LARGE Plywood Tank Build

bronco300

bronco300

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here is the third coat!

and i tied it to the house with some tarps,lol...its supposed to possibly rain tomorrow so i decided to put some tarps on them and tie it to the house,lol


 
bronco300

bronco300

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LOL....well this morning we had an "earthquake"...it was over in Ill but we definitely felt it this morning...i was asleep and looking....thinking...'oh gosh...i just tied my tank up...dear Lord please tell me the tank didnt fall over' causing the shaking house...haha...but went back to sleep. Later this morning to find out it actually was the result of an earthquake...good thing i tied the tank up!!!!! it could have definitely tipped since it wasn't that securely attached!

put on a 4th and final coat on this side...i was going to leave it but was worried because i didnt keep track of my layers...i know its over 1/4" for sure but other sides i'll be keeping track for sure now so i can decide if i need more or not.
 
steelgluer

steelgluer

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Sorry to here about the quake. But its a good this you had your house tied to that HUMONGOUS tank.
That way your house didnt SHAKE
 
nwdyr

nwdyr

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I live in Joliet Il, s/w sub of Chicago and I woke up felling my bed shaking!!! my first earthquake, I thought it was a dream
talk about lucky, good thing you tied that bad boy down!!! who would have thought you would need to "earthquake proof" the build? looks cool so far, like glass
 
howardj

howardj

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Hahah, mayebe the DHL covering wasn't a bad idea

I slept through the quake.. didn't feel a thing.. lol
mom did though..
 
bronco300

bronco300

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Originally Posted by nwdyr
http:///forum/post/2570763
I live in Joliet Il, s/w sub of Chicago and I woke up felling my bed shaking!!! my first earthquake, I thought it was a dream
talk about lucky, good thing you tied that bad boy down!!! who would have thought you would need to "earthquake proof" the build? looks cool so far, like glass

hahaha...yea, who would have though, good thing though....thanks

Originally Posted by HowardJ
http:///forum/post/2570807
Hahah, mayebe the DHL covering wasn't a bad idea

I slept through the quake.. didn't feel a thing.. lol
mom did though..
get back to work slacker!! lol not so dumb now having that bubble packing for support around the straps hitting the wood
 
brandan

brandan

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Judging by how much you have used already, do you think you are going to have enough epoxy to finish the tank?
 
slackjawed

slackjawed

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Originally Posted by Bronco300
http:///forum/post/2532638
haha, join the list! I'm guessing for the tank alone all said and done it'll be $1100-$1200..........which is at least half of what you'd be able to buy it for in glass, and probably even better in acrylic. I only have one thing left to pay for, which is the glass pane.

THATS AWSOME
 
bronco300

bronco300

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Originally Posted by Brandan
http:///forum/post/2572425
Judging by how much you have used already, do you think you are going to have enough epoxy to finish the tank?

yea, i dont think it'll be any problem...i've use maybe half gallon to the hardener and maybe gallon of resin...almost have the bottom done, and the back is the last large piece...so i think i should have plenty..the sides and corners don't take much
 
bronco300

bronco300

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put final coat of epoxy on the bottom tonight, no pictures though, sorry...i figured if i have epoxy leftover i'll do another coat on the bottom and back just for the heck of it.
 
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