Dan I
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I am at the moment building my stand. I am setting up the top base with 2x6. I noticed this crack running across the wood and was wondering if it is no good anymore. Tank is 60 (L) x 24 (W) x 20 (H).
DIY Stand Question
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Flippers4pups
Fins up since 1993
I am at the moment building my stand. I am setting up the top base with 2x6. I noticed this crack running across the wood and was wondering if it is no good anymore. Tank is 60 (L) x 24 (W) x 20 (H).
For peace of mind I'd replace it. Pre drill your holes before sinking your screws and that shouldn't happen.
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Dan I
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That I did, which is funny.
Flippers4pups
Fins up since 1993
Just a bad piece of lumber then.
Something I did is moisten your wood and pre drill. Use a counter sink bit. If your wood is too dry. And you counter sink the screws the head will split it. Oh for the ones worried about warping. You moisten the wood. Not soak it. Moisten it again than put the tank on it with buckets of Salk in the tank. Once it dries it'll be flat. The weight will smash it down as it dries to the house humidity
Copingwithpods
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I had the same thing happen in my stand mod (supporting around 350lbs) had a 2x12 split. I just used loctite PL8x on the crack and I'm not loosing any sleep over it. I use the stuff all the time at work and it bonds stronger than the actual wood fibers do, at work when we break wood apart it will fail in a different place never at the glued joint. But if it's going to eat at you, just replace it.
Joekovar
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I always cringe a little when I see people using SPF (spruce, pine, fir) or whitewood for tank stands.
Take a look at what's used where when building houses. The SPF is used for interior non load bearing walls, where as yellow pine is used for exterior walls, roof trusses, floor joists, and other load bearing spans.
That said, I wouldn't trust any defects in that particular piece of the stand.
Take a look at what's used where when building houses. The SPF is used for interior non load bearing walls, where as yellow pine is used for exterior walls, roof trusses, floor joists, and other load bearing spans.
That said, I wouldn't trust any defects in that particular piece of the stand.
That's not true. I've never seen new construction use anything but the same Doug fir 2x on everything. The only thing that may be different are the large beams(headers) or glue lam beams. I've never even seen yellow pine in a lumber yard in the PNW. Most common is white wood if you are cheap or Doug fir.
