Recent content by j3y_w4lk3r

Alright so uhhh.. yeah. Here’s the result of me flushing the tank with water, probably 300 times. The sudden influx of water flow coming down on the bottom cap took out a ton of crud. I used the garden hose into the side port of the tank, I would add some water, let it fill a tiny bit, then use...

I hear that often, I just hope it rings true for me haha. I’ve learned thankfully to never ever weld on pressure vessels, so a pinhole forming would absolutely be the last time it’s ever used. Also, what did you mean by reduce the washer ? Thanks for the tips!

Thanks everyone, the tank is supposedly from 1984, here’s that tag on the side It says the shell is .166 thickness, but does that mean the caps are also that thick? Or are they thicker to compensate for expected rust? I’ve tried a few things to clean out the bottom, but to no real avail, the 1/4...

Sorry to beat the same dead bush with a different stick, but it’s what I’m good at. I took a video of the inside of the bottom of my upright 60 gallon compressor with my endoscope, and I’m trying to get some feedback on how safe y’all think this is, it’s pretty cruddy in there, but I’ve been...

Thanks everyone !

Alright I think you guys saved me, here’s what not drilling it out, and just using a 1/4 NPT tap resulted in, first is left side, second is right, and third pic is bottom (in relation to me when I stupidly tried using a flathead & hammer to try & chisel the brass pipe in half). It looks like the...

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Exactly what I was thinking, if I go up in size the sidewall of the boss might end up real thin, I’ll try just using the tap.

It does indeed have a tag like that, I’ll post a pic when I get home! I figured I would attempt to repair the 1/4 threads before going over size, I got a 13/32” drill bit as well and figure i’ll use that to remove as much brass as possible, then use the pipe thread taps I also bought to clean em...

That’s the exact video I’m talking about, it’s gotten me real worried that I’m next lol. I always hear the older compressor tanks are made of thicker metal, and seeing that my 60 gallon tank is incredibly heavy (I laid it down to work on the drain bung, and even though I regularly deadlift 200+...

So I bought this 60 gallon upright compressor back in 2019, it’s been good so far, but I haven’t been great at draining the water regularly, I also don’t use it constantly, plus I live in AZ where it’s dry most the year. The tank is apparently from 1984, kinda old one would think. I bought a new...