sump looking down into it. Fifth is is the sump laying on its side. The back corners will be for return water supply and the front corners will be return for the closed loop. My idea is that the two Closed loop returns in the front will blow detritus up the back glass and into the overflow which will be in the middle.
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<DT class=quote>I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder for a moment, while I was hoeing in a village garden, and I felt that I was more distinguished by that circumstance that I should have been by any epaulet I could have worn. <DT class=quote>- Henry David Thoreau
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12-10-2005, 09:10 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: oxford, ga
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Sump full of water and no leaks!
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<DT class=quote>I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder for a moment, while I was hoeing in a village garden, and I felt that I was more distinguished by that circumstance that I should have been by any epaulet I could have worn. <DT class=quote>- Henry David Thoreau
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12-10-2005, 10:03 PM
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Master of Perplexity
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: panama city beach FL
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Great Progress!
Now to get it all plumbed?!
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12-11-2005, 07:57 AM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: oxford, ga
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Originally Posted by yardboy
Now to get it all plumbed?!
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Probably be after Christmas on the plumbing...need that code for Blue Zoo...need to finish the inside of the stand and build the hood...etc, etc, etc.
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<DT class=quote>I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder for a moment, while I was hoeing in a village garden, and I felt that I was more distinguished by that circumstance that I should have been by any epaulet I could have worn. <DT class=quote>- Henry David Thoreau
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12-11-2005, 08:21 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: oxford, ga
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Got off my butt today and finished the stand.
Pic 1. Took the top panel off and drilled the holes for the plumbing in it.
Took the panel to Lowes and had the paint guy match up an exterior latex to paint the indside of the stand...I would call the color 'Milk Chocolate'. Anyhow, the inside is sealed and painted.
Pic 2. From the side with the holes aligned (it doesn't appear that the holes in 'back' of the picture, which is the right side of the tank align, but it is a bad angle and they actually line up quite well).
Pic 3. Taped off and sprayed the back of the tank black.
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<DT class=quote>I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder for a moment, while I was hoeing in a village garden, and I felt that I was more distinguished by that circumstance that I should have been by any epaulet I could have worn. <DT class=quote>- Henry David Thoreau
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12-11-2005, 08:26 PM
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Eat more PIE
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Florida Panhandle
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Very nice they look like they line up good to me
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12-13-2005, 09:19 AM
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Tang Lover
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Rockville, MD
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WOW. VERY VERY nice!!
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12-19-2005, 08:36 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: oxford, ga
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I sillyconed in all the bulkheads and started to make the hood. It will take one more trip to Lowes or HD to finish the top trim. The overflow configuration is somewhat visible also, it was made as if it would go in the corner but the diagonal is against the center of the back glass and it takes up 1/2 of the floor space. Hopefully it will be better suited for the flow. (Center of tank and 'V' shaped as you look in from the front).
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<DT class=quote>I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder for a moment, while I was hoeing in a village garden, and I felt that I was more distinguished by that circumstance that I should have been by any epaulet I could have worn. <DT class=quote>- Henry David Thoreau
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12-19-2005, 08:47 PM
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I loves me a water change
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: WI
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Wow! Very nice!!
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12-26-2005, 09:09 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: oxford, ga
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Finished the construction of the hood and bought the hardware to mount the top to the hood. I took the hood and it's top to my dad's for Christmas so that I could fill in all the screw holes and start staining/poly. I got it stained and one coat of poly on. (pics tomorrow) Only problem is that I left the top at his house which is a 2 1/2 hour drive each way. Oh well, thanks to the table saw that BLFuller123 gave me and the orbital sander that my dad gave me for Christmas, I'll probably just make another top tomorrow.
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<DT class=quote>I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder for a moment, while I was hoeing in a village garden, and I felt that I was more distinguished by that circumstance that I should have been by any epaulet I could have worn. <DT class=quote>- Henry David Thoreau
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01-01-2006, 05:42 PM
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Really Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Braselton, GA
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John, why dont you bring that tank over again and maybe we can practice drilling some more holes Looking Good! |
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