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Subject: 
Fuel Storage Tank Building Problems - Any Suggestions?
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Date: 
Sat, 9 Jun 2001 21:08:58 GMT
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To All,

I am trying to build a fuel storage tank for MichLUG's upcoming Science
Fiction event, Contraption, and I am having a few problems. The problems
comes from trying to take ordinary bricks and making a circular tank out of
them.

Did anyone build anything like this before? Does someone have a suggestion
on how to do it? Maybe some links to past creations?

Any help would be appreciated, or else it might come out a big box with some
valve attachments to it. Viola intstant tank!

Sincerely,
Scott S.
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  Re: Fuel Storage Tank Building Problems - Any Suggestions?
 
(...) Michel Magnan has a pair of these that we've put on train layouts. (URL) (23 years ago, 10-Jun-01, to lugnet.build)
  Re: Fuel Storage Tank Building Problems - Any Suggestions?
 
(...) Though this will probably be no help at all because I can't remember where I saw it, I have seen a *massive* Texaco themed storage tank made by the gradual curve of hundreds and hundreds of 1x2 bricks. If anybody else has seen this and knows (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jun-01, to lugnet.build)
  Re: Fuel Storage Tank Building Problems - Any Suggestions?
 
(...) (URL) Brok has some awesome stuff, especially this technique for curved walls. I have been able to use this to make a 16x16 circle, but it was under certain stress. Better to go 18x18, 20x20, or bigger. HTH, -Chris (23 years ago, 10-Jun-01, to lugnet.build)
  Re: Fuel Storage Tank Building Problems - Any Suggestions?
 
Scott, I just recently saw photos from a train show that showed a water tower made with the technique used by Erik Brok, perhaps it was his creation. The circle was formed using 1x3's and 1 rounds. I cannot recall how it's base or top was formed (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jun-01, to lugnet.build)
  Re: Fuel Storage Tank Building Problems - Any Suggestions?
 
I have built a few round robots. See: (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jun-01, to lugnet.build)
  Re: Fuel Storage Tank Building Problems - Any Suggestions?
 
(...) Frank Filz built this a while ago. It is my favorite use of UFO saucer sections. see here --> (URL) (23 years ago, 10-Jun-01, to lugnet.build)

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