The Stand Begins

This post is mainly a test of uploading images.

This is my 90 gallon tank stand at about 50% completion. I must give credit to Fish World of Richmond for the basic design. The main structure is cut from 8 2x4s I purchased at Lowe's. I would suggest going through their 2x4s carefully. I found about one out of three acceptable for this project. I didn't want to include 2x4s that showed any defect at all since this stand is going to support a half ton of equipment.









All of the 2x4s were cut to length with a good power miter box. I assume that you could do the same with a manual miter box, it would just take a lot longer. The cuts must be 90 degrees so I wouldn't suggest hand cutting. I will try to upload a drawing, but the structure is apparent in the pictures. Most joints are pocket screwed.

2x4 Material List:
4 - 2 x 4 x 48.5
10 - 2 x 4 x 23
4 - 2 x 4 x 30
5 - 2 x 4 x 15.5