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Date:  1-13-2014
Number of Hours:  3.00
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Brief Description:  Remake left tank attach angle

Tonight I fabricated a new tank attach angle for the left tank to replace the one I used the wrong radius on. I used some extra angle that fellow RVer Miles Owen provided me. I took my time and was very pleased with the result. The first thing I found was that I needed a new blade for the band saw. Apparently the steel hinge wire in the piano hing I cut last was not good for the blade. A quick trip to Home Depot took care of that. After marking the cut lines on the inside of the angle I used the band saw to rough cut the part, then clamped the part in a vise and used a vixen file to shape the part and fit it to the rib, and lastly used the grinder with Scotch-Brite wheels to smooth and polish the edges. This was the best of my 4 tries at these parts.

I aslo spent a few minutes assembling the right tank pick-up line and fittings with the anti-rotation bracket.
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Rough cut with band saw

Rough cut with band saw

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Final shaped with file

Final shaped with file

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Polished and match drilled

Polished and match drilled

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