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hoppycalif · 07-12-2006, 04:01 PM

I'm going to have egg on my face if this project flops, but I plan to update this as I progress. My plan is to make a hood covering the entire top of this tank

Note that there are no square corners on the tank or the stand, so a simple box hood would probably not look great.)

First: I made a template, using photo matting, which I already had. It looked like this:

Then I visited Home Depot and got an 8' long oak 1 x 4, an 8 foot length of oak quarter round, and a 2' x 4' piece of 1/4" thick oak plywood. Today I cut out the pieces for the frame of the hood. Note that the curved piece will be on the top, the sides are 1 x 4's, and 1/4" plywood will fill in the curved front and the top. I will assemble these using "finish" type stainless steel screws, in counter bores where they wont be hit when I round over the corners with a router. The parts laid out are:

Tomorrow, I hope to assemble the frame!!

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hoppycalif Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sacramento, CA, USA Posts: 5,208 iTrader Ratings: 20 iTrader Positive Rating: 100% Plant Points:	Hoppy's DIY Hood I'm going to have egg on my face if this project flops, but I plan to update this as I progress. My plan is to make a hood covering the entire top of this tankNote that there are no square corners on the tank or the stand, so a simple box hood would probably not look great.) First: I made a template, using photo matting, which I already had. It looked like this: Then I visited Home Depot and got an 8' long oak 1 x 4, an 8 foot length of oak quarter round, and a 2' x 4' piece of 1/4" thick oak plywood. Today I cut out the pieces for the frame of the hood. Note that the curved piece will be on the top, the sides are 1 x 4's, and 1/4" plywood will fill in the curved front and the top. I will assemble these using "finish" type stainless steel screws, in counter bores where they wont be hit when I round over the corners with a router. The parts laid out are: Tomorrow, I hope to assemble the frame!!