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BULL Burgers!! ;) ... you got talent to do anything you WANNA do!!...Lemme run out here and take some pix ... back in a few ;) ...

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Somebody mention Pics. ;D

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MJ... 1st you need a lip...measure diameter of your tank...you have single-wall tank, so your lip goes inside (mine's dbl-wall, so lip sits on top)...
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y90.../IMGP07862.jpg
You can cut one big ring for the lip or 4 quarter-rings to save material (saves a LOT!!)
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y90.../IMGP07842.jpg
Make quarters few inches longer than you'll need so you can trim to fit

Here are the radius arms ... remove router-shoe and screw these back in place ... pivot screw in center measure to router-bit (1/8" plunge) x 2 = finished diameter of cut
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y90.../IMGP07782.jpg
short is INSIDE cut of ring, LONG IS outside cut
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y90.../IMGP07772.jpg
radius-arm attached to router...screw small end to stock material leaving NO movement except to pivot in a circle...

Cut out the lid ...you'll only need one ;) ... measure from edge of router-shoe to router-bit ... cut template outta masonite larger by that measurement ... sand SMOOTH edges of masonite ...clamp masonite to Starboard, and follow template w/ router ...
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y90.../IMGP07822.jpg
Don't try to make it w/just one cut and don't push router too fast ...clear groove on each pass ... takes some time, but it'll make a nice top for your tank ;) 8) ...

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Oh...on those radius arms...it'll work juss-as-mo-bedder to make one long one and add a pivot-screw hole shorter by the measure of the inside cut ... I guess I just LIKED cuttin' masonite ;) ::) ...

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Well there you go in a nut shell, anyone can do it!!

Yea right! ;)

How did you attach te ring to the tank?? Did yours have a lip on it?

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That tank is actually two...one sleeved inside the other w/insulation material between walls...outter tank turns under the ring; it has T-Nuts in small blocks under the turn-in to catch each screw seen from the top...the inner tank goes straight up into a groove cut in the bottom side of the ring, sealed w/Aquarium sealer/adhesive ... if yours is single wall tank, the ring would go inside the top of the tank w/screws to hold in place ... that is unless ya wanna get fancier ;) 8) ...once you get the radius-arm made, it goes REEL easy ;) ...


http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y90...Image003-1.jpg

4 "hanger-screws" go into the ring and thru the top to hold it on ... plastic wing-nuts for that ...

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I cant believe REEL posted pics of the great looking tank. He just put my platform to shame. >:( :P
Thats a great job OZ. ;)

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I will give you $20 to build me one!! And I expect free shipping also!!

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That doc must have you on some GREAT meds ;) 8) ...





...and Hammer ... no shame on THAT platform ... I think ya did a GREAT job on it ... you did it just right; form follows function ;) ...works every time 8) ...