One of the last things to finish on the remodel of my house is the fireplace and media shelves. Decided to go with something a little more modern for the screen (16 gauge, but building a frame out of 3/4 for the back and to hold in the metal screen behind it). The base board/corner at the front of the stone is 3/16 cut in to 4" strips. The masonary screws will be covered with 2" bolt heads. Flash stopped working on my cellphone, so sorry for the poor quality of the pics.
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That pattern will look sweet with a fire behind it; nice design and job!
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Thank you I'll post some more pictures once it's finished.SCHIDTHEAD wrote:That pattern will look sweet with a fire behind it; nice design and job!
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Was time to upgrade from my 10 gallon acid bath to a 50 gallon.
Trying to find the right hinges, but here it is cleaned up. Only thing that's going to change will be adding fireplace screen, which I have, but need to figure out the hinges first. I want it to go pretty much straight up or out and up if that makes sense? So if anyone has any suggestions, feel free to chime in.
Trying to find the right hinges, but here it is cleaned up. Only thing that's going to change will be adding fireplace screen, which I have, but need to figure out the hinges first. I want it to go pretty much straight up or out and up if that makes sense? So if anyone has any suggestions, feel free to chime in.
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Looks great! Thanks for sharing!
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How do those rubbermaid tubs work? Do they keep the acid fumes in and sealed or do they leak?GoingCustom wrote:Was time to upgrade from my 10 gallon acid bath to a 50 gallon.
Trying to find the right hinges, but here it is cleaned up. Only thing that's going to change will be adding fireplace screen, which I have, but need to figure out the hinges first. I want it to go pretty much straight up or out and up if that makes sense? So if anyone has any suggestions, feel free to chime in.
just curious as I use a large cooler to store my acid, but want something larger. What else do you guys use for your acid baths?
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I use a large rubbermaid tub. It is certainly not airtight. I keep it outside away from everything. I'd like to find something with a tighter sealing lid and large enough to hold a 2x4' piece.
And to stay on topic, that fireplace looks awesome.
And to stay on topic, that fireplace looks awesome.
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I had been using a large 24x30 tub withabout 6" of acid mix in it ,but I quickly found that I needed bigger so I built one.Treated 2x6's ,treated 3/4 plywood for fixed bottom and hinged top lined with 40 mil pvc shower drain pan liner(just be careful not to drop anything in that might cut the liner).It wound up at a finished inside of 45"x60" with about 3" of acid mix.
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nice screen i have a question about the acid i used some about a month back and then sanded it up and cleared it but i had poblems with instant surfice rust but got it sprayed realy fast but it has rusted through the clear so my question is what can i do to get past this rust isue thanks for all your help all