09-17-2014, 11:33 AM
Back in the day (longer than I can remember) I was into tropical fish as well as metalworking.
I got to work one day making some aquarium stands out of angle Iron.
After cutting the 45° cuts and the 90° ones I calculated the number of feet I had cut with a hacksaw and, after the stands were welded and the paint was drying, I started making a power hacksaw.
Good thing I did 'cause some folks at the aquarium society I was a member of got wind of the fact that I could build stands (even 2 tiered stands with shelves for smaller tanks on top, larger in the middle and more larger tanks or storage on the bottom shelf (about 3" off the floor).
The little power hacksaw served me well for several years before the bandsaw and other interests took over.
I got to work one day making some aquarium stands out of angle Iron.
After cutting the 45° cuts and the 90° ones I calculated the number of feet I had cut with a hacksaw and, after the stands were welded and the paint was drying, I started making a power hacksaw.
Good thing I did 'cause some folks at the aquarium society I was a member of got wind of the fact that I could build stands (even 2 tiered stands with shelves for smaller tanks on top, larger in the middle and more larger tanks or storage on the bottom shelf (about 3" off the floor).
The little power hacksaw served me well for several years before the bandsaw and other interests took over.
Busy Bee 12-36 lathe, Busy Bee Mill drill, Busy Bee 4x6 bandsaw, Homemade 9x17 bandsaw, Ad infinitum.