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Offline Bootlegger

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fuel tank stock
« on: September 02, 2015, 08:27:37 AM »
  Guy's I am looking for some tank stock in these demintions, .007 thick and 12"x12". K&S stock is great, but only comes in 4"x10" sheets,, and some time I need more..
 Any help will be appreciated...
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Re: fuel tank stock
« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2015, 08:46:39 AM »
They have 0.008 x 6 x 12.  There's three sheets sitting on my bench that I just got from Tower.

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Re: fuel tank stock
« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2015, 10:46:28 AM »
Eric Rule (RSM) sells tank kits, if that works for you. Alternatively, you might ask at auto body shops for their gallon reducer cans...and they'd probably be happy to see them gone. Or, use your own empty gallon cans. And, of course, you can get what you want from McMaster-Carr. H^^ Steve
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Re: fuel tank stock
« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2015, 10:53:22 AM »
Quote from: Steve Helmick on September 02, 2015, 10:46:28 AM
Or, use your own empty gallon cans.

My latest set of empty Powermaster fuel cans has some sort of varnish on the inside, not tin-plate.  Sigh.  Once again, technology leaves us behind.  Perhaps I should build a tank out of carbon fiber...
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Re: fuel tank stock
« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2015, 12:19:31 PM »
Quote from: Tim Wescott on September 02, 2015, 10:53:22 AM
My latest set of empty Powermaster fuel cans has some sort of varnish on the inside, not tin-plate.  Sigh.  Once again, technology leaves us behind.  Perhaps I should build a tank out of carbon fiber...
Hmm...  Way back, somebody gave me a roll of .002" copper foil.  I've wondered about making a tank out of that, and cladding it in a few layers of carbon veil or glass cloth and epoxy for rigidity - or even 1/8" balsa, like the Dutch combat fliers do.  Should work...

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Re: fuel tank stock
« Reply #5 on: September 02, 2015, 08:15:18 PM »
For tanks I use the .008 thk tin plate from K&S in the 6 x 12 sheets.  A rectangular tank 5.0" long X 2.0" wide X 1.25" high gives 6.93 oz, more than enough for most applications.
Need more, 6.0" long X 1.75" wide X 1.25" high yields 7.27 oz.  Still More?  6.0" long X 2.0" wide X 1.25" high gives 8.31 oz.
If you need a real bathtub you can make the height of that one 1.375" and get 9.14 oz.

You can cover just about any requirement using the 6" wide stock and a little arithmatic.  Or my spread sheet program since I'm lazy.

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Re: fuel tank stock
« Reply #6 on: September 03, 2015, 05:45:53 AM »
Brodak has tank stock because Brodak makes custom tanks. They made a great one for me.

I have no idea how thick the stock they use is?
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Re: fuel tank stock
« Reply #7 on: September 03, 2015, 06:39:36 AM »
I have olive oil cans.  Need washed first but work fine.  Crown and Kleen Strip cans are tin inside and out last I checked, same with Coleman fuel.  Of course all of these need the paint stripped off before you are ready to solder.

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Re: fuel tank stock
« Reply #8 on: September 03, 2015, 07:49:39 AM »
Quote from: Avaiojet on September 03, 2015, 05:45:53 AM
Brodak has tank stock because Brodak makes custom tanks. They made a great one for me.

I have no idea how thick the stock they use is?

I'd think it's the .008" stock. The next size up is .016" and that's pretty thick and would be tough to form end caps.
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Re: fuel tank stock
« Reply #9 on: September 03, 2015, 10:10:07 AM »
How ambitious are you?

http://tinplates.com/
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Re: fuel tank stock
« Reply #10 on: September 03, 2015, 07:04:26 PM »
Many years ago I bought a roll of .005 phosphor bronze shim stock at a surplus store. It measured 6 In wide and over 3 Ft long.  I have built several tanks and I still have about half of it left.  In a Super Ringmaster I replaced a 2 ounce "Perfect" wedge with a 4 ounce rectangular tank that weighed less.
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Re: fuel tank stock
« Reply #11 on: September 03, 2015, 07:33:54 PM »
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Re: fuel tank stock
« Reply #12 on: September 03, 2015, 09:51:25 PM »
Quote from: Robert  Storick on September 03, 2015, 07:33:54 PM
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Huh???  What Does that mean?

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Re: fuel tank stock
« Reply #13 on: September 03, 2015, 10:56:43 PM »
Quote from: Randy Cuberly on September 03, 2015, 09:51:25 PM
Huh???  What Does that mean?

Someone pinned it to the top of the forum earlier today (I didn't know you could do that if you weren't a moderator).  Robert (I assume) doesn't feel it warrants being so pinned.
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Re: fuel tank stock
« Reply #14 on: September 04, 2015, 03:15:52 PM »

 Guy's I sure do thank all y'all for the suggestions as to where I can get the tank stock, got some ordered and I just wanted to say THANK'S... H^^ H^^
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