Skimmer Build # 317

sasquatch · 08-17-2007, 06:16 PM

Thanks to Boozeman and his "links that should not be viewed" by me, Im now in the middle of a new diy skimmer, sorry all pics are with my cell phone, lets see what nonsense I can get into this time lol
Pic 1 Whats in the oven??
Pic 2 Perfecto!! my first thermoforming!!

81/2'' o.d. with a 4'' rise

boozeman · 08-17-2007, 06:21 PM

suuuuuure...blame it on me

That looks nothing short of amazing...you are the DIY king!!!

sasquatch · 08-17-2007, 07:05 PM

LOL Booze, your always getting me in trouble, I finished up the 6' monster 3 weeks ago and am sad to say OOOPS! its to big, turned it way down because ive really overskimmed the tank, so with no reason to run the big pump and beckett I want to try a nw borrowing some of that BK stylizing. Built the form at work from 1/4'' aluminum for the lock rings and a half inch bolt to draw down the centre, in the oven at 325 for 10 minutes, put the 3 '' disk on and slowly turn it down, reheated for a couple of minutes and tighten some more until it bottomed out, really amazing how mold able acrylic is, might be a new hobby!

searoyalwulf · 08-17-2007, 08:29 PM

Hey Great job, that took some real ingenuity. I was curious, what size hole did you need in your lock ring to make the OD 8 1/2". I have been contemplating my own DIY skimmer (Euro-Reef RS500 knock off). That conical shape is what I have been trying to figure out and yet you have the answer right here

My plan is for an 8" mixing chamber, so how big do I need to make the hole in the lock ring? Your help would be greatly appreciated.

sasquatch · 08-17-2007, 09:12 PM

I needed an 8.5''start for the cone, so I started with a 9'' disc, the acrylic is held between the two aluminum rings which are 8.5'' i.d. this left me with a 1/4'' flange all around the cone, if you body is 8''od make the rings 8'' and trim to fit

Dentoid · 08-17-2007, 09:18 PM

Cool!

You may invent the next "super" skimmer and we can say we knew him when!

Your research, ahem work, is impressive.

cheeks69 · 08-17-2007, 09:22 PM

Brilliant !
Can't wait to see this project develop

sasquatch · 08-17-2007, 09:25 PM

Thanks Scott, guess Im just a forum troll, after a certain age the disco bar just looses its appeal

Dentoid · 08-17-2007, 10:04 PM

DrHank · 08-17-2007, 11:26 PM

Yea, I think that it's about the time that a hot date becomes mowing the grass on Saturday afternoon.

sasquatch · 08-17-2007, 11:32 PM

Its the burden of all the accumulated knowledge that drags us down, dummy up I say and have a nice nap mmm, OH OH !! I was struck with good fortune, actually I tripped over it, my dear old berlin classic, always new a day of usefulness would arrive, it has donated its twist lock flange to the project he he Revenge is sweet lol

searoyalwulf · 08-18-2007, 09:51 AM

Thanks. That will help a bunch in my upcoming project

Good luck with your build. Can't wait to see the finished project.

boozeman · 08-18-2007, 09:55 AM

...and to think Klaus needs one of these to make what you did with a home oven

boozeman · 08-18-2007, 10:11 AM

Ok special agent 'Squatchy', now that you have proven yourself in the field, this is your next asignment....
Included in this specially coded envelope are detailed pictures of the soon to be released Bubble King SuperMarine skimmer.(many agents risked their lives for these) ... Your mission, should you choose to accept it, will be to duplicate this design faster than Klaus can say ''patent infringement lawyer''...I have faith in your abilities...the skimmerpeople await !
this message will self destruct in 3.....2.....1....

boozeman · 08-18-2007, 10:19 AM

Bubble King SuperMarine

08-17-2007, 06:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,917 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Skimmer Build # 317 Thanks to Boozeman and his "links that should not be viewed" by me, Im now in the middle of a new diy skimmer, sorry all pics are with my cell phone, lets see what nonsense I can get into this time lol Pic 1 Whats in the oven?? Pic 2 Perfecto!! my first thermoforming!! 81/2'' o.d. with a 4'' rise Last edited by sasquatch : 06-15-2008 at 01:23 AM.

08-17-2007, 06:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
boozeman The CodFather ~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: new york Posts: 8,800 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Skimmer Build # 317 suuuuuure...blame it on me That looks nothing short of amazing...you are the DIY king!!! __________________ ...and when I'm old and wise little things mean little to me like autumn winds they'll blow right through me and someday, in the mist of time when they ask you if you knew me remember that you were a friend of mine

08-17-2007, 07:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,917 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Skimmer Build # 317 LOL Booze, your always getting me in trouble, I finished up the 6' monster 3 weeks ago and am sad to say OOOPS! its to big, turned it way down because ive really overskimmed the tank, so with no reason to run the big pump and beckett I want to try a nw borrowing some of that BK stylizing. Built the form at work from 1/4'' aluminum for the lock rings and a half inch bolt to draw down the centre, in the oven at 325 for 10 minutes, put the 3 '' disk on and slowly turn it down, reheated for a couple of minutes and tighten some more until it bottomed out, really amazing how mold able acrylic is, might be a new hobby!

08-17-2007, 08:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
searoyalwulf Fire Coral Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cumberland, MD Posts: 68 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Skimmer Build # 317 Hey Great job, that took some real ingenuity. I was curious, what size hole did you need in your lock ring to make the OD 8 1/2". I have been contemplating my own DIY skimmer (Euro-Reef RS500 knock off). That conical shape is what I have been trying to figure out and yet you have the answer right here My plan is for an 8" mixing chamber, so how big do I need to make the hole in the lock ring? Your help would be greatly appreciated.

08-17-2007, 09:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,917 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Skimmer Build # 317 I needed an 8.5''start for the cone, so I started with a 9'' disc, the acrylic is held between the two aluminum rings which are 8.5'' i.d. this left me with a 1/4'' flange all around the cone, if you body is 8''od make the rings 8'' and trim to fit

08-17-2007, 09:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,762 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Skimmer Build # 317 Cool! You may invent the next "super" skimmer and we can say we knew him when! Your research, ahem work, is impressive. __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

08-17-2007, 09:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 7,027 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Skimmer Build # 317 Brilliant ! Can't wait to see this project develop __________________ Robert My Cube “A spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe—a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.” Albert Einstein

08-17-2007, 09:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,917 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Skimmer Build # 317 Thanks Scott, guess Im just a forum troll, after a certain age the disco bar just looses its appeal

08-17-2007, 10:04 PM	#9 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,762 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Skimmer Build # 317 __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

08-17-2007, 11:26 PM	#10 (permalink)
DrHank Golden Moray Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Crestview, FL Posts: 2,284 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Skimmer Build # 317 Yea, I think that it's about the time that a hot date becomes mowing the grass on Saturday afternoon. __________________ Doc Dr Hank's 210 Build: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...nks-tanks.html

08-17-2007, 11:32 PM	#11 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,917 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Skimmer Build # 317 Its the burden of all the accumulated knowledge that drags us down, dummy up I say and have a nice nap mmm, OH OH !! I was struck with good fortune, actually I tripped over it, my dear old berlin classic, always new a day of usefulness would arrive, it has donated its twist lock flange to the project he he Revenge is sweet lol

08-18-2007, 09:51 AM	#12 (permalink)
searoyalwulf Fire Coral Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cumberland, MD Posts: 68 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Skimmer Build # 317 Thanks. That will help a bunch in my upcoming project Good luck with your build. Can't wait to see the finished project.

08-18-2007, 09:55 AM	#13 (permalink)
boozeman The CodFather ~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: new york Posts: 8,800 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Skimmer Build # 317 ...and to think Klaus needs one of these to make what you did with a home oven __________________ ...and when I'm old and wise little things mean little to me like autumn winds they'll blow right through me and someday, in the mist of time when they ask you if you knew me remember that you were a friend of mine Last edited by boozeman : 06-17-2008 at 05:44 AM.

08-18-2007, 10:11 AM	#14 (permalink)
boozeman The CodFather ~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: new york Posts: 8,800 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Skimmer Build # 317 Ok special agent 'Squatchy', now that you have proven yourself in the field, this is your next asignment.... Included in this specially coded envelope are detailed pictures of the soon to be released Bubble King SuperMarine skimmer.(many agents risked their lives for these) ... Your mission, should you choose to accept it, will be to duplicate this design faster than Klaus can say ''patent infringement lawyer''...I have faith in your abilities...the skimmerpeople await ! this message will self destruct in 3.....2.....1.... __________________ ...and when I'm old and wise little things mean little to me like autumn winds they'll blow right through me and someday, in the mist of time when they ask you if you knew me remember that you were a friend of mine Last edited by boozeman : 06-17-2008 at 05:44 AM.

08-18-2007, 10:19 AM	#15 (permalink)
boozeman The CodFather ~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: new york Posts: 8,800 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Skimmer Build # 317 Bubble King SuperMarine __________________ ...and when I'm old and wise little things mean little to me like autumn winds they'll blow right through me and someday, in the mist of time when they ask you if you knew me remember that you were a friend of mine Last edited by boozeman : 06-17-2008 at 05:44 AM.

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