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Discussion at Motorized Bicycle Engine Kit Forum in the Paint Booth & Chop Shop forum. Can you use regular solder for that?...  | | 
10-03-2009, 10:27 PM
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Can you use regular solder for that?
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10-03-2009, 11:53 PM
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INSTEAd of wraping it in leather it would be cool to see the corrugation of the tank!!
Masterful are you sure your not mexican? LOL (no offence) they seem to be artists like yourself !!
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10-04-2009, 12:27 AM
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yeah , i kinda like the way the can looks as it is , nice job |
10-04-2009, 01:39 AM
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Originally Posted by robin  INSTEAd of wraping it in leather it would be cool to see the corrugation of the tank!!
Masterful are you sure your not mexican? LOL (no offence) they seem to be artists like yourself !! | Yea I agree the corrugation on the tank has a neat industrial look to it but in going with the theme on my "Riff Raff" rat rod bike I thought a leather wrap with some fringes would be more fitting as my grips feature leather fringes. The bag pictured is close to the look I'm going for.
Oh and no Mexicana here, got the British and Irish genetics thing happening in our family tree...lol
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10-04-2009, 01:56 AM
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Originally Posted by 2door Rock,
I love it...Very cool. If you ever do another one consider flaring the end of the tubing before you solder it in the tank. Put the flared end inside and it will give you more surface area for the lead to fill around. Please give us photos of the finished, and upholstered tank. Good post, my friend. Thanks, or....tanks...
Tom | Tanks Tom 
In the one pic looking in the big hole you can see the flared end of the tube with a nice flow of solder around it. I flared the tube first and tried to squeeze it through the spout to get it into position with a long pair of tweezers but alas I got frustrated and just cut a hole in the end and fed it through that way. Probably a good thing I did make a work hole in the end as during the soldering part of the job the pencil torch ruined the coating they put on the inside of these cans and it was flaking off...after soldering I wire brushed it all real good to clear off any of the damaged coating.
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10-04-2009, 02:04 AM
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Originally Posted by skyl4rk Can you use regular solder for that? | Probably you could but I have a spool of lead free silver bearing solder that I use for metal working projects like this. It's a little bit stronger and requires a little more heat than the 60/40 lead based plumbing or electrical solder most of us have but it does flow and build up very nice.
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10-04-2009, 09:07 PM
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95/5 is a good choice for soldering projects like this one.
Tom
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10-04-2009, 09:30 PM
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Rock Thanks for the gas tank photos.I went into the shop and made one for my rear rack on my trec.It is made from1/4 inch thick pipe. Harleys Dad
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10-04-2009, 09:41 PM
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On another thread, someone suggested using and old fire extinguisher. They come in all shapes and sizes. The local fire station may have some old ones lying around. The bonus is that it just looks like a cool item for your bike. I'm starting to look for likely victims. (extinguishers that is) |
10-04-2009, 10:14 PM
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