Anyone have a band saw to cut a fuel tank?

[Irving]

I was trying to clean this fuel tank up, but it's just too gunked up inside. My new plan is to flush it with water a few times, then cut it in half (on one side, right under where the strap goes), clean it manually, then weld it back together.

I'm thinking a big, slow, manual band saw will be the ticket, vertical or horizontal, whichever can cut a straight, clean line through the tank for me. Can anyone help me out with this?

And to answer any questions of "why don't you use a different tank?" it's because I don't want to. I'd rather try to restore this one.

[Erni]

Reverse Electrolysis?


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[buffalobo]

How long?

[buffalobo]

https://www.harborfreight.com/3-in-H...yABEgKGqPD_BwE

[buffalobo]

After you weld it back together and get it clean, get a good motorcycle tank coating in it.

[buffalobo]

Good luck, will develop new skills.

[DFBrews]

Circular metal cutting saw

bandsaws like you describe except a big vertical don?t like the varied chip load they tend to catch and distort.

Text me I gots one

[BushMasterBoy]

The proper way to do it, is put some nut and bolts in it and shake it about. Air clean the inside of the tank using compressed air. Then put the liquid tank liner in. The problem with welding it back together, is it will probably explode! I did that once on a boat tank in a marine repair facility. The rust absorbs the hydrocarbons, then expels them when they get warm. This was a 20 gallon tank and it blew up in my face. I was not injured. The tank was destroyed. Video below shows the procedure.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sf2veir5VHU

[gnihcraes]

Die grinder with cutoff wheel.

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[BushMasterBoy]