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  1. 19th November 2006, 09:40 PM #1
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    Plastic welding

    Just came back from a holiday in Europe and met a guy who is welding plastic sheets together to build water- and fuel tanks. The pricing would be a lot cheaper than the steel tanks and the weight would be next to nothing.

    Does anybody know if I could find somebody doing this kind of stuff around Sydney.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vida
    Just came back from a holiday in Europe and met a guy who is welding plastic sheets together to build water- and fuel tanks. The pricing would be a lot cheaper than the steel tanks and the weight would be next to nothing.

    Does anybody know if I could find somebody doing this kind of stuff around Sydney.

    Cheers,
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    This is a common industrial process. Try Yellow pages. Or try smash repair shops for a name. Modern plastic & cardboard motor cars have lots of plastic bits that are repaired by welding.
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    its a bit like oxy welding, except you use a hair dryer on steroids with a little outlet to create the heat. you can get a wide variety of filler rods to suit the different plastics etc etc..
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    Motor cycle repairers weld plastic all the time, not sure i would want to carry fuel in one that wasnt proffessionaly made for fuel.
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    Here is a good address around Sydney for plastic tanks:

    www.wrengcotanks.com.au

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    Quote Originally Posted by incisor
    its a bit like oxy welding, except you use a hair dryer on steroids with a little outlet to create the heat. you can get a wide variety of filler rods to suit the different plastics etc etc..

    ITs exactly like oxy welding, you can even use a propane torch.

    ITs even available for DIY if you keen, The guys in ACW have just started getting intros to it as part of their course. And I believe tho cant confirm some of the major welding suppliers are starting to get the gear in.

    You can even use a 60w soldering iron to do the job but its not as neat.
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