Re: Has anyone taken a wooden tower tank apart for repair?
Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2021 12:56 am
hwy8,End grain. I use fence staples when doing buckets.I don't think anyone makes what you would need. It would not take very long to make some larger ones than fence staples out of small rod.Gas,bare welding rod? Cut it to length,sharpen both ends and then bend into a square corner C shape. Sharpen the inside of the staple legs flat. It would then pull the two staves together when driven in.Some woodworkers use something similar but on a larger scale driven into the end grain when gluing two boards together.Do you have one or know someone who does, cut them out of flat stock with a cmc? machine.
Your tank is probably going to leak. I have been told that one should put saw dust in the bottom of the tank and then slowly add water. The sawdust floats out the holes and stops up the leaks long enough to allow the boards to swell.
Your tank is probably going to leak. I have been told that one should put saw dust in the bottom of the tank and then slowly add water. The sawdust floats out the holes and stops up the leaks long enough to allow the boards to swell.