V's Mayan Cascade Tank - Concept to Completion

[V]

Carmie my sweet, well if you like math sites, it stands to reason that you like maths, so why the hell didn't you cough up them figures for me then..lol It made me wish i spent more time studying in school, rather than chasing girls..

Yeah thats my mates shed, he has the entire wall filled with tools. Which sux, cause it means he's got a sh^t load more gear than me. Nice set up, typical bloke though, pot belly fire, bar, music, tv, internet, & tools.

He also lives about 45min south from me, way ......way out in the hills. Im thinking bout heading further that way actually. Just to piss him off i'll prob become his neighbor ..lol

To put it in perspective, on a good run, i live about 50min from the city & 1h 20min from the airport. So add the extra 45 min on where he lives, & its quite a travel distance from pretty much anywhere.

I'll tell you what the irrony is though, he was the first bloke i had a beer with in the LFS trade down here. lol He definately saw me coming....Sold me my first mangrove jack at $250 smacko's, but you know me, I JUST HAD TO HAVE IT!!

Today is sat, & 5 hours rest im up. Pretty soon i'll head back up!

[THEJRC]

Yeah thats my mates shed, he has the entire wall filled with tools. Which sux, cause it means he's got a sh^t load more gear than me

hmmmm time to push that US trip up a bit.....

Nice set up, typical bloke though, pot belly fire

got electric heat.....

bar

Pony keg and beer fridge

music, tv

Just finished pulling another RG6 Quad run for the DirectTV today... havent settled on a screen yet. As far as music... I've got my Les Paul and a gibson blues junior out here in the "man shed" as my wife calls it. My own little space

internet, & tools.

heres where the fun comes in... I'll make it short...
1. I love tools... love them... positively love them...
2. Benefits of being a geek in business... T1 piped to the garage (not as quick as you DSL and Cable modem users but solid as a rock!).
3. Oh yeah, did I mention the reloading bench!

Good luck with those angles man, I hope your working out some sort of jig during this run to use when you build the production unit.

[CarmieJo]

Carmie my sweet, well if you like math sites, it stands to reason that you like maths, so why the hell didn't you cough up them figures for me then..lol It made me wish i spent more time studying in school, rather than chasing girls..

You learned more by figuring them out yourself. I love math! If I hadn't been so dead set on being a veterinarian from the time I was a kid (and even though everyone told me how hard it was to get in to vet school) I would have gone into Engineering instead of Agriculture.

[V]

[V]

Ok, so we're getting there. & a sh^t load of breathing in MDF dust later Flush angles are pretty much done & as you can see, its looking conceptionally beter. Still got to source proper hinges, cause the ones i had didn't cut the mustard.

The inner support structure for the walls still needs to be calculated & replicated. Ive decided to make the full version out of Taz Ash, hard wood in other word so i can reduce potential bowing. Pine is cheap & crap, so you get what you pay for. Ive already experienced issue with bowing.

Anyways, till next round i guess. Hope you guys are enjoying the build progression. I know it can be abit of drain when your reading a build in real time, but hey, deal with it! lol

[meoklmrk91]

My favorite tank thread at the moment by far and I am a tank thread junkie.

[rayme07]

Its looking good V.

[V]

Oh yeah, did I mention the reloading bench!

Good luck with those angles man, I hope your working out some sort of jig during this run to use when you build the production unit.

ok so whats a reloading bench>?

Its 1/3 the scale bud, so a custom jig for this one & the big one, wouldn't be entirely possible. Using the angle ratio on the circular saw was good enough, untill you have to go past 45%, so then you've got to do a reverse cut to get around it.

as i mentioned, the ration remains constant. The baseline is just a smidge over 3X the DT, so if the display is 2ft cube, the base is 6ft square.
Thats nuts!

For the full build, namely just due to not wanting any variances, Ive decided to source laser cutting to my spec's. The rest i'll do myself.

Also my mate that you saw, hes a spray painter, so he's offered to take it to the paint shop for some sweet automotive wet look finnish of my choosing.

[V]

You learned more by figuring them out yourself. I love math! If I hadn't been so dead set on being a veterinarian from the time I was a kid (and even though everyone told me how hard it was to get in to vet school) I would have gone into Engineering instead of Agriculture.

such a nerd. ! never to late to do anything carmie

[V]

My favorite tank thread at the moment by far and I am a tank thread junkie.

well hey, just make sure it stays your fav ok..lol
Appreciate it buddet Just make sure you never forget to push the boundaries on your own limits ok. People all to often take the safe route. Ive been guilty of it - However put plainly , that's boring!

[V]

Its looking good V.

its great seeing a concept come to life isn't it. Thanks little dude.


wow, how long has i been here & yet i still dont know how to use the multi quote function

[V]

so i brought some of my tanks home from my old work that i had in the foyer. The 2x2x2 is one of them for this project. Ive got to clean it up & remove the baffles that have been siliconed in each end.....im so going to love that job!

[THEJRC]

he he lots of work man but it'll be lookin good when you get it done for sure!

Besides, you know you take delight in the building process anyhow....

[rayme07]

its great seeing a concept come to life isn't it. Thanks little dude.

Heck yea this is one cool project and seeing it go from white board to stucture is awesome this is why I love this hobbie.

wow, how long has i been here & yet i still don't know how to use the multi quote function

lol Thats ok V, we can still love a retard. J/K

[CarmieJo]

wow, how long has i been here & yet i still dont know how to use the multi quote function

Lets say you want to quote 4 people. Hit the multi quote button for posts 1 - 3 and then the quote button for the last post. This will put all of the quotes into the same post. You won't see anything happen until you hit the quote button.

[V]

he he lots of work man but it'll be lookin good when you get it done for sure!

Besides, you know you take delight in the building process anyhow....

yup, keeps me out of trouble, only to get into a different kind of trouble



thanks ray, i feel safer already knowing you guys dont have a pitch fork.


Your always there to help carmie, thanks kiddo. Now my shoe lace is undone, is that pushing the friendship.. LMFAO

[THEJRC]

Lets say you want to quote 4 people. Hit the multi quote button for posts 1 - 3 and then the quote button for the last post. This will put all of the quotes into the same post. You won't see anything happen until you hit the quote button.

hrmm.... (taking notes quietly)....

V's not the only retard

[V]

Could you use flex tubing to keep system running while servicing?

hey ironman, yeah bud, im looking into it actually, yet its a stage thats before the lighting, yet after the design, so its alittle way off yet. Ive got plenty of projects piling up in the que also, so ive got to focus my attention when i reach it, other wise i dont prioritize, meaning the logical creativity suffers.Ether that or i return to being lazy & the only spectacular things you'll see me produce is opening my beer bottle with an @ss cheek

[meoklmrk91]

.Ether that or i return to being lazy & the only spectacular things you'll see me produce is opening my beer bottle with an @ss cheek

[V]

You know JRC, after reading the entire thread start to finnish (im board) its easy to see your actually a pretty smart cookie bud. Just make sure your always on my side of the equation ok bud, & never on the competition side, could you imagine the situations we would get into if that happened

[V]

Ive just started a 4 day weekend...yea! Planning on taking the misses canoeing over the next 2 days, however i'll make a try for progress if i can guys.

[boyesreef]

so V, are you planning on using the prototype as a nano? i would have the full size in the livingroom, and put the nano in the sleeping quarters. great job on the mini model, i think i may have to start a project also!

[V]

well when the misses realised how big the base would get, 6square, her smile dropped i did however quickly throw in the clause that i could sell it if need be. ahhhh, that's what life's all about bud, fighting the spot fires & hoping like crazy your management skills can prevent that major inferno...lol

yeah i could use both, its going to be an exact 1/3 template so i dont see why not.

yeah bud, projects are fun, you should get involved.

[THEJRC]

heh the space issue shall live on in paralell with the cash issue for eternity when it comes to man and woman I'm afraid.

Luckily in my situation I have a lot of fire gear, paying much of the in-laws bills because you care about her family buys one a lot of wiggle room when it comes to these things! Good luck with that one V, hopefully she's into the completed design so much the selling thought never arises again!

[CarmieJo]

I love a 4 day weekend! And, the canoeing trip sounds like a lot of fun!