weez
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And now the gas tank. I cut a length of 1" copper pipe and faced off both ends. I did not have any large enough round stock so I had to make the ends of the tank out of 1/4" by 1 1/2" rectangular bar. I turned a small boss that fits inside the pipe.
Then soldered on the end cap, trimmed off the corners with a hack saw, and mounted in the lathe.
I turned down the brass ends and used some 400 grit sandpaper to clean up the ends and polish the copper.
Here is the tank and the mounts. I still need to make the filler and outlet ports.
Then soldered on the end cap, trimmed off the corners with a hack saw, and mounted in the lathe.
I turned down the brass ends and used some 400 grit sandpaper to clean up the ends and polish the copper.
Here is the tank and the mounts. I still need to make the filler and outlet ports.