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Re:Kathy's new growout system build.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 3:21 AM
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 Originally Posted by KathyL
I became employed again after the last posting on this build, so that's why I haven't extended this thread until now.
Congrats on that!!! Table looks like something I saw at James Blegen's garage fishroom...fold out is where it's at; I'm gonna have to figure something like this out!
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Re:Kathy's new growout system build.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 6:10 PM
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Great idea on the folding table! I might have to steal that one... 
Don't let fear and common sense stop you! =]
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Re:Kathy's new growout system build.
Thursday, June 6, 2013 9:20 PM
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Originally Posted by KathyL
What I didn't learn in college:
1. Two by Fours are really One and a half by Three and a half, mostly.
2. Some Two by Fours are skinnier than other Two by Fours. If you are using a small piece to test the dado size, make sure it is from the same batch of wood that will be the long beam. Fortunately, my beam piece of lumber was slightly fatter than my test piece, so the beam fit snuggly, or I could shave off a bit of the dado to make it fit snuggly. If it had been narrower than the test piece, it would have fit loosely, and I would have had to make another trip to the lumberyard.
3. I learned "measure it twice, cut once", but nobody told me to "measure it twice, square it twice, cut once". I finished cutting dados in all 6 uprights, only to find that I had cut them all slightly downhill, so the beam could not possibly have set level. And if the beam isn't level, the tanks won't be level. I'll use that wood for something else...
4. When you make several parallel cuts in order to remove material from within a potential dado, one must make sure the cuts are all the way through. (Partial cuts don't leave a nice surface.) Then one can knock the bits out with a hammer, and that works more cleanly than a chizel. It's kinda fun.
5. 19 year old sons are wonderfully helpful.
Kathy, I love reading and re-reading this thread. This part of your Journey and the way you describe it is awesome! This particular part should be a sticky on the DIY section of the board.
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Re:Kathy's new growout system build.
Friday, June 7, 2013 8:51 AM
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What a nice thing to say! Thanks.
check out Kathy's Clowns, llc website: http://kathysclowns.com Captive bred clownfish and more (Wholesale to the trade.)
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