Topic: lead coated sheet metal – Antique Outboard Motor Club,Inc

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July 24, 2018 at 4:05 am #10651
gofastgramps
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I need to make two gas tanks for two Caille rbm,s I was told I could use lead coated sheet steel. Has anyone done this or know where to buy the metal? thank’s gary
July 24, 2018 at 7:43 am #80008
garry-in-michigan
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As I recall, they call it "Turnplate". That’s what the factory uses . . . 😎
July 24, 2018 at 10:02 am #80010
RICHARD A. WHITE
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There are people who already make tanks, and they appear to be of good quality. I bought one for my Lockwood-Ash RBM. Very excited to "re"build that motor.

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July 24, 2018 at 1:44 pm #80018
joecb
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It’s Terne or commonly called Terne Plate. I know of no consumer friendly source for this material. And I’m in the Detroit area where , one would think that the stuff should be available. The alternative is to use galvanized ( zinc coated) steel sheet.

Joe B
July 24, 2018 at 5:24 pm #80034
green-thumbs
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Is a coated steel required for your intended purpose? Probably not. Even if needed, there are probably alternatives…such as tinning the steel as needed to allow seams to be soldered.
Industrial methods and materials and hand crafted methods and materials often differ
as much as day and night.
Article on how a welder duplicated a rusted out gas tank on a rare rare rare car…welded it
an exact copy in stainless steel. Not many could afford him, but, those who could were pleased.
Louis.
July 25, 2018 at 3:28 pm #80084
amuller
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Terne as stated above. A lead-tin alloy. It’s better to avoid lead-containing materials as much as possible.
July 25, 2018 at 4:15 pm #80095
joecb
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Just for clarification before we get too far off track, terne that was/ is commonly used for fuel tanks is steel sheet with a thin lead/tin coating. With such a coating it is most easily soldered with the common lead/tin solders. And yes I wouldn’t make a soup bowl or tea cup out if it.

Joe B
July 25, 2018 at 4:16 pm #80096
Tom
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You might be amazed how easy it is to solder to a pineapple juice can.

Just for reference, I’ve had several of these J motors, and none of them ever had a decent tank. This one came with one that was completely unusable,including the filler neck. But I wanted to have one to run, and this one runs great. See below for the copy for the intended decal, if I can ever get my printer working correctly. (The tank is currently bright orange.)

Tom

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July 25, 2018 at 5:35 pm #80100
fisherman6
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Tom,
I love the juice can fuel tank! The decals are pretty great too (OJ-70) lol. Very nice!
-Ben

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July 25, 2018 at 7:20 pm #80103
bobw
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Nice job on the fuel tank. I’ve seen beer keg gas tanks on motor trikes but never a juice can tank on an outboard! Bet it looks really sweet (pun intended) painted bright orange!

Bob

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