Look wat i made!
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tangs rule
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That looks good! how you gonna do the front?
1guydude
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ya idk lol....after 3 designes yesterday, I came up with this one and found out that simpler is better(and easier) ! I was thinkin getting a piece of wood that is thin enough to bend?!?! Darn bowfronts! I suppose i could leave it as is....
really my goal was to get rid of the eggcrate and hide some of the equipment!
really my goal was to get rid of the eggcrate and hide some of the equipment!
tangs rule
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Originally Posted by 1guyDude http:///forum/thread/387042/look-wat-i-made#post_3402538
ya idk lol....after 3 designes yesterday, I came up with this one and found out that simpler is better(and easier) ! I was thinkin getting a piece of wood that is thin enough to bend?!?! Darn bowfronts! I suppose i could leave it as is....
really my goal was to get rid of the eggcrate and hide some of the equipment!
Yup - get some real thin paneling and use that. It'll need "legnthwise bracing" and I used the front of my wavefront tank to trace the cut needed straight to the wood supports - then just cut it with a jig saw (or bandsaw) if you got one. I just glued & tack nailed it to the frame, it worked great.
I was worried when I saw the title of the thread - last time I heard that line - my cousin sent a pic of a newborn son. lol
Originally Posted by 1guyDude http:///forum/thread/387042/look-wat-i-made#post_3402538
ya idk lol....after 3 designes yesterday, I came up with this one and found out that simpler is better(and easier) ! I was thinkin getting a piece of wood that is thin enough to bend?!?! Darn bowfronts! I suppose i could leave it as is....
really my goal was to get rid of the eggcrate and hide some of the equipment!
Yup - get some real thin paneling and use that. It'll need "legnthwise bracing" and I used the front of my wavefront tank to trace the cut needed straight to the wood supports - then just cut it with a jig saw (or bandsaw) if you got one. I just glued & tack nailed it to the frame, it worked great.
I was worried when I saw the title of the thread - last time I heard that line - my cousin sent a pic of a newborn son. lol
1guydude
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thxs for the input corey and tang~! i may try it ur way corey cuz i want the wood to match up kinda....and i dont really understand wat u mean by the supports tang?!?! Do u mean run it horizontaly across the back part of the bow? Or do u mean run it from the very back piece of wood???
scott t
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Originally Posted by 1guyDude http:///forum/thread/387042/look-wat-i-made#post_3402579
Thxs man! Well be 75gal brothas! Right now its sitting in the junk room and its full or equipment and such for my other two tanks =(
Nice tank you have there looks really familiar to me, the stand does too lol.. Just remember from me good things come to those who wait, see I have been waiting 2 years and now its finally up and running.. It takes time.
Originally Posted by 1guyDude http:///forum/thread/387042/look-wat-i-made#post_3402579
Thxs man! Well be 75gal brothas! Right now its sitting in the junk room and its full or equipment and such for my other two tanks =(
Nice tank you have there looks really familiar to me, the stand does too lol.. Just remember from me good things come to those who wait, see I have been waiting 2 years and now its finally up and running.. It takes time.
2quills
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Originally Posted by 1guyDude http:///forum/thread/387042/look-wat-i-made#post_3402580
thxs for the input corey and tang~! i may try it ur way corey cuz i want the wood to match up kinda....and i dont really understand wat u mean by the supports tang?!?! Do u mean run it horizontaly across the back part of the bow? Or do u mean run it from the very back piece of wood???
Kerf cutting is best done with a table saw but it can be done with a circular saw as well. You have to have your depth set just right. The sharper the curve the more cuts you have to make. Check out this link and you can get the idea of how it's done. http://stusshed.wordpress.com/2007/07/17/kerfing-bending-wood-on-the-tablesaw/
Originally Posted by 1guyDude http:///forum/thread/387042/look-wat-i-made#post_3402580
thxs for the input corey and tang~! i may try it ur way corey cuz i want the wood to match up kinda....and i dont really understand wat u mean by the supports tang?!?! Do u mean run it horizontaly across the back part of the bow? Or do u mean run it from the very back piece of wood???
Kerf cutting is best done with a table saw but it can be done with a circular saw as well. You have to have your depth set just right. The sharper the curve the more cuts you have to make. Check out this link and you can get the idea of how it's done. http://stusshed.wordpress.com/2007/07/17/kerfing-bending-wood-on-the-tablesaw/
acrylic51
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Agree with a couple methods mentioned above.....The kerf isn't super hard to do....just you have to play with your spacings on your back cuts depending on your bend/radius.....Once you get it cut and bent you finish it off to keep that shape with some high hide glue.....
Probably I think the easiest would be to soak thin strips, and bend to the radius with a jig and ratchet strap......
Probably I think the easiest would be to soak thin strips, and bend to the radius with a jig and ratchet strap......
1guydude
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I'd use the Elmers glue in this application....Gorilla glue is to messy and foams way to much and a PITA to clean up once dried........
ya i figured that out on another hood i have! It was cracked so i ran some screws into with some gorillia....needless to say i should have used the elmers!
Wanted to see wat u all had to say bout it!
I'd use the Elmers glue in this application....Gorilla glue is to messy and foams way to much and a PITA to clean up once dried........
ya i figured that out on another hood i have! It was cracked so i ran some screws into with some gorillia....needless to say i should have used the elmers!
Wanted to see wat u all had to say bout it!
acrylic51
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Wish you luck!!!!! I played around a while ago with bending wood......I actually used 1/4" Poplar and soaked it for a couple hours and used a ratchet strap and placed the piece in a jig I had fabbed up and cranked down on the ratchet strap, and let it dry, and resoaked it again and again till I finally got it to the radius I was after....With that thickness didn't need to use any kerf cuts though.....The piece has held up quite well....I still have it laying around the garage......
flower
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Originally Posted by 1guyDude http:///forum/thread/387042/look-wat-i-made#post_3402538
ya idk lol....after 3 designes yesterday, I came up with this one and found out that simpler is better(and easier) ! I was thinkin getting a piece of wood that is thin enough to bend?!?! Darn bowfronts! I suppose i could leave it as is....
really my goal was to get rid of the eggcrate and hide some of the equipment!
How about a piece of vinyl house siding...It's flexible and about the right width, and cuts with tin snips or heavy sheers....just cut to size and paint it, it even has a fake wood grain.
Originally Posted by 1guyDude http:///forum/thread/387042/look-wat-i-made#post_3402538
ya idk lol....after 3 designes yesterday, I came up with this one and found out that simpler is better(and easier) ! I was thinkin getting a piece of wood that is thin enough to bend?!?! Darn bowfronts! I suppose i could leave it as is....
really my goal was to get rid of the eggcrate and hide some of the equipment!
How about a piece of vinyl house siding...It's flexible and about the right width, and cuts with tin snips or heavy sheers....just cut to size and paint it, it even has a fake wood grain.