Sunday, November 13, 2011

Production Steps for Hydraulic Reservoir

Here are the steps I plan to follow in making the hydraulic tank.
  1. Get all the materials.
    1. Steel Tube: 12" x 8" x 27.5" x 1/4". 
    2. Steel Plate: 12" x 8" x 1/4" (2x).
    3. Extension Tube: 2 1/2” Inner Diameter x 1/4" wall x 2" long
    4. 3 Flanges.
    5. Interior finish material.
  2. Drill holes in the Steel Tube.
  3. Grind all surfaces that will be welded.
  4. Weld on extension tube.
  5. Weld on flanges.
  6. Clean inside of tank and end plates.
  7. Weld on end plates.
  8. Leak Test.
  9. Fix any leaks (repeat 10 & 11 until leak test passes).
  10. *do the happy dance*
Notes:

The tank doesn't need to be painted on the inside (see why).
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3 comments:

  1. MarkNovember 14, 2011 at 8:51 AM

    I took the time to read through all of your posts. I think this is a great way to go about building a PowerCube. You will benefit from the slow, methodical process learning a lot in the process. Better still, others will benefit from the small improvements, the problems overcome, etc. Thank you for taking the time to document your journey.

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  2. A little shellfish in MichiganNovember 15, 2011 at 8:13 PM

    Hi Mark. Thank you for the kind words. I'm looking forward to the growth of OSE and hope that this blog ends up meaningfully contributing to the efforts of other replicators.

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  3. turkishharemNovember 19, 2011 at 11:55 AM

    Thanks for answering that question. I've been wondering about the inside of your hydraulic tank since we chatted, though not enough to do the research on my own.

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