Didn't read your post carfully enough, SB. Cool! this really can be done. I was excited and it's cold in the shop.
Woke up thinking about this. Keep coming back to my thoughts above. So am gonna bravely wait and see what you come up with, SB. Har, lol.
There are/is every type of aluminum fitting and pipe. https://www.google.com/search?q=alu...LuigL6sYDQAQ&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAg&biw=1024&bih=494
And fairly cheap; http://www.homedepot.com/s/aluminum%20pipe%20and%20fittings?NCNI-5
Hmmm. LOL, now this will be stuck in my head all day, SB!
Or to marry non aluminum parts;
Was thinking the cap off a can could be be cut out leaving a skirt/collar and use washers and bolt on like a rag joint. The axle of the wheel would be the cap. Bolted in a circular fashion like a ships doorway/hatch with rivets. Dunno if I am expressing the thought understandably.
You are correct, SB; I did use Alumaweld to "braze" together my tank. It can be tricky stuff to use though. Yes, you will not want to rush things. Yes, cleanliness on the mating surfaces is next to Godliness with Alumaweld. Follow instructions to the letter and you should be fine. Practice with it until you know its quirks. Oh, with great care, it will bond to brass. That's what I did with my filler neck. I also used a tank liner. Caswell (sp?) I think it was.Well, you don't want to rush things. Was remembering when Allen Wrench was going to use an aluminum baseball bat for a cylindrical gas tank to fit under the cross bar. If you cut it off to length and then cut a disc for an end piece, do you think you could use this stuff to close it up?
What about filler cap and outlet? Scotto would know since he has made aluminum tanks. Me little jumping bean of a brain is starting to move a bit.
SB
I have an album with a few build pick on this forum. There may be a few things in there. I'll go look.Excellent. And i did remember something. Great to know that it works! Show us a picture, Allen.
SB
Is a cool thought, Lud. I was just extrapolating on it. You come up with some really great stuff and gets me brain going.Bag tanks are one way to do the job. I had thought rather of basic flat metal fabrication and/or folding in straight lines, and using the sealant for the gaps in a rivetted or screwed together tank.
That said, there was a racing Norton that had a soft soldered tank that lasted ok, so I suppose it's down to how you want to do things.