top tank, bottom tank, both tanks
Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2000 1:01 am
Original Posted By: Airplaneman123(at)aol.com
Subject: top tank, bottom tank, both tanks>Group,> I can do pretty good on Oxy-Acet welding of 4130, but because of notbeing>able to find terne plate, I've gone to aluminum tank(s). Few days ago a>friend who is a certified welder, showed me the ropes on the company tig>welder. The first tank that I did was the top ( original) tank. Well I>guess I made it too hot, because of the distortion and the beads were asbig>as your wrist.>Today I did the fwd tank, and it came out pretty well, and looks good.>Heres the question...>Is anyone running with just a fwd tank? ( mine cames in at just over 12>gals.) Or is it time for me to make another top tank. Was going to have a>gravity transfer from top to front, but then, with a 4GPH burn rate, whocan>sit in a plane for 3hrs?>walt>----------------------------------------------------->Click here for Free Video!!>http://www.gohip.com/freevideo/>>______ ... __________
Subject: top tank, bottom tank, both tanks>Group,> I can do pretty good on Oxy-Acet welding of 4130, but because of notbeing>able to find terne plate, I've gone to aluminum tank(s). Few days ago a>friend who is a certified welder, showed me the ropes on the company tig>welder. The first tank that I did was the top ( original) tank. Well I>guess I made it too hot, because of the distortion and the beads were asbig>as your wrist.>Today I did the fwd tank, and it came out pretty well, and looks good.>Heres the question...>Is anyone running with just a fwd tank? ( mine cames in at just over 12>gals.) Or is it time for me to make another top tank. Was going to have a>gravity transfer from top to front, but then, with a 4GPH burn rate, whocan>sit in a plane for 3hrs?>walt>----------------------------------------------------->Click here for Free Video!!>http://www.gohip.com/freevideo/>>______ ... __________