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Thanks guys,

The radii are 1" bends, and i'd like the material to be 3/16-1/4" in thickness.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Maeda/Project100/P1030316.jpg

After changing my mind AGAIN, and a few more tool purchases this is what I ended up with.

I'm going to attempt this bent ply shape as an experiment/learning experience. Can anyone give me some tips?

I was planning on using very thin sheets of veneer glued together, to build up the...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Maeda/P1020938.jpg

Changed my mind again. :)

After spending a couple days with sand paper and bondo i've arrived at this. Not bad, but not perfect.

Thanks for the suggestions everyone.

Surprisingly i'm going to choose to leave it, and finish with some spar varnish.

I found that the tank i'm building needs a mat to be placed underneath it...

So since this thing is going to get painted, whats the best way to seal the wood before I hit it with the spray primer?

This thing's going to see a LOT of water. How can I best protect it? Think...

I think the joinery alone is a humbling enough reminder for me.

Well, I'm starting to slowly gain a distaste for wood grain, and really am aquiring a taste for white paint. :D

I think i might have made a small boo-boo sanding my first project.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Maeda/P1020848.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Maeda/P1020849.jpg

Now...

Thanks guys, I totally forgot about this thread!

I think I got the problem licked with using
A) A better work surface
B) More clamps
C) clamping this to the work surface and not just to...

This might just be newb craftsmanship or process errors, but

I find that when making a frame for a table top or similar, using pocket screws ,the short ends (with 2 screws per side total of 4 per...

Nice buy. :D

Now just make sure that credit card doesn't cost you the 100$ you saved. Stash it someplace other then the wallet and smile.

The list of abrasives and their respective uses in the festool catalog is daunting.

After reading the new abrasive catalogs i'm slowwwwly realizing I'm going to need hundreds of dollars worth of...

The torsion boxs will easily carry the load, but any side to side movement will collapse the stand.

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Back to the 2x4 method I guess.

After getting some good advice from the good folks here at SMC, I bought a router for my needs that left a lot of money in my tool budget.

Add that left over money with price hikes due to a weak...

I'm going to leave the center brace if for nothing other then piece of mind.

Anyone think it'll be ample to prevent racking without a full back?
I'm assuming wracking refers to a side to side...

The thought of steel has crossed my mind more then once.

MOST if people get away with more water on less wood. Usually people recommend a 2x4 frame and some plywood skin.

I think i'll just...

Hey Paul,
Sadly there won't be a back. This table/stand thing is for an aquarium that goes in the middle of a room.

If its possible i'd like to take out the middle brace actually, but i'm very...

The inside grid was built using 1/2" thick boards and the skin is 1/4 inch.

I've been looking at a few sites. This type of design will make my future furniture building projects a lot cheaper to...

Yah, ignore those pieces. Just left over bits i forgot to erase.

I think i'm going to try my hand at the stack and cut. It works well for plywood, I don't see why it won't work for 2x4's.

I'm resorting to sneaking into my former schools woodshop, and 'borrow'
some miter saw time and pray nobody notices...

I've already been booted from the laser engraver more times then I'd like....

Interlocking pieces sounds like a good way to go for the grid.

I will have to resort to doing this with a chisel, or the router as I don't have a table saw (just the ts55).

If I can't make a...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Maeda/bottomstep1.jpg
Bottom piece as well as table top.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Maeda/bottomstep2.jpg
Covered in ply.
...

Thanks Joe,
Actually i'm comming from *gasp* using ikea furniture with cardboard filled skinned panels for aquariums. The hold up... but just barely that. I resorted to this behavior after...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Maeda/standdraft2.jpg

I'm building this aquarium stand with intersecting tables. The black table is really just a facade, that pulls apart for under stand...

You could also export to 2d graphic, and make yourself a nice 3d cut list.

...or even assembly instructions.