found an air compressor

DIHOWARD · 06-11-2008, 03:58 PM

found a 20 gal 5HP in the garbage today. it has a small pinhole in the bottom of the tank. Guess they did'nt drain it very often.
How would you fix it? except for welding it....i don't want to spend any $$ on the thing.

I was going to drill out the hole, thread it and just stick a machine screw in it. maybe glue it in.

***waskillywabbit*** · 06-11-2008, 04:09 PM

Don't fix it. Leave it in the garbage.

Erich_870 · 06-11-2008, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by waskillywabbit

Don't fix it. Leave it in the garbage.

LOL, I KNEW you would respond to a question about a pressure vessel.

Just drilling out the rust hole is a BAD idea. The rest of the internal walls are weakened and that thing would be a time bomb.

Erich

***waskillywabbit*** · 06-11-2008, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Erich_870

LOL, I KNEW you would respond to a question about a pressure vessel.

Just drilling out the rust hole is a BAD idea. The rest of the internal walls are weakened and that thing would be a time bomb.

Erich

I'm an ASME pressure vessel fabrication engineer by trade...so old habits die hard.

bigt · 06-11-2008, 04:59 PM

you can still use the compressor and tanks are cheap to get.,

boice1971 · 06-11-2008, 05:09 PM

I agree with wabbit, do not try to fix it, but like bigt said, if the compressor works you can probably find another tank.

Josh.Photo · 06-11-2008, 05:17 PM

i was going to say use the compressor and get a new tank, but , ive been beaten to it

surf4runner · 06-12-2008, 02:36 PM

what?!? no JB weld repairs???

87TurboYota · 07-01-2008, 08:02 PM

Mighty Putty!

just kidding.. but the commercials look so convincing that it could anything!

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Josh.Photo Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: CA Posts: 58	i was going to say use the compressor and get a new tank, but , ive been beaten to it __________________ "alot" is not a word. it's "a lot" get it right

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