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09/25/2017, 08:07 AM
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Location: Lake Jackson, TX
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Acrylic Twist Lock Flanges
Thought I would share. I am planning another big aquarium and I will build all of my equipment. I used to build all of my own acrylic parts and pieces and the one thing I could never make was twist lock flanges. I have a cnc router now and I was finally able to make a useable twist lock flange. This flange is for 4 inch tubing and made from 1/4 acrylic.
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09/25/2017, 08:16 AM
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Location: North Carolina
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Looks good..
Isn't it fun to have your own CNC machine? I can't live without mine..
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09/25/2017, 03:12 PM
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Really clean.
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09/25/2017, 09:36 PM
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what size tank are you looking to build?
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09/26/2017, 05:36 AM
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Thanks guys.
Tank size-is still to be determined. My wife and I plan on moving next spring. I will do something in the 500+ gallon range. |
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10/06/2017, 07:09 PM
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I have decided I want to build a skimmer that will have an 18 inch body and it will be 10 inches at the top of the cone. I had to scale up my original drawing to make it work with a 10 inch tube. I got to looking at the first flange I made up and it seemed like it was going to be too flimsy to make much bigger so I made up one out of 1/2 inch acrylic. Here is the end result. I was going to have a lot of scrap material so I cut one for a 6 inch tube too out of the center scrap pieces.
I made a couple of changes including making it with 4 locking tabs instead of 3. I am very happy with the fit of all the pieces and with it being 1/2 inch material, it seems very strong. |
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