[Rick_H]

Done...

[DLewis0289]

Tremendous job and unfortunately probably under compensated like we all are anymore.

[LtBadd]

Good job Rick, I was curious as to how much suck in there would be, doesn't look like much at all

[Rick_H]

This tank was about 13g stainless (I called the Tank manf to see if they could tell me what material is was 316 or 304, found out tank is from the 60's) I only had a little suck in one spot but really not too bad. The thick wall tank fitting helps as well as I can keep the heat in it instead of the tank wall. I did the underneath laying on my shop floor..fun times. I welded the lower seam first, then went up around the bend on each side, then the top, let it cool a little and did both sides. The picture showing the inside I noticed has a little weird shadow on the LH side where my seam is it pulled in there, but it sanded and polished out nice. I had a small gap in my patch on the right hand side so I used that for my vent and cranked up the purge, it bit me in my ass in one spot where the original tank was stretched/formed and it got thin. I fought the pressure and it gave me a nice little hole to fill.

I wish my buddy who borrowed my Metabo burnishing tool had told me he used the last of some of my abrasives, made life hard to get the flap disc marks out. So for a 50+ year old tank I was happy with the way it came out. I was taken back by the age, the manufacture was not said it is not uncommon to see tanks that old in service if they are taken care of. Onto the next project...

Thanks for all the kind words guys!

[exnailpounder]

AND THATS HOW IT'S DONE! Looks like it grew there!