Solder and Flux is on order. I dug around a found some sheet metal…
either for practice, or finished tank…. depending what happens. I found
some .028 thick for the top and bottom, and some .019 thick for the
side band, which has the double bent lip to accept the top and bottom
tank pieces.
Joe B. suggested making a pattern (two identical) the shape of the tank bottom and top
out of maple, then sandwich the tin, clamped between the two patterns for forming the lips.
The lumber yard is fresh out of maple, but I found a piece of
3/4″ plywood…. again, good enough for practice.
So far I only have the bottom piece cut out and the lip formed around the
3/4″ plywood.
It seems I need 9/64″ diameter rivets. The original were steel, but I’d prefer
brass. They seem to be hard to find online, but by chance, I’ll look
through my dad’s old cache of rivets in a 5 gallon bucket just in case.
More fun tomorrow.
Prepare to be boarded!