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Welding ??

Discussion in 'General' started by BC, Mar 7, 2019.

  1. BC

    BC Well-Known Member

    I need to weld a small bracket to the outside of a diesel fuel tank on a forklift. The tank is at least 1/4" thick, so no chance of burn through.

    Death wish? Or no issues? Empty or full?

    Thanks!
     
  2. Chris

    Chris Keepin' it old school

    Whatever you do, have someone record it on their phone. The most important thing you can do is make sure they record it in landscape, not portrait.
     
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  3. Mot Okstef

    Mot Okstef Scrolling all day long on RRW.com

    Full! Take video & post your results on YouTube. :D
     
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  4. SOFG2

    SOFG2 Well-Known Member

    When I was a kid there was a leak in my old beater car's gas tank. My grandfather helped me take the tank out. We put a screw in the hole. He sent me to the gas station to get enough gas to fill the tank full up including the spout. He then proceeded to weld the screw in place. Scared the sh@#$t out of me but he knew what he was doing.
     
  5. ChemGuy

    ChemGuy Harden The F%@# Up!

    Use structural adhesive
     
  6. BC

    BC Well-Known Member

    send me some.
     
  7. ChemGuy

    ChemGuy Harden The F%@# Up!

    Steel or al?

    Address

    Also how big is area where bracket attaches to tank?
     
    Last edited: Mar 7, 2019
  8. ryoung57

    ryoung57 Off his meds

    You’re just going to tack it on? Fill the tank and go to town. Maybe take a few breaks to make sure things don’t get too hot.
     
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  9. Banditracer

    Banditracer Dogs - because people suck

    If the steel is that thick I'd just have it full and do it. Diesel isn't explosive from a little heat.
     
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  10. tony 340

    tony 340 Well-Known Member

    You'll be fine.

    Fill airspace with nitrogen or argon/mix before starting
     
  11. BC

    BC Well-Known Member

    It is steel.
     
  12. BC

    BC Well-Known Member

    Brackets are about 4" long x 2 , 1 is the electric pump and other is a filter.

    What should I buy?
     
  13. Phl218

    Phl218 .

    quit being so negative
     
  14. Phl218

    Phl218 .

    me too
     
  15. ghetto customs

    ghetto customs Who's that Parrish guy?

    Do a series of tack welds. Have a wet towel to cool it after every tack.

    I'd take the extra time to empty the tank though...
     
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  16. ChemGuy

    ChemGuy Harden The F%@# Up!

    Pm me an address. Ill send you a sample tube of this stuff. it should hold...

     
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  17. ChemGuy

    ChemGuy Harden The F%@# Up!

    What are you gluing up?
    Besides my stuff is german....so you probably wouldnt want it.....:D
     
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  18. Scotty87

    Scotty87 Lacks accountability

    Have you guys seen what the back side of a properly penetrated weld looks like?

    Lemme ask you this - would you heat some steel up until it's red hot and then dunk it in some diesel?
     
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  19. Johnny B

    Johnny B Cone Rights Activist

    Sounds crazy, but he knew what was going on. It's not the fuel itself, but the vapors that you must worry about. Filling the tank all the way eliminates the space where fumes can form.
    Someone I knew that ran a boat storage facility told me that the local fire department insisted that the tanks on all boats in storage be full, or they wouldn't respond to any alarm there.
     
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