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Pocket screws are useful for securing boards edge to edge. When building a wooden box, there is little call for this. Oh, I suppose you could use pocket screws to join the styles and rails where you're going to put the door, but for the most part, you're going to be joining boards at a 45 degree angle. There are several methods...
A butt joint, where both ply parts are square cut, the edge of one glued to the face of the other. Two problems... it's not particularly strong, and you end up with one ply edge exposed, which doesn't look very good. You can, however easily use plain wood screws to help strengthen the joint.
A miter joint, where both ply parts are cut to 45 degrees, and glued together. Still not particularly strong, edge to edge, but it works. If you can use a square glue block inside the joint, it'll strengthen it quite a bit. no edge grain to deal with, anyway.
Biscuit joint, this would be my choice, but you've got to have a biscuit cutter. Biscuits reinforce the joint from the inside, quite strong, and easy, if you've got the tools.
Spline joint, a bit harder, but you can do it with a normal table saw. Cut to 45 degrees, and then reverse cut to accept a thin spline. Quite strong.
What I did with my stand was use solid poplar corners, and cut a chanel (dado) into each to accept the ply, so that the ply was in contact on 3 sides all across the joint. Strong, simple, and gives you a nice finished look.
would not adding pocket screws to a but joint made it stronger?
dang those are nice guys!
even futher can I see inside? got pics of the build in progress?
Dlech59 wow thats some nice work wish I have some cherry and wallnut laying around. looks sharp!
That’s nice.Drew this up a couple of weeks ago in Sketchup. This is for a IM Nuvo 40 cube.
In progress last weekend...
Finished
Inside painted with high gloss enamel to reflect light and make for an easy cleanup.
Filled it last night, looking good this morning.
Box is made from 3/4" Oak ply with some oak trim applied across the top and down the sides to cover the edges of the plywood. I also used oak banding strips to cover the edge facing inside the door and the back cut out.
My bad buddy.... lol I always end up building larger stands and I always reccomend no center brace hence the 2x. I used a high gloss wilsonart laminate. Difficult to apply but looks sharp! Let me see if I have some of my older ply stands!@Fishinbob those are amazing stands although the intention of the thread was all plywood no 2x4 2x6 etc. but man those are nice.
question what did you skin that last stand with? laminate sheet?
My bad buddy.... lol I always end up building larger stands and I always reccomend no center brace hence the 2x. I used a high gloss wilsonart laminate. Difficult to apply but looks sharp! Let me see if I have some of my older ply stands!
I'm going to be building a new stand for a sca 150 soon and was wondering how much weight your stands are capable of holding without a center brace? I love the clean look of your stands but am terrified of not having a center brace..My bad buddy.... lol I always end up building larger stands and I always reccomend no center brace hence the 2x. I used a high gloss wilsonart laminate. Difficult to apply but looks sharp! Let me see if I have some of my older ply stands!
Hey fishybizzness, the raw wood stand in the pictures above was for a SCA 150 penninsula. I used a 2 x 6 beam for the top plate anything over 48 in I used two by sixes 4ft tanks I used two by fours. I would say these stands are rated about three or four times the actual weight of tank water sand and rock. They are extremely overbuilt. On my 90 gallon I have a 4 inch ledge around the perimeter of the tank that I walk on when placing rocks and corals need be without hesitation and I'm a big guy. The original rocket engineer design is tried-and-true and excessive Imo. The stand usually weigh about as much as the tank once completeI'm going to be building a new stand for a sca 150 soon and was wondering how much weight your stands are capable of holding without a center brace? I love the clean look of your stands but am terrified of not having a center brace..
Antics, just saw your message I'll p.m. you shortly!Nice stand @Fishinbob! Where is mine!? [emoji14]
I think I need to pick your brain a little for a project I had in mind.