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Title: Arrow Soaking Tank Suggestions?
Post by: ErikT on March 14, 2011, 07:48:00 PM

I would like to build a dip tank to soak 6-12 shafts at a time.   I am using thinned spar varnish.   PVC is an obvious suggestion but not sure how compatible it would be with long term filling it with spar varnish.  I have a big dipper tank but it only holds 3 shafts at a time.
Any suggestions?

Title: Re: Arrow Soaking Tank Suggestions?
Post by: lpcjon2 on March 14, 2011, 08:03:00 PM

Go to home depot and check out the plumbing department. Also you can go to a muffler shop that bend their own exhaust pipe and get a 4" piece of aluminized exhaust pipe(they come in 8-10-12' sections).Get a nice 6x6 squared piece of flat steel and for a few bucks they can weld it to the bottom to seal it.

Title: Re: Arrow Soaking Tank Suggestions?
Post by: 30pointbuck on March 14, 2011, 08:11:00 PM

Home depot, plumbing supply

Title: Re: Arrow Soaking Tank Suggestions?
Post by: ErikT on March 15, 2011, 07:13:00 AM

I like the muffler pipe suggestion.  PVC would be easy but still not sure if it would be compatible for long term oil storage.

Title: Re: Arrow Soaking Tank Suggestions?
Post by: Prairie Drifter on March 15, 2011, 08:16:00 AM

PVC is fine. I have dip tanks for building bamboo rods that I made from PVC that are 6 years old.