Half-A-Hec

Howdy all!

I found a source for a manufacturer that makes plastic bottles. I ordered 4 each 1/2 ounce bottles to be used with my TD .020's. They sell for 60 cents a piece. All ya do is cut the bottle neck off and you can use a regular fuel tank stopper on it. Imagine a leak proof plastic fuel tank! Pictured is the 1/2 oz. tank next to a sulivan 1 oz. tank. The fuel stopper from the 1 oz. tank fits perfectly!. My TD .020 will now run about 5-1/2 minutes!


Hec

Link

http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/pro...+Mouth+Bottles

frank l jr

hey there 1/2 a,
thanks for the info, and there is a lotssa there. frank


see ya

Half-A-Hec

No Prob Frank.

Glad to help. I got tired of using the little perfect metal tanks, and the tanks that come with TD .010's and .020's just don't offer enough run time. I am building a little .020 size low wing stick and need a nice leak proof tank that will let my engine run about 4-5 mins. These little bottles work good and can use the available fuel tank stoppers from your local hobby shop. You can even fit your tank with a clunk.

Hec

Half-A-Hec

Frank check my edited post.

Jaspur

Excellent , I have been looking for just such a deal! Thanks a bunch!

propbuster

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Great find Half-A-Hec! The resourcefulness of the guys on this forum is amazing!

cyclops2

I like Combats version of the balloon tank.

The brass pickup tube with drilled holes to keep sucking till dry.

The Vinyl Glove fingers cut off and Ty wraped seem 30 % fuel proof.

combatpigg

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Nice work, HEC! Makes me wonder if the fuel tank company gets their bottles from the same place? That's a great price, I don't think you can do better than nalgene. The only thing I would do different here, is use hard plastic lines that are heat formable, instead of brass.

Half-A-Hec

Howdy all,

I am glad to see all the responses to this thread. When I first posted I only got a few hits on it 3 years ago. See post date. The little tanks work great. CP, I wish I had of tried a hard plastic tube. I bet it works great.

Hec

combatpigg

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HEC, I think the plastic lines come with the Sullivan tank stopper kit. ACE RC used to sell the stuff in bulk, probably for 10 times what they sell it for at a specialty shop.