320g build/journey/experiment DIY :-)

Greenmaster · #1 07-10-2010, 11:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DCDN

Cant wait to see this filled. Tagging along

Welcome aboard

So I was thinking (always trouble when I do that) solder is a pretty good conductor of heat... and it's a lot cheaper then thermal compound I'll just solder the pipe to the aluminum... so I attach all my pipe to the aluminum and all the corners, so I have a nice long single line... I start to solder and I solder the elbow to the small connecting piece then to the other elbow... seems a little difficult but I figure it's just cause I haven't done it in a very long time... then I try to solder the elbow to the long line... not happening... I keep trying anyways... after about 5 min of going "What the heck!" I figure it out... (most people know that to solder you need both pieces to be hot enough to melt the solder so it can "stick") Well it turns out that my aluminum heat sink works well with no solder or thermal paste as it wont let the pipe attached to it heat up enough to solder it. Now I'm going to have to take all the pipe off and solder it before re-attaching it. What a pain. oh ya and there will be no soldering the pipe to the aluminum. (live and learn... darn heat-sink works too well.)

Greenmaster · #2 07-12-2010, 04:53 AM

Here is my DIY rock in the ocean and laid out on my lawn.

The rock in her hands is the one she made

delo978 · #3 07-16-2010, 04:33 AM

It's looking good can't wait to see it in person

if you still need a hand to move it later give me a shout I'm just up in Comox by the Air Force base.

Greenmaster · #4 07-16-2010, 04:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by delo978

It's looking good can't wait to see it in person

if you still need a hand to move it later give me a shout I'm just up in Comox by the Air Force base.

You bet... there isn't much to see at the moment though... I have a ton of work ahead of me. But I will definitely call you when I go to move the tank... a tank that weighs 1000lbs with about 100lbs of rock inside definitely needs many hands...(but they all need to not be underneath...)

delo978 · #5 07-16-2010, 04:55 AM

lol want me to call on the airforce boys

Greenmaster · #6 07-16-2010, 05:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by delo978

lol want me to call on the airforce boys

ROFL... I'm going to jack it up and make it so you need as few people as possible... not much lifting mostly sliding from the jacked up rollers it's on to the stand then the hard part is lifting one side to take out the boards then lifting the other side. But I'll keep it in mind

Greenmaster · #7 07-16-2010, 05:27 AM

Well this is me soldering the pipe to the aluminum plate (to fill in gaps and help with heat transfer) It's kinda messy but a little cleaning and it won't look too bad... plus it will be on the side nobody can see

Greenmaster · #8 07-30-2010, 07:19 AM

Tank goes on the stand tomorrow

mseepman · #9 07-30-2010, 03:55 PM

Take lots of pics...I'm looking forward to seeing this bad boy up on the stand.

lastlight · #10 07-30-2010, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greenmaster

Tank goes on the stand tomorrow

Where is it now? In the ocean? You've done things a little differently so far...thought I'd ask!