Return-Path: Received: from imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.73] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b1) with ESMTP id 3130036 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 27 Mar 2004 23:31:03 -0500 Received: from [68.223.206.250] by imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.08 201-253-122-130-108-20031117) with ESMTP id <20040328043102.BBJB1763.imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net@[68.223.206.250]> for ; Sat, 27 Mar 2004 23:31:02 -0500 User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/10.1.4.030702.0 Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 23:30:55 -0500 Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Fuel Transfer From: Bulent Aliev To: Rotary motors in aircraft Message-ID: In-Reply-To: Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="B_3163275058_15524210" > This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --B_3163275058_15524210 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit The marine stores like have pre-made aluminum tanks of all sizes with all the fittings: http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SiteSearch?keyword=fuel% 20tank&advanced=YES&searchDeptId=6 Copy and paste the whole link to your browser. Look at the bottom of the page. Bulent On 3/27/04 10:34 PM, "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> wrote: > The tank idea is good, but can anyone suggest an inexpensive place for me to > purchase sheet alumumin for a self supporting tank? (someplace that would even > cut it up to my pattern would be even better!) I will weld it up myself, in a > custom form, so it has to be thick enough. Any suggestions on the thickness, > weldability and strength for a moveable AL tank? > > > Marc Wiese > > I measured today, and the bed of the truck is just high enough to gravity feed > to the RV-3 tanks. I haven't really researched tank material yet, so I'm not > absolutely sure it will even be worth making one, as opposed to buying one > already made. Most of the ones you buy are "approved" for transport, so that > might be a good reason to get something off the shelf, though a fitting would > have to be added to the bottom for easier gravity feed. > > Rusty (still thinking) > --B_3163275058_15524210 Content-type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Fuel Transfer The marine stores like = have pre-made aluminum tanks of all sizes with all the fittings:
http://www.westmarine.com/weba= pp/wcs/stores/servlet/SiteSearch?keyword=3Dfuel%20tank&advanced=3DYES&se= archDeptId=3D6
Copy and paste the whole link to your browser. Look at the bottom of the pa= ge.
Bulent

On 3/27/04 10:34 PM, "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net>= wrote:

The tank idea is good, but can anyone suggest an in= expensive place for me to purchase sheet alumumin for a self supporting tank= ? (someplace that would even cut it up to my pattern would be even better!) = I will weld it up myself, in a custom form, so it has to be thick enough. An= y suggestions on the thickness, weldability and strength for a moveable AL t= ank?

Marc Wiese

I measured today, and the bed of the truck is just= high enough to gravity feed to the RV-3 tanks.  I haven't really resea= rched tank material yet, so I'm not absolutely sure it will even be worth ma= king one, as opposed to buying one already made.  Most of the ones you = buy are "approved" for transport, so that might be a good reason t= o get something off the shelf, though a fitting would have to be added to th= e bottom for easier gravity feed.  
Rusty (still thinking)=

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