Need some help designing my steel stand for my new build. The tank will be 96x24x24. I would like to be able to have as much open space in the front as possible and have tabs added for skinning the stand when finished. Any help is appreciated.
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Thanks man, here is what I ended up with which should work just fineWas trying to update this picture. stand is 85"X37"X39"T
For whatever reason I never saw your post.Wow no one replied?
I'm thinking of using 2x2x 1/4 steel for the top and bottom the using 1.5x1.5x 1/4 for the top cross braces (front to back) every foot or 2 foot. And lastly using 1.5x1.5x 3/16 for the legs.
Hahahaha, I actually thought the same thing! I bought a can of Great Stuff to do exactly that. I'm going to put 3 coats of primer, foam fill the open ends of the tube, trim the foam, prime the foam, seal entirely with 2 to 3 coats of appliance epoxy. Should do the trick.For whatever reason I never saw your post.
I grew up in a machine/fabrication household and made steel frames for steam treatment rooms.
My biggest concern with steel is long term corrosion issues. Not the obvious exterior, but the interior. I would consider filling the open ends with spray foam as deeply as possible, then plug/seal them with plastic and silicone.
I was going to but it's a little to late now. I'm going to level with shims if I have to.Yeah that looks about right. Do you plan on adding leveling feet?
There's a trick for making that foam penetrate the tubing. Fabricate a plug for the end of the tube with a center hole just big enough to tightly fit the dispenser tube. Use a torch to heat only the center area of tubing (not the ends) to roughly 100F, warm to the touch not hot. Then blast the foam from one end until it travels close to the other end. As the metal tubing cools it will help draw the uncured foam into any remaining trapped air spaces.Hahahaha, I actually thought the same thing! I bought a can of Great Stuff to do exactly that. I'm going to put 3 coats of primer, foam fill the open ends of the tube, trim the foam, prime the foam, seal entirely with 2 to 3 coats of appliance epoxy. Should do the trick.
Will that work at the span of 8 feet?There's a trick for making that foam penetrate the tubing. Fabricate a plug for the end of the tube with a center hole just big enough to tightly fit the dispenser tube. Use a torch to heat only the center area of tubing (not the ends) to roughly 100F, warm to the touch not hot. Then blast the foam from one end until it travels close to the other end. As the metal tubing cools it will help draw the uncured foam into any remaining trapped air spaces.
Not sure, I've run it just over 6' through 1-1/4 before using that method. At some point you're going to get more pushback resistance from the foam than pressure/force applied at the dispenser nozzle.Will that work at the span of 8 feet?