Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Re: Pro's & Con's of Propane Tanks

["D. Blake" <dblake@bright.net>]

I'm just going on what has been said before.  Still, Dale got away pretty
cheap with his material provider up in Canada a while back (check out his
early posts when he was getting steel for his K-250).  You live close to the
eastern seaboard in a heavily industrialized area.  You should have little
trouble finding a shop to give you a quote.  Anyway, here are some links for
you to investigate to at least get some idea of the cost:
http://www.bakertankhead.com/default.htm  I inquired about 42"x.375"
hemispherical heads, but sadly did not receive a reply.  Maybe you will have
better luck.
http://www.centralfabricators.com/about.htm  These guys are just down the
road from me and may be too far for you because of shipping costs.  Still,
see if they give you a quote.
http://alphapipeco.com/default.html
http://www.wheelertank.com/   Well, this link was obtained from someone's
post a while back.  Get a quote on a new tank to compare cost with a
fabricated one?
http://www.labargepipe.com  Sales Rep. is Dan Braden.  1-800-325-3363 ext.
257.  By the way, they had 42"x.375" schedule 70 the last I heard.
Well, let me know what you find out.
TTYL,
Big Dave

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael B Holt <michaelbholt@juno.com>
To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Date: Saturday, January 29, 2000 5:36 PM
Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Re: Pro's & Con's of Propane Tanks


>On Sat, 29 Jan 2000 14:16:43 -0500 "D. Blake" <dblake@bright.net> writes:
>>Propane tanks are designed for internal pressure as opposed to
>>external.
>>They are made from unknown or uncertain material.
>>Most are of relatively thin guage steel.
>
>Did anyone ever find out what the things are made of?   After a while,
>I started to want to know out of sheer curiosity!
>
>>For the same price of a new one, you could have one built by a
>>fabricator from ideal material.
>
>Dave, have you checked into this?   That's the course of action
>I'd prefer.    (At some point, I'm going to ask someone.   As soon
>as I find someone to ask.   What kind of comapny makes pressure
>vessels?    Would I approach a boiler-maker?)
>
>Building one's own pressure hull might certainly bring new
>meaning to the term "rolling your own."
>
>
>
>
>Mike
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