glazer Posted September 3, 2002 Share Posted September 3, 2002 I was asked to build a hood and base trim for a 5.5 gallon tank per customers specs. Well I went to work on it right away only to get an email saying they wanted it changed... was easier for me to make another then rework this one. Hood fits over trim of a 5.5 gallon tank, inside there is 5" from top edge of tank to inside top of hood. Total height of hood is 6 1/2 inches. Base is 1 1/8" plywood with 2 1/8 " trim... this covers plastic molding on tank. Base trim and hood are solid black walnut... pic shows it unfinished. Wood has some gorgeous graining, figure and coloring to it... it will be BEAUTIFUL when finish is applied. Price as is, bare wood is $80, stained and multiple topcoats with catalyzed lacquer is $120. I'll pick up the shipping anywhere in the continental U.S. Link to comment
glazer Posted September 7, 2002 Author Share Posted September 7, 2002 Still for sale and wanted to update the pic... I thought it looked a little "boxy" as it was so added some more trim work to top and bottom. BTW, the scotch DOES NOT come with it!....lol Link to comment
Satchmo Posted September 7, 2002 Share Posted September 7, 2002 Damn, you almost had me You do some really nice work man. You wouldn't be able to stop laughing if you saw my DIY hood job. Link to comment
glazer Posted September 9, 2002 Author Share Posted September 9, 2002 Hood and base are sold. This was for a 5.5 gallon and you can see what I made for a 2.5 gallon on my thread "... 2.5 is born" If anyone else is interested I can make another, walnut,oak or mahogany, your choice. I prefer to make these setups for nano-sized tanks (2.5 to 25 gallon) but more than willing to discuss something larger with you. If you're interested PM me or shoot me an e-mail.. furniturefinisher@hotmail.com Thanks to all that looked and inquired, Steve Link to comment
glazer Posted September 12, 2002 Author Share Posted September 12, 2002 To all those that pm'd me or emailed me about "the finished product" here's a couple pics. As stated before this IS sold but if you are interested in one just give me a shout. Thanks, Steve Link to comment
nano neophyte Posted September 16, 2002 Share Posted September 16, 2002 I just bought one of Glazer's canopy/base set-ups. Outstanding craftsmanship. You absolutely have to have one of these things! Thanks Glazer! Link to comment
tgrupert Posted September 24, 2002 Share Posted September 24, 2002 If you started to make custom tanks with custom cabnetry you could make a fortune. I made a simple program that calculates the glass thickness needed, it can work with any material as long as I know the tensile strenth rupture psi. I'm sure MANY people here would love to get a custom minibow hood and stand. Link to comment
nano neophyte Posted September 25, 2002 Share Posted September 25, 2002 Agreed ... there is certainly a nitch out here in the nano community just waiting for someone with talent enough to create tanks and quality stands in our dimensions. Link to comment
cmoreash Posted September 26, 2002 Share Posted September 26, 2002 Say glazer, what do you bond the wood together with? I am gonna build myself a canopy soon (I want to give it a shot ) and am wondering what you use. Link to comment
glazer Posted September 26, 2002 Author Share Posted September 26, 2002 Thanks NN and tg.... I do this stuff in my spare time, work for a furniture mfg here in Chicago. Spare time is becoming a premium as Xmas orders are starting to come in. I am in the process of looking for dwelling/shop space. I had my own business once before but closed it due to circumstances beyond my control. I've decided it's time to get back into it and yes, I do plan on part of my business being devoted to custom aquarium furniture. Also, I plan on building bowfront canopies as well...large and small. Hopefully this will all come about early in the coming year. Wish me luck and thanks for your support and kind words... Okay, cmore... all smaller pieces, like ten g's and under I use a hot melt glue designed especially for wood... it's strong as hell and FAST... less than a minute to set and no clamping needed, just good fits on your cuts. It's waterproof as well. I get my glue sticks from a woodworking supply house but I have seen similiar (prolly the same stuff) at Menard's... never looked in HD or Lowes but you may want to check them. Larger pieces I use TiteBond glue... is a yellow glue and is available in a waterproof version as well. If you have any questions or think I may be able to help ya out any cmore just shoot me a PM. Good luck with your canopy and put up some pics when your done with it! Link to comment
cjm033 Posted October 5, 2002 Share Posted October 5, 2002 how much would you charge for you to make a dfual 13 watt hood for a 2.5 gal? throw me an email or pm my email is cjm033@aol.com Link to comment
Sarnack Posted November 9, 2002 Share Posted November 9, 2002 What kind of router bit did you use to create that moulding? It looks very nice! I'll have to post some pics of the hood and base for my Betta tank once it is stained :-) Don't think it will be as nice as yours though. Link to comment
Lacrosseboss18 Posted November 12, 2002 Share Posted November 12, 2002 is there a back to the hood, no right because you need to put the stuff behing it like a hob filter or something like that Link to comment
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