[Samper]

Thanks for posting the pic........i followed the instructions but maybe I'm doing something wrong. Anyway thanks also for the thumbs up.

[zhenya]

Originally Posted by Samper

Thanks for posting the pic........i followed the instructions but maybe I'm doing something wrong. Anyway thanks also for the thumbs up.

Samper,

I've fixed your post so it has pics in the body of it. In the future, to add a pic directly in the body of the post you must copy the url of the pic( by rightclicking on the pic and then properties, copy the url from there) and not the url in the browsers window. Hope it works for you in the future

Your stand is build like a Sherman's tank and you shouldn't have any worries.
Great job!

[Samper]

Thanks zhenya for the help I hope this one works.
This is the stand half way finished. I'm excited already although it won't be fully set up for over half a year.

[Samper]

Now I need to find out how to make it a link you can open to see the full size.

[zhenya]

Originally Posted by Samper

Now I need to find out how to make it a link you can open to see the full size.

Well, you had copied the URL of the thumbnail in your gallery.
Here's what you do. Go to your gallery and look under the thumbnail of your picture that you like to add to your post( there should be two file sizes ), select the largest size you like to post and click on it.After picture loads on the screen then you can go ahead and do what I told you before.
Try it and see if it works for you.

[Samper]

I must be a tard.........isn't working for me

[zhenya]

Originally Posted by Samper

I must be a tard.........isn't working for me

Well, I fixed it in your previous post and it seems working just fine for me.
Anyway, when you go to your gallery click on the picture that you'd like to post(this should load up your pic in the smaller size), then click on it again to view larger version. Then you can right click on the pic and select properties from the drop down menu(dialog box).Once there highlight the URL address and select copy. Click OK and this should close the prompt dialog box. When you are ready to add your picture to yorur post just use [img][/img] tags and paste that copied URL address between them without any spaces. I hope this helps, my english skills are seriously lacking.

[Samper]

Alright I tried to get it to work two more times and all it posted was the links. I used the url from the file/properties menu, I right clicked on the pic and used that url also......anyway I'll figure it out.

ps zhenya...your english is better than mine

[Samper]

Just an update

[zhenya]

Nice! I see that you also had figured how to add your pics to the posts

Are you going to stain it or just use some type of paint? On the inside I would recommend using something that can take abuse from saltcreep and water/moisture.
Good luck!

[Samper]

The outside panels will be flat black. The doors and molding are a blue color called Napoleon. I am going to go over the entire thing inside and out with Varnish when It's finished being painted. Should I be looking into something other than the varnish?

[zhenya]

Originally Posted by Samper

The outside panels will be flat black. The doors and molding are a blue color called Napoleon. I am going to go over the entire thing inside and out with Varnish when It's finished being painted. Should I be looking into something other than the varnish?

I've heard people using marine grade varnish for the inside of their stands, I think this should be plenty water resistant for your needs.

[Samper]

Alright I'm on it.
This is the first thing I've ever built and I'm pretty proud of it so far.
Now I have to find a euro reef 8 series.....hehe

[Samper]

Well I finished the stand with the exception of the marine varnish that I have yet to acquire. I have pics of it as well as myself but SOMEONE aka Reefland has to make stupid repairs on his server. You will all have to suffer until the gallery is back up.

[Reefland]

Sure, blame it on the administration of the site!

However my friend, I am happy to report that if you were able to make it this far to post that reply, that the Gallery is already working.
http://www.reefland.com/gallery/

[Samper]

If you click the link you may find that you are mistaken.........if you aren't then I'll just tell you the message I'm getting.

The Photo Gallery is temporarily offline as we begin our server upgrade process. For more information, view the announcement in our Forums.

[Reefland]

I'm so stupid! I forget sometimes that everything is "open" for me regardless it is really "closed".

Take a look now for me.

[Samper]

There we are. There was junk all over the lens so the spots on the paint and my shirt aren't really there........or are they!

[Samper]

Ps Scott.

It works now.

[Reefland]

Hey that stand looks very nice finished! What are your intentions for the higher cabinet on the right?