dandecicco
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- Lemoore, CA Dammit to Hell
Quick question, anyone have ideas about mounting/fabricating a bracket for a 5 pound CO2 tank so that it is secure and won't roll around?
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home brew powertank
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gixer
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- Richmond VA
dandecicco said:
Check your local welding supply shop they usually sell them cheep.
OT
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- Location
- Jensen, UT
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old_man
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- Loveland, Colorado
I picked up a tank bracket from WW Grainger for $25. I hear that fire extinguisher places are a good bet as well.
OT
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- Location
- Jensen, UT
What Tom said. Mine's a fire extinguisher mount.
old_man
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- Loveland, Colorado
Hey Okie, did you make the handle yourself? For the minute I'm running a 5lb aluminum tank and they don't come with handles like the 20# tanks do and I worry about knocking off a regulator.
OT
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- Jensen, UT
old_man said:
Scroll down a bit and it's there. You may be able to buy the handle separately.
Ultimate-air.com
PhatXJ
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- ID Native in WA
I got the same mount bracket shown in the fire products link above on the far right, except mine was black. Then I fabbed up a bracket out of stainless to mount the whole show.
sarvermr
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- Little Rock, AR
local fire extinguisher shop all the way! my 20# mounting bracket was only $26. my entire system was only a little more than some people want for just their mounts.
red87cherokee
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- Location
- Central Oregon
I haven't bought it yet, but I checked measurements and it appeared that the mounting bracket for a nitrous tank will work (probably more expensive, though, than the fire extinguisher bracket. Also, since nitrous is mounted almost level, and the CO2 tank needs to be mounted upright, I figure the mount would have to be mounted on the side (like those shown in the above images).
Fergie
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- Flagstaff, AZ
PhatXJ said:
Is that a poster of your XJ in the background?
Fergie
PhatXJ
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- ID Native in WA
Fergie said:
Yup. In my garage. I've also got several other posters of other things too.
sarvermr
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- Little Rock, AR
dmillion said:
$27 - plus $10 shipping from http://www.offroadair.net/products.html
$26 - mounting bracket from fire extinguisher shop
free - old 20# CO2 tank from my crack head neighbor
$20 - 25" hose, fittings, quick disconnects, air chuck, teflon tape, etc. from local hardware store
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$83
even if you bought a tank you're still looking at less than $150 for a 20# setup.
it will fill my 35x12.50R15 from 12 to 25 in 30 seconds. not bad. plus its only $10 exchange for a new tank. i really wish i had a belt driven compresor, but this will do until then.
i bought the one without the elbow and disconnect b/c it was $8 cheaper and an elbow and disconnect only cost $3 at the hardware store. i'm a cheap bastard!
C-MuRdaA
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- Queens, NY
I have a fire extinguisher I wanna convert for OBA. I need to know a place and PN, or the name of the piece that will replace the trigger/handle and let me attach a regulator.
