Re: Tank cushion?

I'll second that.
I built a light hood out of MDF.  I painted the interior with 2 coats
of epoxy paint and the exterior with spray paint.  Just the humidity
and with only spray paint on the outside it is starting to swell up
pretty bad.
No more MDF for me!


Erik 

On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 14:36:57 -0700, "Charles Spitzer"
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>you're going to regret that mdf the first time it gets wet.
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>damhikt
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>"Dan Norgard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>> I agree, so I built a stand of 6 4x4 legs under a 2x6 frame with 2x6
>> 'joists' on 12" centers.  the top is a 24"x63" sheet of 1/2" MDF screwed
>to
>> the frame with another sheet glued to it's top (all joints are glued and
>> screwed).  Although this gives a truly flat and smooth finish I am adding
>> 1/4" of laminate flooring underlayment (foam pad).
>> Dan
>>
>> "critcher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>> I would think that a tank loaded on its side panels would be far more
>liable
>> to a rupture of the sealing compound under shear stress than a tank with
>the
>> UK design i.e. flat bottom glass supporting sides and ends and laid on a
>> flat support with carpet or other pad to even out any imperfections.
>>
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