Industrial-Strength Fishtank Stand

by nagutron

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Intro: Industrial-Strength Fishtank Stand

This is how we're making a badass steampunk fishtank at our house. First step: Fabricating and welding the steel stand.

12 Comments

telumendil 15 years ago

How much does said "desk" weigh?

nagutron 15 years ago

I have no idea, but two people lifting on one end barely budges the thing. It's a monster.

SWV1787 16 years ago

what was the big round holy thing you were useing? or rather what was it originaly?

nagutron 16 years ago

We're not sure, actually. Our house used to be a soap factory, many decades back, and much of the interior reuses equipment from that era. Since then, the holey thing, whatever it was, was converted into a reception desk (the open half looks like it was simply cut off with an oxyacetylene torch) and now we're turning it into a fish tank. It's really cool-looking, for sure. Any guesses as to its original function? It's made of inch-thick steel, all around, so it may have held some serious pressure if those holes were added later.

killerjackalope 16 years ago

Boiler for steam engine or the like, at a guess, also It may explain the holes, or maybe just a large reservoir tank of some sort...

nagutron 16 years ago

Here's another photo of it as a desk, btw.

brettlevine 16 years ago

Aha, so that's the footage where you used lit my nice blanket on fire.

benchun 16 years ago

Oh man. Yeah, sorry. I have not forgotten that I owe you a new one. Let me know where to get it though. I couldn't find a replacement online.

nagutron 16 years ago

Er, yeah. Sorry about that...