Extruded Aluminum / You can build it.

[Turkeysammich]

Was chatting with my buddy Derek.

Derek. Man I wish I could build an extruded aluminum stand for my frag tank ?

Me. Yeah ??? It’s easy. Hummmm I got some scraps in my garage.

Derek. You do ?

Me. Yeah. Challenge ?

Derek. Build it.

Me. Challenge excepted.

The conversation didn’t really go like that. But it did in my head. Lol.
Enjoy the pics.

 

[MarcosDelgado0]

I want to do something like this for my next project. I wanted to do it for the frag tank but was a little scared so I went with wood instead. Were the pieces already cut to size or how did you cut them?

 

[Turkeysammich]

I cut them. But yeah. You can order them cut. They measure by the mm. I built it on the cheap. The aluminum is fairly cheap. It’s the brackets and fasteners that are expensive. Adds up super quick

 

[Kensington Reefer]

Awesome sauce

 

[MarcosDelgado0]

I cut them. But yeah. You can order them cut. They measure by the mm. I built it on the cheap. The aluminum is fairly cheap. It’s the brackets and fasteners that are expensive. Adds up super quick

What did you use to cut them?

 

[Turkeysammich]

Table saw with a bi-metal blade. Cuts clean.

 

[Reefer Madness]

Very nice!!!

 

[derek_SR]

You are the man Will! Thanks so much, I’ll come by tomorrow.

Here’s the frag tank, delivers tomorrow:

 

[derek_SR]

What did you use to cut them?

Table saw with a bi-metal blade. Cuts clean.

I have also used a miter saw and medium tooth lumber blade. Easy to cut!

 

[sfsuphysics]

tnutz.com and have them cut for you.... because not everyone has spare Al. extrusion sitting around in their garage

 

[Ayman]

Turkeysammich what did you use for the top? where the tank will sit.​

 

[Turkeysammich]

@derek_SR. I built it for Derek. He wanted to use a plywood top to match this DT. It’s going to sit next to his DT. So he will have a matched set.

 

[derek_SR]

 

[Kensington Reefer]

You are the man Will! Thanks so much, I’ll come by tomorrow.

Here’s the frag tank, delivers tomorrow:

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John is an artist when it comes to plastic boxes

 

[BlueSallymandr]

This looks amazing!