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Wayne Buttress (Eagleman)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, November 02, 2004 - 7:43 pm: | |
Howdy,
I'm thinking of building my holding tanks with 1/4" PVC sheeting. Has anyone in this group built plastic tanks and if so what kind of plastic welder would they recommend. There seems to be a big difference in price for these units.
Thanks, Wayne |
Marc Bourget
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, November 02, 2004 - 8:42 pm: | |
Wayne, go to www.gumpydog.com and read his section about welding tanks.
Craig did well with a Harbor Freight unit (approx $40) plus an expensive speed tip (approx $75-100)
He got a 400W (?) welder from harbor freight with a removable nozzle. That allows replacing with a speed tip. When I went to Harbor, they only had integral, (non-removable)tip. So I bought a Leister Professional unit off an auction for above $200, but it came with a speed tip, is 1600W and has it's own air source, you don't have to tie into an air compressor.
There's a better choice of plastic if you want to have/build a fresh water tank. Craig explains in his site.
Onward and Upward
Marc Bourget |
Ed Jewett (Kristinsgrandpa)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, November 02, 2004 - 8:59 pm: | |
I bought mine on one of the more popular internet auctions. It appears to be the same as the Harbor Freight unit. It was $12, shipping brought it to a grand total of $16.00.
Check Business and Industrial, Welding.
Good luck, and if you find a reasonable deal on some sheet plastic, let me know. The local manufacturer/supplier wants over $80.00 a sheet, which brings the price up to one already made.
HTH Ed. |
Busone
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - 12:02 am: | |
A few years ago I built a filter for my dads fish pond. I used 1/4" acrylic, it is still working to this day. It has survived several winters and not a single leak. I bought the plastic from Regal Plastics in Littleton CO. I was able to get it real cheap because I got them out of the scrap pile. They have several locations around the country. HTH
http://regalplastics.com/index.html |
Bob Oakman (Bobsbus)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - 12:52 pm: | |
I had never considered building my own tanks. Maybe I should. I have extra fuel tanks in the back bay. They take up a lot of space and I would like to try to work some oddly shaped tanks in the spaces around the existing fuel tanks.
Wish I would have found this board a year ago. |
Wayne Buttress (Eagleman)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - 2:04 pm: | |
Thanks guys,
I figure if I build the tanks I'll probebly spend the same money as ready made but, I'll own the welder at the end of the project. |
Marc Bourget
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2004 - 4:51 pm: | |
Wayne,
You can also make more efficient use of the space you have since you can "dial your own" and fit the tanks into areas that would otherwise "go to waste" rather than being confined to what's offered by rotomolders
Check Gumpydogs discussion and reasoning on this point.
Onward and Upward
Marc Bourget |
Bob Oakman (Bobsbus)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, November 04, 2004 - 6:06 pm: | |
Efficient use of space is exactly why I am now considering doing the same. Seems like a good idea. I have 2 extra fuel tanks in one of my bays that I would like to leave in. |