Water tank for my buddy's toy hauler to hold wash the bikes water.....



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I enjoy looking at your nice aluminum welds. Please keep posting them. It is great motivation for me to keep working on my aluminum welding skills.sigpic
Miller Thunderbolt
Smith Oxyacetylene Torch
Miller Dynasty 200DX
Lincoln SP-250 MIG Welder
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15" Drill Press
7" x 9" Swivel Head Horizontal Band Saw
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I've always enjoyed B_C's pics of his fuel tanks as it's something I also get involved with at work here in Oz.
Here's some pics of one I'm in the middle of doing and it should be finished just after the New Year break. (apologies B_C if you feel I'm hijacking your thread)
There's still a fair bit of work to do with extra baffling and a drop down sump to accommodate a pair of electric fuel pumps and pickups.
Like B_C, I also prefer to use 3mm (approx .120") sheet (5005) if I can, especially on some of the larger tanks.
From a personal view I like to have folded baffles and endplates and I make the endplates so they sit proud about 5mm (3/16") past the shell and this gives me a natural lap/corner weld. I also do the same with the lid and make it 5mm smaller than the tank all around for the same reason.
It also allows to me to tack weld the flanges of the endplates on the inside of the tank to increase strength.
You do however see where the tacking is done on the outside of the shell but if you keep the tacks pretty even it doesn't look too bad.
Regards Andrew from Oz.
We are Tig welders, gravity doesn't worry us
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Originally posted by awill4x4 View PostI've always enjoyed B_C's pics of his fuel tanks as it's something I also get involved with at work here in Oz.
Here's some pics of one I'm in the middle of doing and it should be finished just after the New Year break. (apologies B_C if you feel I'm hijacking your thread)
There's still a fair bit of work to do with extra baffling and a drop down sump to accommodate a pair of electric fuel pumps and pickups.
Like B_C, I also prefer to use 3mm (approx .120") sheet (5005) if I can, especially on some of the larger tanks.
From a personal view I like to have folded baffles and endplates and I make the endplates so they sit proud about 5mm (3/16") past the shell and this gives me a natural lap/corner weld. I also do the same with the lid and make it 5mm smaller than the tank all around for the same reason.
It also allows to me to tack weld the flanges of the endplates on the inside of the tank to increase strength.
You do however see where the tacking is done on the outside of the shell but if you keep the tacks pretty even it doesn't look too bad.
Regards Andrew from Oz.
And Merry Christmas
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Originally posted by Don52 View PostI enjoy looking at your nice aluminum welds. Please keep posting them. It is great motivation for me to keep working on my aluminum welding skills.
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