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Builds, Repairs, Show Your Machines! => Technical Tips, Builds, and Help => Topic started by: Raphael on October 19, 2019, 06:40:29 am

Title: Re: Large custom gas tanks
Post by: Raphael on October 19, 2019, 11:53:12 am

Bonjour,
This is just a proposal to show that we can find yet custom accessories other than boilers and I would never impose my experience, I just share it.
The horizontal one is already in one of my tugs, the glass pipe is partially protected with a cut silicon pipe and nothing is supposed to come and hurt it where I installed it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMjCdql1xek

Title: Re: Large custom gas tanks
Post by: Swift Fox on October 19, 2019, 08:37:01 am

Interesting concept but i don't like the idea of a fragile gauge glass on a pressurised gas tank, i think it is quite dangerous should it break or fail in any way.  :o

Title: Large custom gas tanks
Post by: Raphael on October 19, 2019, 06:40:29 am

Bonjour,
To minimize the effects of cooling in use, I am making large horizontal or vertical gas tanks and in addition I add a visible level:
 https://youtu.be/aF4IRpIQbro