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top tank, bottom tank, both tanks

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Original Posted By: Airplaneman123(at)aol.com
Subject: top tank, bottom tank, both tanks>Group,> I can do pretty good on Oxy-Acet welding of 4130, but because of notbeing>able to find terne plate, I've gone to aluminum tank(s). Few days ago a>friend who is a certified welder, showed me the ropes on the company tig>welder. The first tank that I did was the top ( original) tank. Well I>guess I made it too hot, because of the distortion and the beads were asbig>as your wrist.>Today I did the fwd tank, and it came out pretty well, and looks good.>Heres the question...>Is anyone running with just a fwd tank? ( mine cames in at just over 12>gals.) Or is it time for me to make another top tank. Was going to have a>gravity transfer from top to front, but then, with a 4GPH burn rate, whocan>sit in a plane for 3hrs?>walt>----------------------------------------------------->Click here for Free Video!!>http://www.gohip.com/freevideo/>>______ ... __________
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Pietenpol-List: top tank, bottom tank, both tanks

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Original Posted By: "walter evans"
Group, I can do pretty good on Oxy-Acet welding of 4130, but because of not beingable to find terne plate, I've gone to aluminum tank(s). Few days ago afriend who is a certified welder, showed me the ropes on the company tigwelder. The first tank that I did was the top ( original) tank. Well Iguess I made it too hot, because of the distortion and the beads were as bigas your wrist.Today I did the fwd tank, and it came out pretty well, and looks good.Heres the question...Is anyone running with just a fwd tank? ( mine cames in at just over 12gals.) Or is it time for me to make another top tank. Was going to have agravity transfer from top to front, but then, with a 4GPH burn rate, who cansit in a plane for 3hrs?walt-----------------------------------------------------Click here for Free Video!!http://www.gohip.com/freevideo/________ ... __________
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Pietenpol-List: Fw: top tank, bottom tank, both tanks

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Original Posted By: walter evans
Oh , my tanks pic is on...http://waltevans.homepage.com/photoalbu ... -----Click here for Free Video!!http://www.gohip.com/freevideo/-----Original Message-----
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