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| Douglas Tappan (Dougthebonifiedbusnut)
Registered Member Username: Dougthebonifiedbusnut Post Number: 105 Registered: 10-2004 Posted From: 24.218.65.24  Rating: N/A |
Hey All, Anyone remember the guy who built his own holding tanks out of plastic? I'm going to do the same thing.I need to know what the meterial was and where he go the plastic welding stuff. | ||
| john w. roan (Chessie4905)
Registered Member Username: Chessie4905 Post Number: 1767 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 71.58.71.157  Rating: N/A |
this site may help. Also check archives. And do a search on plastic welding. Lot of info out there. http://www.wegenerwelding.com/videos.htm | ||
| marvin pack (Gomer)
Registered Member Username: Gomer Post Number: 688 Registered: 3-2007 Posted From: 71.53.153.91  Rating: N/A |
Hey at the top of the page is a link: Plastic Mart.com/storage tanks | ||
| John and Barb Tesser (Bigrigger)
Registered Member Username: Bigrigger Post Number: 302 Registered: 9-2007 Posted From: 24.183.21.246  Rating: N/A |
Hi Doug, I looked back through my old issues of "Bus Conversions" and Sept 2001 George Myers had a great article entitle "Tanks". Talks all about the various buy and build your own variety, how to calculate size and need, etc. In the materials section he talks about ABS plastic sheeting 1/4 inch thick. They are glued together using standard ABS plumbing cement and then built into a tight fitting plywood box. Lots of other good info in the article also. If you want I can try and scan it and send it or maybe the Bus Conversion archives will have it. Let me know although I will be "on the road" until Thanksgiving day. Good luck, John | ||
| Ednj (Ednj)
Registered Member Username: Ednj Post Number: 266 Registered: 3-2003 Posted From: 173.3.46.87  Rating: N/A |
http://www.gumpydog.com/bus/MC9_WIP/Plumbing/Holding_Tank_Fabrication/holding_tank_fabrica tion.htm | ||
| Jim Wallin (Powderseeker01)
Registered Member Username: Powderseeker01 Post Number: 47 Registered: 10-2008 Posted From: 208.68.48.77  Rating: N/A |
Take a look at tank depot(tankdepot.com)Good selection, fittings where you want them, and reasonable prices. | ||
| thomas flocks (Taflocks)
Registered Member Username: Taflocks Post Number: 84 Registered: 9-2009 Posted From: 24.226.54.174 Rating: N/A |
and what happens if you do a bad job and the walls burst on your poop box? | ||
| don goldsmith (Bottomacher)
Registered Member Username: Bottomacher Post Number: 266 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 72.152.137.154 Rating: N/A |
Your bus gets all poopy. | ||
| thomas flocks (Taflocks)
Registered Member Username: Taflocks Post Number: 85 Registered: 9-2009 Posted From: 24.226.54.174 Rating: N/A |
that would be the sh**s | ||
| Tim Brandt (Timb)
Registered Member Username: Timb Post Number: 458 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 66.165.176.62  Rating: N/A |
I just don't see the advantage to building I bought mine from http://www.rvsurplus.net/catalog/display.php?category_id=47 Paid less than $200 for an 85 gallon Fresh water tank with outlets where I needed them shipped to my office | ||
| Tom Christman (Tchristman)
Registered Member Username: Tchristman Post Number: 147 Registered: 1-2006 Posted From: 66.218.33.156 Rating: N/A |
Personally-I would suggest just buying pre-made tanks. Here in Los Angeles, I have bought from El Monte Plastics and they make fresh water tanks up to 275gal. Then they will also install the pipe fittings where you want. I used them with my 18 wheeler, and in 800,000 miles of truck driving (10 times the vibration of a bus) no failures. Good Luck, TomC | ||
| Len Silva (Lsilva)
Registered Member Username: Lsilva Post Number: 324 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 72.187.35.208  Rating: N/A |
The advantage to building is that you can make the tanks the exact size you need to maximize both tank capacity and bay space. | ||
| Tim Brandt (Timb)
Registered Member Username: Timb Post Number: 459 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 66.165.176.62 Rating: N/A |
Len ifyou check out that site I posted there is an almost infinite variety of sizes shapes and configs but too each his own | ||
| Douglas Tappan (Dougthebonifiedbusnut)
Registered Member Username: Dougthebonifiedbusnut Post Number: 106 Registered: 10-2004 Posted From: 24.218.65.24 Rating: N/A |
Thanks All The reason I need to custom make mine is because I have to put the gray and black water tank( combined) just in back of the front axel and I have to go around my radiator and also incorperate the propane tanks in that space so I really need to custom build them. Ya, Gumpydog was the guy I was looking for. Thanks again. You guys are the best! | ||
| Jim and Myrna Lawrence (Daffycanuck)
Registered Member Username: Daffycanuck Post Number: 58 Registered: 10-2004 Posted From: 69.19.14.15  Rating: N/A |
WHAT EVER YOU DO, do NOT use plumbers ABS cement to glue the ABS sheets. I built mine using 1/4" ABS plastic. A trial glueing proved that the plumbing cement isn't strong enough. I made my own glue with shaved ABS, Toluene and Acetone. I cut triangular pieces for all the corners and glued and screwed (small stainless). Also baffles. None of the 4 tanks I built have plywood boxes around them. I have had trouble with one large water tank after I blew it up with high pressure filling. Make SURE you have a vent larger than the input...mine wasn't hence the blowup!! The tanks have been in constant use now for 12 years, but if I had to do it all over again, I would have a plastics company make them for me. I built my own to fit in specific spots, but I'm sure there are companies out there who could do the same. | ||
| Ray Drummond (Ray_d)
Registered Member Username: Ray_d Post Number: 63 Registered: 4-2006 Posted From: 68.126.134.114  Rating: N/A |
ABS can also be heat welded. Ray D |