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chipmgnet
 Post subject: 4x4 or 2x4 wood for cabinet/stand
PostPosted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 12:44 pm 
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Have found some plans for a two door cabinet/sand for my 4foot tank. They use 4x4 wood for everything. My question is would 4x2 be alright? I don wont it to sag but I wont to keep it as light as possible.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 1:49 pm 
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4x4 is pretty extreme for a 4ft tank how big is it etc? 4x2 the correct way (ie the strongest lengthwise way) should be fine..

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 2:02 pm 
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Agreed 2x4 should be fine.

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chipmgnet
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 2:03 pm 
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the tank is 122cm x 32cm x 64cm
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Ira
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 4:31 pm 
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Duncan7 wrote:
Agreed 2x4 should be fine.


If you use a 2X4 you have to turn it on its edge, a 4X2 you don't....

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Duncan7
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 8:14 pm 
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Duncan7 wrote:
Agreed 2x4 should be fine.


Sorry with that i would add a centre leg aswell. But thats just me.

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JudySanson
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 10:13 pm 
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Ira wrote:
Duncan7 wrote:
Agreed 2x4 should be fine.


If you use a 2X4 you have to turn it on its edge, a 4X2 you don't....

Um, Ira, isnt a 4X2 the same as a 2X4. :-?
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Scottie841
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 10:23 pm 
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JudySanson wrote:
Ira wrote:
Duncan7 wrote:
Agreed 2x4 should be fine.


If you use a 2X4 you have to turn it on its edge, a 4X2 you don't....

Um, Ira, isnt a 4X2 the same as a 2X4. :-?


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2x4 is american timber (being american it is wrong by default)
4x2 if timber from anywhere else in the world

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David R
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 11:16 pm 
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You can't actually buy either here, only 100x50 rough sawn or 90x45 gauged... ;)

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Scottie841
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 10:26 am 
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David R wrote:
You can't actually buy either here, only 100x50 rough sawn or 90x45 gauged... ;)


You can get it here. In the Placemakers system (a couple of years ago) it was listed as "100x50 RS UT (4x2)" which means 100x50 rough sawn untreated (also known as 4x2) :wink:

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David R
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 12:32 pm 
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So was it 100x50 or 101.6x50.8?

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alanmin4304
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 7:32 am 
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100 X 50 is not the same as 4 X 2, it is the metric equivalent. In practical terms they are so similar it would not matter which you used.

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