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.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

what?!? no JB weld repairs???

 

Mighty Putty!

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

 

Tire plugs anyone? Nahh obviously im just kidding.. Id see if the compressor was good and if you could mate it to another tank..However you never know the conditon of it and wouldnt wanna end up with a new tank and a crappy compressor..

 

oh come on you guys! A little duct tape and it will be as good as new