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Started by Popeye the Sailor, March 11, 2015, 11:26:08 PM

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Duck-Stew

#540
June 21, 2022, 03:24:48 PM
Anyone have odds ;D of the timeline until a tree falls onto the Kaiser?

;D
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ducpainter

#541
June 21, 2022, 05:11:55 PM
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Quote from: Duck-Stew on June 21, 2022, 03:24:48 PM
Anyone have odds ;D of the timeline until a tree falls onto the Kaiser?

;D
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Quote from: Speedbag on June 21, 2022, 09:26:31 AM
You have to admit, it has a fair amount of shine in the pics.

Pictures lie...trust me. ;)

Quote from: Davey Two Tractors on June 21, 2022, 08:33:17 AM
I found a guy who said he'd fix it (I sure ain't self-teaching how to braze a fuel tank).

He would probably call Nate a whipper-snapper.  [laugh]
Brazing tanks is no biggie. Just keep your face away from any opening. ;D
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 perspective
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Popeye the Sailor

#542
June 22, 2022, 05:36:41 AM
Quote from: Duck-Stew on June 21, 2022, 03:24:48 PM
Anyone have odds ;D of the timeline until a tree falls onto the Kaiser?

;D

This one has no roof, I'm ahead of the game.  ;)


There is a slight amount of orange peel because I skipped the whole sand and apply a third coat because my give-a-make the beast with two backsometer is pegged at zero. I used a special boat paint made for....well....boats as most of 'em are too big to put in a paint booth.
If the state had not cut funding for the mental institutions, this project could never have happened.

ducpainter

#543
June 22, 2022, 01:48:22 PM
Quote from: Davey Two Tractors on June 22, 2022, 05:36:41 AM
This one has no roof, I'm ahead of the game.  ;)


There is a slight amount of orange peel because I skipped the whole sand and apply a third coat because my give-a-make the beast with two backsometer is pegged at zero. I used a special boat paint made for....well....boats as most of 'em are too big to put in a paint booth.
They make really big paint booths. ;)
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent.”


Popeye the Sailor

#544
July 01, 2022, 12:25:37 PM
Well....the old guy called me and wants me to come look inside the tank. He has it open and says it's bad, he thinks it'l give me trouble down the road. Not sure what to do.

If the state had not cut funding for the mental institutions, this project could never have happened.

ducpainter

#545
July 01, 2022, 12:50:45 PM
Quote from: Davey Two Tractors on July 01, 2022, 12:25:37 PM
Well....the old guy called me and wants me to come look inside the tank. He has it open and says it's bad, he thinks it'l give me trouble down the road. Not sure what to do.


Maybe he can make you one?
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent.”


Popeye the Sailor

#546
July 01, 2022, 01:12:05 PM
Quote from: ducpainter on July 01, 2022, 12:50:45 PM
Maybe he can make you one?

He didn't seem like a fabricator.

It's a simple shape, I could easily cut the pieces. My welds are insufficient for such an end use.

It's killing my time frame.
If the state had not cut funding for the mental institutions, this project could never have happened.

ducpainter

#547
July 01, 2022, 01:20:47 PM
Cut the pieces, weld them up, and use Caswell coating. not thinned as much as for a plastic tank.

You can do it.

Alternatively, find someone with a TIG welder to weld them up for you. I'd probably coat it regardless.
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent.”


Popeye the Sailor

#548
July 01, 2022, 02:06:43 PM
Think I could use caswell in the existing tank?
If the state had not cut funding for the mental institutions, this project could never have happened.

Popeye the Sailor

#549
July 03, 2022, 04:48:15 PM
So I went and saw the tank today, and the big hole in it. The rust inside wasn't really that bad, just the access behind the baffle would be difficult, and the guy was worried it would give me problems/he couldn't clean it out properly.

I told him I could de-rust it.

One recycling bin and some washing powder....bit o' 'lectricity.



And the rust melts away.... ;)



If the state had not cut funding for the mental institutions, this project could never have happened.

Popeye the Sailor

#550
December 14, 2023, 11:51:43 AM
Welp, back to the Chrysler.

My mom wants a ride in her. She reminded me she's ill, so hurry up.

Great.
If the state had not cut funding for the mental institutions, this project could never have happened.

ducpainter

#551
December 14, 2023, 01:39:22 PM
You can do eet, Nicky.
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent.”


ungeheuer

#552
December 14, 2023, 02:53:41 PM
Quote from: Popeye the Sailor on July 03, 2022, 04:48:15 PM
So I went and saw the tank today, and the big hole in it. The rust inside wasn't really that bad, just the access behind the baffle would be difficult, and the guy was worried it would give me problems/he couldn't clean it out properly.

I told him I could de-rust it.

One recycling bin and some washing powder....bit o' 'lectricity.



And the rust melts away.... ;)




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DarkMonster620

#553
December 15, 2023, 05:05:43 PM
Quote from: Popeye the Sailor on July 03, 2022, 04:48:15 PM
So I went and saw the tank today, and the big hole in it. The rust inside wasn't really that bad, just the access behind the baffle would be difficult, and the guy was worried it would give me problems/he couldn't clean it out properly.

I told him I could de-rust it.

One recycling bin and some washing powder....bit o' 'lectricity.



And the rust melts away.... ;)




My apologies but, I am not the brightest bulb around here, compared to many of you I am like a 10W bulb when most of you are at least 80W ...
Can you please describe how to do something like this and the materials needed? I would appreciate that a lot
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Popeye the Sailor

#554
December 17, 2023, 05:23:53 PM
Quote from: DarkMonster620 on December 15, 2023, 05:05:43 PM
My apologies but, I am not the brightest bulb around here, compared to many of you I am like a 10W bulb when most of you are at least 80W ...
Can you please describe how to do something like this and the materials needed? I would appreciate that a lot

You need a tank of water with some washing soda. Not baking soda! Mix a bunch in the water, hang your rusty item in the water.

Hang a separate chunk of metal in there. Take a battery charger, connect the negative clamp to the thing you want less rusty, and the positive one to the sacrificial bit of metal. Plug it in.

Don't...touch the water. It's spicy now.

The rust will come off. It's slow.
If the state had not cut funding for the mental institutions, this project could never have happened.
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