D dazzis Member Messages 127 Nov 12, 2009 #21 try your local radiator shop i needed one fer a bike tank i was making, they found a steel one with cap i paid £15 hth
try your local radiator shop i needed one fer a bike tank i was making, they found a steel one with cap i paid £15 hth
Tigman Forum Supporter Messages 3,736 Location Watford UK Nov 12, 2009 #22 a 1 inch socket and a 1 inch plug will do you from any pipeline center or a decent plumbers merchant weld socket to tank ptfe tape on the plug and screw it in !
a 1 inch socket and a 1 inch plug will do you from any pipeline center or a decent plumbers merchant weld socket to tank ptfe tape on the plug and screw it in !
pedrobedro Man at Matalan Messages 12,758 Location CX near Chesterfield Nov 12, 2009 #23 brightspark said: :QUOTE=pedrobedro;173926]Get some 2" threaded black pipe nipples and cut them to what length you want then use a 2" pipe blank for a cap Click to expand... i think theres an echo in room pedro look back at what i put .its not just me that does it wozza[/QUOTE] It must be a good idea if two of us thought of it Somebody else will come up with it in a couple of pages time I bet.
brightspark said: :QUOTE=pedrobedro;173926]Get some 2" threaded black pipe nipples and cut them to what length you want then use a 2" pipe blank for a cap Click to expand... i think theres an echo in room pedro look back at what i put .its not just me that does it wozza[/QUOTE] It must be a good idea if two of us thought of it Somebody else will come up with it in a couple of pages time I bet.
Tigman Forum Supporter Messages 3,736 Location Watford UK Nov 12, 2009 #24 sorry skipped through too quick missed your post
A agri-welding-services Member Messages 30 Dec 8, 2009 #25 what we use on our water/steam tanks is a m30 nut welded into the top of the tank and just screw in a m30 bolt!! never been a problem
what we use on our water/steam tanks is a m30 nut welded into the top of the tank and just screw in a m30 bolt!! never been a problem
H hotrodder Member Messages 4,584 Dec 8, 2009 #26 Probably too late now and more expensive than the pipe nipple suggestions but if you've an application that needs to be pretty and the tanks steel... speedflow
Probably too late now and more expensive than the pipe nipple suggestions but if you've an application that needs to be pretty and the tanks steel... speedflow
Woody.v8 Blue gluer Messages 4,084 Location staffs Dec 9, 2009 #27 Ayup FS, Most good plumbers merchants will stock malleable iron fittings to do your tank no probs EDIT: Sorry had a bone head moment and only read the first page
Ayup FS, Most good plumbers merchants will stock malleable iron fittings to do your tank no probs EDIT: Sorry had a bone head moment and only read the first page