GreenNeedle
Member
Well this was the previous cabinet as has been for nearly 2 years, served it's purpose and for £45 it was a good deal:
However this is far too expensive for me
Remember this. It is an 'entertainment centre' that my neighbour was chucking out (was in pieces outside her house awaiting the council to collect and pretty well used meaning quite hard to get to stand up, all the screw holes broken and chipped away etc. This is about 1ft bigger than the alcove my tank is in:
So with a bit of measuring, sawing, fixing etc I came up with this:
And after a couple of days turned it into this:
This one has cost me £21.29
The wood/screw/handles/hinges were free. hinges, handles and lock from the old cabinet were then sprayed silver with some paint I used on the mini luminaire (left over from a previous job.)
6 rolls of 'american walnut' Fablon (£3.00 per roll from Wilkos) and then a few coats of Clear Gloss Enamel spray (£3.29 from Wilkos) were the only cost involved.
The enamel is not so much to give the gloss effect but more to protect the fablon from cuts and grazes
AC
However this is far too expensive for me
Remember this. It is an 'entertainment centre' that my neighbour was chucking out (was in pieces outside her house awaiting the council to collect and pretty well used meaning quite hard to get to stand up, all the screw holes broken and chipped away etc. This is about 1ft bigger than the alcove my tank is in:
So with a bit of measuring, sawing, fixing etc I came up with this:
And after a couple of days turned it into this:
This one has cost me £21.29
The wood/screw/handles/hinges were free. hinges, handles and lock from the old cabinet were then sprayed silver with some paint I used on the mini luminaire (left over from a previous job.)
6 rolls of 'american walnut' Fablon (£3.00 per roll from Wilkos) and then a few coats of Clear Gloss Enamel spray (£3.29 from Wilkos) were the only cost involved.
The enamel is not so much to give the gloss effect but more to protect the fablon from cuts and grazes
AC