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steel fuel tank
Miks15 - 6/1/09 at 07:02 PM

What thickness steel should i use for a steel fuel tank, going to have a bash at making one myself.

Thanks

Mikkel

Peteff - 6/1/09 at 07:16 PM

I used 18g for mine but I think I would go a bit thinner to 20g for another one as it would be easier to bend the corners.

Chippy - 6/1/09 at 10:21 PM

I use 18g, as it's about the thinnest that I can weld. Find that I blow holes in anything thinner. HTH Ray

RoadkillUK - 7/1/09 at 10:58 AM

I hope yours turns out better than ours, it leaked and we had to find another use for it




At least it was warm

Valtra - 9/1/09 at 03:39 PM

quote:
Originally posted by RoadkillUK
I hope yours turns out better than ours, it leaked and we had to find another use for it




At least it was warm


My Alli tank had a pinhole in one corner ( I made it then a pro welder zipped it all together for me) so I sealed it with the POR tank sealer from the Frost catalogue . so far so good

Hugh Paterson - 10/1/09 at 12:40 PM

Have u thought of using Stainless steel? better finish, no need to paint, no rust, easy to weld with a Mig if slightly more expensive
Shug