Little progress on 180 Build!

LB · #1 07/25/2007, 10:47 AM

I've got the shell started and now I'm lookin for the wood(and time)to skin it.Thought I put a few pics up since it's rainin!!!

My daughter Helping (not much progress she's way to picky about details)

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She hits the juice a little early in the day for my liking and again progress slows

LB · #2 07/25/2007, 10:49 AM

Here's the shell

Charlie Davidson · #3 07/25/2007, 01:05 PM

Nice... Rain? I haven't seen any in quite a while.. We need it bad here..
Gone to pull crab pots.. Your chicken made me hungry

LB · #4 07/25/2007, 01:26 PM

It rained till about noon at my house Day Off

surfnvb7 · #5 07/25/2007, 01:38 PM

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Originally posted by LB
I've got the shell started and now I'm lookin for the wood(and time)to skin it.Thought I put a few pics up since it's rainin!!!

My daughter Helping (not much progress she's way to picky about details)

She hits the juice a little early in the day for my liking and again progress slows

sounds like she's got the union on her side.

J. Montgomery · #6 07/25/2007, 01:40 PM

At that size, she's much better suited for mining or factory work. I don't know what you were thinking putting her on construction.

Charlie Davidson · #7 07/25/2007, 01:54 PM

Dang, I only got 4 crabs

Maybe enought for your helper to eat... but not enought for me to cook..
maybe if we add so chicken bites...

Charlie Davidson · #8 07/25/2007, 01:55 PM

BTW, looks like she's protecting that beer from someone

LB · #9 07/25/2007, 03:13 PM

She's my go to girl on crawlspace work she fits perfect under the house

When she wired up my 400's ballasts under the house she learned about 220v the hard way!!!

zjamez · #10 07/29/2007, 09:14 PM

She needs to stay on top of you! Your frags are screaming for a bigger tank!!!!!!

gnrlee · #11 07/30/2007, 09:14 AM

Do the gutters need cleaning? Looks like some water backing up. Don't get the wrong idea. I'm offering to clean them. HeHe...

LB · #12 07/30/2007, 03:25 PM

Man, Good eye on the gutters I did'nt even see that it was rainin in the pic !!! That just part of the screen porch construction I still have right much to finish up before I can get gutters on the new part.

Too many projects

Charlie Davidson · #13 07/30/2007, 04:33 PM

just blow real hard on the part you can get too!!

BTW, we finally got rain last night.. Man, thunder all night long, I should have left TV on, for background noise. The Dogs kept jumping every time it "BOOMED"

Holstin · #14 07/30/2007, 11:59 PM

rub fabric softner sheets on the dogs before a thunderstorm, it will calm them down.

LB · #15 11/02/2007, 06:33 PM

Time for an update---Got stand skinned finally and sanding blows--

LB · #16 11/02/2007, 06:45 PM

I'll try to get some pics soon but I just got my stand back this week.I sent it to a friend for the finish work because he has better tools and more knowledge so I figured it would be faster!!
Wrong It took 6 weeks!! So I got some of the sanding done today(during naptime)
I think I'm gettin closer to actually getting water in the tank although it seems like I've done enough work to set-up 10 tanks.
Wiring,Footings,Piers and joists,buying lots and lots of parts,a few custom electrical projects to be debuted later,refugium build,ect
If this thing does'nt turn out to be really nice it wo'nt be for lack of trying!!

phurst · #17 11/02/2007, 11:47 PM

Glad to hear you're making progress. Can't wait to see some pics!

LB · #18 11/03/2007, 02:57 PM

Here's some pics

Refugium (hope it works)40 gal

Stand

Side

Hidden door for electical panel

Big front doors

Thats all you get for now!!!

phurst · #19 11/03/2007, 05:06 PM

LB, are those 2x6s? Somthing strong enough to do without center posts?

LB · #20 11/03/2007, 07:45 PM

The top has 2 2x6's all screwed and glued so I would'nt have a center support! If it is'nt strong enough then my floor is'nt either.Its way over built in accordance to rc tradition

phurst · #21 11/03/2007, 09:10 PM

Excelent! I wish I didn't have a center post. Would have made fitting a larger sump possible.

commabc · #22 11/03/2007, 09:56 PM

40sump looks good, stand too!

LB · #23 11/03/2007, 10:04 PM

Thanks! This project is takin forever though!!

virginiadiver69 · #24 11/04/2007, 08:50 AM

The stand looks great. I love the idea of no center brace. I'll have a tank build going myself in several months, if you get spare time would you post some details of the stand construction?

LB · #25 11/04/2007, 09:01 AM

I wish I knew how to do all the fancy diagrams on this thing but I can't . The stand is a 2x6 rectangle on the top and bottom and the legs I built in a "L" shape of 2-2x6's that are screwed inbetween the top and bottom .Nothin fancy but it looks like way too much when compared to store bought.Hope that helps if not I might be able to take a referance pic.Today I hope to get all the sanding done so tommorrow I can stain and touch-up the painted interior.