frankenstrat Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 New stand for in coming 5x2x250x3mm rhs And a few coats of flat blackIt's pretty heavy, but weight is a sign of reliability Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksta Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 So... All this time, I've been 'reliable'... :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 I am Morbidly reliable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankenstrat Posted June 28, 2013 Author Share Posted June 28, 2013 thats my story too, and im sticking to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Having had a rack fail and dealing with the consequence I can understand why you have over engineered your stand. Did you do the welding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankenstrat Posted June 28, 2013 Author Share Posted June 28, 2013 yeah i welded it all, im not a boiler maker but being a truck mechanic i had to learn to weld well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Nice job LukeBTW I'm more reliable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Very nice. Mine are made from the same but hold 2 x 6x2x2, well use to. I still have the stands but the fish and tanks are long gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankenstrat Posted June 29, 2013 Author Share Posted June 29, 2013 i wish id seen that earlier ben, i was considering not using middle legs.if it ca support 6x2 then 5x2 would have been fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Mine have two front beams so I could do away with the middle leg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firthy13 Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 ben, did the one sump run all 3 6x2x2's? i assume it would i just can see the plumbing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankenstrat Posted July 3, 2013 Author Share Posted July 3, 2013 i should add, if anyone needs any stands in the sydney area im happy to make them at cost price for the steel and a carton of victorias finest..i like fabricating stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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