Fuel tanks...For years I have been soldering up my tanks from plain old galvanized steel. Much as Piper did for a long time...The fabrication is simple. It is inexpensive. They proved to be long lasting and if you should happen to develop a leak very simple to repair..I would solder in a auto filler neck obtained at the wreckers which solved another problems and the necessary brass fitting were soldered right into the tank. In weight I found them slightly heavier than the aluminum tanks I had been so laboriously making and lighter by quite a bit than the one glass tank I attempted...I have been told that the alcohol that you might have in the fuel you purchase degrades both polyester and epoxy resins....bob pearce --- D Lively <riksh...@lisco.com> wrote:
> Jeff: > > A good thought as well but I figured this would also > form the ledge that is built in to the pre-molded > tank and forn the well for tank low point to boot. > > The choice of (3) gallons is that should give me > pretty close to an hour to get on the dround if lose > the electric fuel pump that will transfer fuel from > the wings. I plan a gravity feed to the engine from > the header tank. > > I worked on this a bit this after noon and have > opted for a core instead od a piece of pipe to > reduce the volume of paster and had to use some > added foam to block the dams in place but still only > used 1-1/2 12' wide by 8'-0" x 3/4" thhk foam left > over foam boards. should be super easy to remove > from the pre-molded tank. > > Don > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "wilder_jeff Wilder" <wilder_j...@msn.com> > To: <kr...@mylist.net> > Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 3:30 PM > Subject: RE: KR> 3 Gallon Header Tank > > > > > > What about using a white foam cooler you can get > from Walmart during any > > summer. I think they cost about 3 bucks. Fill it > with 3 gallons of water, > > mark the line... empty water, place release agent > ( plastic wrap ) inside > > and fill with your plaster up to the given line. > Be it would be alot > > faster > > > > just a thought. > > > > > > -Jeff Wilder > > CISSP,CCE,C/EH > > > > > > > > -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- > > Version: 3.1 > > GIT/CM/CS/O d- s:+ a C+++ UH++ P L++ E- w-- N+++ > o-- K- w O- M-- > > V-- PS+ PE- Y++ PGP++ t+ 5- X-- R* tv b++ DI++ D++ > > G e* h--- r- y+++* > > ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ > > > > > > > > > > > >>From: "D Lively" <riksh...@lisco.com> > >>Reply-To: KRnet <kr...@mylist.net> > >>To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> > >>Subject: KR> 3 Gallon Header Tank > >>Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 13:59:08 -0500 > >>MIME-Version: 1.0 > >>Received: from lizard.esosoft.net > ([66.241.145.18]) by > >>bay0-mc2-f17.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft > SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Mon, > >>26 Mar 2007 11:59:13 -0700 > >>Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] > helo=lizard.esosoft.net)by > >>lizard.esosoft.net with esmtp (Exim > 4.63)(envelope-from > >><krnet-boun...@mylist.net>)id 1HVuPM-00084v-0r; > Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:59:08 > >>-0700 > >>Received: from madison.lisco.com ([69.18.32.36])by > lizard.esosoft.net with > >>esmtp (Exim 4.63)(envelope-from > <riksh...@lisco.com>) id > >>1HVuPE-00084p-56for kr...@mylist.net; Mon, 26 Mar > 2007 11:59:00 -0700 > >>Received: from DESKTOP (69-18-25-45.lisco.net > [69.18.25.45])by > >>madison.lisco.com (Postfix) with SMTP id > 2A02927C1Efor <kr...@mylist.net>; > >>Mon, 26 Mar 2007 13:58:54 -0500 (CDT) > >>X-Message-Info: > >>LsUYwwHHNt0bxEY1HxT9GoUopyIqk8LsbQFZf806cp//JT6cOPzYv6y7kYqE33w5 > >>X-MSMail-Priority: Normal > >>X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 > >>X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE > V6.00.2900.3028 > >>X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.4 > >>X-BeenThere: kr...@mylist.net > >>X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 > >>Precedence: list > >>List-Id: KRnet <krnet.mylist.net> > >>List-Unsubscribe: > >><http://mylist.net/listinfo/krnet>,<mailto:krnet-requ...@mylist.net?subject=unsubscribe> > >>List-Archive: <http://mylist.net/private/krnet> > >>List-Post: <mailto:kr...@mylist.net> > >>List-Help: > <mailto:krnet-requ...@mylist.net?subject=help> > >>List-Subscribe: > >><http://mylist.net/listinfo/krnet>,<mailto:krnet-requ...@mylist.net?subject=subscribe> > >>Errors-To: krnet-boun...@mylist.net > >>Return-Path: krnet-boun...@mylist.net > >>X-OriginalArrivalTime: 26 Mar 2007 18:59:13.0479 > (UTC) > >>FILETIME=[D83C2D70:01C76FD8] > >> > >>KR Netters: > >> > >>I have bee perplexed for som time on how to make a > 3-gallon header tank > >>but I think I have a solution that uses the > pre-molded F/G tank for a mold. > >> > >>Simply use PVC Foam Bead-Board to fabricate dams > in the pre-molded tank in > >>accord with the volume desired and line the cavity > with saran-wrap for a > >>release agent. Then place a piece of plastic > pipe in the middle of the > >>cavity equally spaced from the foam dams and any > side wall of the > >>pre-molded tank. In the middle of the volume > outside the pipes hang several > >>very light chains(optional). Then fill the void > contining the chains with > >>"Casting Plaster" of "Plaster of Paris". When it > is cured then remove the > >>pipe in the middle and the plaster cast from the > pre-molded tank. > >> > >>You should now had a form to lay up your header > tank on. After your tank > >>is cured then wind the chains up that you cast > into the plaster on a > >>slotted flat bar to break up the plaster form and > free your new tank. > >> > >>I got this idea from the way filament winding > forms are made for limited > >>production cylindrical tanks. > >> > >>Don Lively > >>Burlington IA 52601 > >>_______________________________________ > >>Search the KRnet Archives at > http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > >>to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to > krnet-le...@mylist.net > >>Post photos, introductions, and For Sale items to > >>http://www.kr2forum.com/phpBB2/index.php > >>please see other KRnet info at > http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > Search the KRnet Archives at > http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to > krnet-le...@mylist.net > > Post photos, introductions, and For Sale items to > http://www.kr2forum.com/phpBB2/index.php > > please see other KRnet info at > http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to > krnet-le...@mylist.net > Post photos, introductions, and For Sale items to > http://www.kr2forum.com/phpBB2/index.php > please see other KRnet info at > http://www.krnet.org/info.html > ____________________________________________________________________________________ No need to miss a message. 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