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Details I need to clear with Aline

  • How tall?
  • What Diameter?
  • Are we heating with electricity(have to run it out there) or fire(burn bans) or propane(expensive heater and ongoing cost)?
  • What's our budget? $5000
  • Are we putting chemicals in the water or no? T would rather not
  • Are we putting salts in the water or no? T would rather not.
  • Can Tony build a solar power sand filter to just clean the damn thing all day? total budget about $100

Math

Assumptions

  • 5' across
  • 4' tall

Math Notes

  • Water weighs ~8.34 lbs/gal.

Videos And Articles / Resources

Here's a video showing a full build of a cedar tank.

Here's a video showing a stock tank hot tub. Might be of interest to Jordan?

Here's a link to a basic How To article, nothing that isn't covered in the videos.

Here's the |Amazon Store for Spa Guts. Oh, damn, they appear to be dead. spaguts.com is out of commission too. Argh!

Here's a video for a gravel foundation

If you want to see a professional cedar tub, here's a link. It's stupid expensive.

Tools Needed

  • We need a Bead and Cove router bit set, 1.5“, with a 1/2” radius.
    • Also called a Boat and Canoe set.
  • We might need a beefy router for that. 1/2“ shank capability.
  • Gonna need to cut a good Dado joint to connect the staves/sides to the bottom.
    • Probably table saw here.

The Rough Plan

  1. Find a spot
  2. Make a foundation
  3. build a base using tongue and groove
  4. make side pieces using bead/cove bits and dado them to fit onto the bottom
  5. Put on the staves/sides
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