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    WWMD- What Would MacGyver Do? Mark_Hardware's Avatar
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    Default My reservoir...

    So, I will be posting this in my worklog, as well, if I can dig it up that is....

    This is the reservoir for Mark1. It will end up being a standalone deal, sitting on the desk next to the case.

    So I am very excited to bring you my latest creation, an external reservior for Mark1. This idea came to me completely out the blue one day, not long after a water pump died on me. As, usual, I came up with a simple idea, and it exploded lol.
    See originally I was just going to build a simple reservior onto the side of the case. Then Eureka!
    I have been dying to find a way to incorporate this vodka bottle, but until now I didn't really have a viable use.... So, onto the pictures! (Who reads all this anyways?)
    So after some deliberation on material, I decided on 3/8" rebar. Using the box as a size reference, we cut and bent lengths of rebar into "U's".



    Mocked up;




    Welded together now;



    Using diamond mesh for the the bottom, here's what it looks like so far...




    My high-tech aging process;



    And here's the stopper,


    After a brief introduction to my drill,

    and the bottle is now plumbed.



    The line going into the bottle;

    A ziptie, to act like a hose clamp to help secure the silicone plug.




    (awkward, unclear picture. This is the front of the tubing.)

    end plugged, side cut. This will make the coolant actually run down the inside front of the bottle, (cool) instead of just running in (boring).


    That's all for now. Still to come, a door for the backside, a way of wrapping or covering the joints. Also, a sweet ass idea for for a stand.
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    Default Re: My reservior...

    That is definitely the most interesting reservoir I've ever seen.
    I'll procrastinate tomorrow.

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    haha love the rebar cage! those bottles are sick. I saw them in the liquor store and almost bought it just for the glass!
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    Nice! OOC, is that 'high tech aging process' anything besides sitting in a tank of water? Some kind of chemical bath of brazing? Or am I overthinking it?
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    i have seen some interesting ideas for rebar but yours is by far the most intresting.
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    Quote Originally Posted by x88x View Post
    Nice! OOC, is that 'high tech aging process' anything besides sitting in a tank of water? Some kind of chemical bath of brazing? Or am I overthinking it?
    iiitsa fishtank. with water. and fishpoop.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mark_Hardware View Post
    iiitsa fishtank. with water. and fishpoop.
    lol
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    Default Re: My reservior...

    It's actually one of my feeder tanks. I have a 210gal tank, usually full of predatory fish. I have 3 tanks, in the stand under the big tank. I usually keep the full of goldfish awaiting their demise. This one happened to be empty.
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    Quick update today. Didn't get as much done as I had hoped I would. I know, shocking, right.
    Ok, so, got the door built;



    am in the process of grinding down all the weld marks. Might get done tomorrow, idk.

    Also started wrapping all the joints...



    I will twist the backside and cut them off later.

    The plumbing to the bottle is also complete;



    aaand that's all for now.
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    Another small update....
    Almost done grinding. Basically taking the weld marks from this;


    to this;

    which will rust and fade out nicely.

    Also, got done wrapping the joints on the cage. I wrapped them all in a special pattern the mostly covers the actual joint part.


    Then I cramped down with vice-grips,


    twist twist twist,



    clean break off. Then I just hammer that little part down. Simple, effective.

    More tomorrow!
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