Tylers Tank Build - Page 3

Slyguy00 · #1 09-10-2014, 02:41 AM

Thats a cool idea

spit.fire · #2 09-10-2014, 03:03 AM

Ya it was cheaper to buy a whole fixture than it was to buy ballasts

spit.fire · #3 09-15-2014, 12:35 AM

Quick video of drilling glass

http://youtu.be/gl4k9g6INRs

spit.fire · #4 09-15-2014, 12:37 AM

My tank plumbed

spit.fire · #5 10-05-2014, 06:00 PM

More progress on the light

Skimmerking · #6 10-06-2014, 02:40 PM

looks good man

spit.fire · #7 10-06-2014, 04:04 PM

Spent a good chunk of my weekend drilling and tapping holes and breaking taps....

Slyguy00 · #8 10-06-2014, 04:55 PM

Sweet light Tyler. Excited to see how it works.

mike31154 · #9 10-07-2014, 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by spit.fire

Spent a good chunk of my weekend drilling and tapping holes and breaking taps....

Are you using any kind of lubrication? I broke a few taps as well on aluminum work until I started using a bit of diesel fuel as lube. Kerosene or Mineral spirits might work as well, don't recall what the recommended lube for tapping alu is, but if you do a search I'm sure you'll hit the jackpot.

spit.fire · #10 10-07-2014, 03:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mike31154

Are you using any kind of lubrication? I broke a few taps as well on aluminum work until I started using a bit of diesel fuel as lube. Kerosene or Mineral spirits might work as well, don't recall what the recommended lube for tapping alu is, but if you do a search I'm sure you'll hit the jackpot.

I used wd40, they were breaking because of the fins on the heatsinks