MDF Aquarium Stand

[livingart]

i tell you what, give me the size of the tank & the overall size of teh cab & i will draw one up tomorrow morning & do a cutting list.

[smidey]

Brief:

Tank size is 600mm long x 300mm wide, height is 300mm but irrelevant. Must be made from a single 2400x600mm 18mm sheet of MDF using only MDF. Cutting instructions must be simple and use as few cuts as possible. Aesthetics are also very important.

:lol:

man, you don't ask for much. i particularly like this part :lol:

Cutting instructions must be simple and use as few cuts as possible. Aesthetics are also very important.

:lol:

i shall make it work

[SamH]

man, you don't ask for much. i particularly like this part :lol:

Ditto. I can't work without a clear design brief

i shall make it work

I can't wait to see it! I tried again but mm's at this time of night does not compute.

[smidey]

i have done the plan & cutting pattern but cannot get it into a jpg format, tiff & pdf only so i will email it to you. 8)

[SamH]

Got it all cut now, the guy who cut it forgot to take off the 50mm for waste and I only realised when I got home :oops:

Cut it with a hand saw but now I can hardly type and it's all wonky. Otherwise he cut all the pieces exactly to size right down to the mm with almost no waste from blade width.

[Sophia]

bit late for me to join in but my tank has the same dimensions as yours and this is what my husband made out of some heavy as particle board we found at the emporium. we had 3 pieces of it and there is a hole in the back for the wiring to be contained inside the cupboard

the lid is not attached

[SamH]

Thanks Sophia

Stand is all together now, only problem is the doors. There is a 10mm gap between them in the centre, one is too tight and the other won't shut properly. Otherwise, an easy to make and sturdy stand.

[Carlos & Siran]

Sounds good, are you using adjustable hinges?, here's a helpful tip, every measurement is made up in multiples of 32mm. So the hinge holes should be 32mm from the front of the cabinet, and the holes should be 32mm apart, this includes pretty much everything to do with kitchen/cabinet making hardware. As for adjusting the hinges, it's quite a tricky exercise, you just have to keep persevering. If you can't get it, Me, or Smidey no doubt, will try and run you through it.

[SamH]

Thanks Carlas & Siran. Just using plain old hinges, nothing fancy. As long as the doors poen and close then I'm happy

Just had two coats of paint and a bit of wood to stop the loose door from opening without the sticky door opening first. Keeps the cupboard shut 8)

[Sophia]

mine stay closed by way of a magnet type catch on the inside

[smidey]

it is best to get cabinet door hinges as they are adjustable & you make the overall appearance look alot better by aligning them up. if you take your doors to a kitchen maker it will take less than 10 mins to bore them & fit hinges, i use to do it occasionally when i was at the kitchen place. just ask them to be bored 100mm down.