New Custom Acrylics Shop in Des Moines

Today I upgraded my sponsorship to a Vendor account.  I am currently in the process of setting up a custom acrylics fabrication shop out of my garage.
I will be starting out building enclosures for Algae Scrubbers, and will very shortly progress into building sumps, small tanks, frag tanks, etc.  I plan to eventually progress into building full custom aquariums, but that is likely a ways off.
If you have a project that you've been thinking about and you want it done right, but you don't have all the equipment or knowledge, then give me a shout.  I've spent quite a bit of time reading up on materials and processes that the professional tank builders use (like James Steele of Envision Acrylics - "Acrylics" on RC) and even talking to a few of them.  I have a pretty good arsenal of tools and materials at my disposal.
I've already got a list of projects, and it will be a couple weeks before I am up and running to the point where I can start even considering more projects.  I work full time and have 4 kids and 2 dogs, so unfortunately, I have to squeeze pretty hard to find time.
For simple projects, like a nice looking frag rack, a drop-in sump divider or stand, or a hang-on-tank acclimation or QT container, etc, those are things that I could turn around pretty quick.
I also want to build up a portfolio of products and customers, so my prices initially will be pretty low, because quite honestly I don't have a full gauge on the labor times, but that will only last until I wise up.
Make no mistake though, everything that I make will be high quality.  I personally do not believe in making things cheap, especially when it's not for my personal use.  You will be satisfied.
That's it for now, feel free to PM me if you have something in mind.
Bud
West Des Moines

 

It's all out there - 8 year old RC thread, 5000+ posts and red eyes!! My Dad has been building things for years so I learned from him too, but just display cases, etc. Nothing that needed to hold (much) water, so now I'm actually teaching him stuff!

 

That is funny. At first that does not look like a nano. Then you see it up on the wall and yep, that's a nano for sure!!!

But yes, I would very much like to build a tank like that. Looks like a cool project.

 

I will see what I can do, with family and all it's a little tough to get away. But it's on my calendar and I'll let you know ASAP!