scrap plastic

awholelota · 02-04-2008, 10:56 AM

so i was in tap plastics this past saturday looking for 6in tube for a skimmer. while looking through their scrap bin i found a few good sheets of 12x12 acrylic. they look like they're 3/8th inch. when i found out that saturdays are scrap plastic sale days at TAP i just couldn't walk out empty handed. 8 sheets, a quart of weldon 4, a few hypodermic tybe bottles and $26 later i was heading to my car with a smile.

i don't have any set plans yet, but i do want to make it with a built in refugium, sump, and skimmer. i have no idea how i'm going to do that.

the blade on my table saw will also need to be changed out. the one i have on now chips plastic like crazy.

a 12x12x12 cube holds 7.5 gallons. i've never had a nano tank so this will be totally new to me. i plan on soft corals unles i can find a decent deal on a small metal halide light. i also have no idea how to work with plastic so i'll have to research that a little more. wish me luck

-Boots

Wiskey · 02-04-2008, 11:01 AM

Good luck Boots! Welcome to the Buildoff

Whiskey

awholelota · 02-04-2008, 11:07 AM

thanks, Wiskey! i should have also mentioned that the tank will be bare bottom.

Wiskey · 02-04-2008, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by awholelota

thanks, Wiskey! i should have also mentioned that the tank will be bare bottom.

In an acrilic tank that'll help keep sand from scratching it

Whiskey

awholelota · 02-04-2008, 11:11 AM

i plan on scratching it a lot before it even sees water. good thing i have micro mesh.

Wiskey · 02-04-2008, 11:22 AM

Now that's a plan that I can get behind!

And why I don't have acrilic tanks

Whiskey

miniwhinny · 02-04-2008, 02:50 PM

Awesome. So glad you joined in.

crvz · 02-04-2008, 06:26 PM

The best type of build! Congrats on the score, and I'll look forward to the finished product. Good luck!!

awholelota · 02-04-2008, 07:40 PM

any sugestions on what type of blade i shoud get for my 10" tablesaw? i hear the more teeth the better but is there an upper limit on teeth? there are 200 tooth blades at sears, but it seems like it'd just melt the plastic before it'd cut it.

dobejazz · 02-04-2008, 07:52 PM

Welcome to the Build off

I think crvz is the one to answer the saw blade question I know he has at least 1 thread on building an acrylic sump

DarthOcellaris · 02-04-2008, 07:59 PM

welcome aboard

That 200 tooth blade will be just fine. That's what I use on my table saw

Just raise it pretty high. I raise mine about 2 inches above the material so it doesnt melt back together

chrischris · 02-04-2008, 08:01 PM

thats going to be cool

dobejazz · 02-04-2008, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by dobejazz

Welcome to the Build off

I think crvz is the one to answer the saw blade question I know he has at least 1 thread on building an acrylic sump

or Darth

crvz · 02-04-2008, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by awholelota

any sugestions on what type of blade i shoud get for my 10" tablesaw? i hear the more teeth the better but is there an upper limit on teeth? there are 200 tooth blades at sears, but it seems like it'd just melt the plastic before it'd cut it.

Well I'll do my best. You're table saw can probably use a smaller blade as well. I used a plastics/laminates blade made by dewalt. It's only about $8 and I found it easily at home depot. It fit on my 10" tablesaw, and it looks just like this;

awholelota · 02-04-2008, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by crvz

Well I'll do my best. You're table saw can probably use a smaller blade as well. I used a plastics/laminates blade made by dewalt. It's only about $8 and I found it easily at home depot. It fit on my 10" tablesaw, and it looks just like this;

are you using a 7 1/4 blade on a 10" saw or is that picture just an example?