Oil Tank Repair

[Quickthorn]

I've managed to put a hole in the oil tank of one of my saws. I took the handle off years ago, but didn't notice that the bolts that hold it underneath are a bit shorter than the ones that hold it at the side, so they got put back the wrong way round. Over time, the ends of the bolts underneath, being a little bit too long, have worn a hole in the bottom of the oil tank.

 

Has anyone had to make this sort of repair? I was thinking of using araldite or something like that, and gluing something like a c/sink screw head into the hole, or even tapping a thread in the hole and gluing a bit of threaded bar or bolt end in place. Would it stand up to the vibration though?

[Ben]

Try Liquid Metal, I have repaired oil tanks with it before.

[skyhuck]

I use araldite on an 020T tank years ago worked well.

[tree_beard]

i personally swear by JBweld for saw repair....

 

 

but as with any of these liquid metal/epoxy type magic glues, its important to de-grease the area of the saw you are fixing thoroughly first... to get a good bond. clean it good with de-greaser a couple of times, and because magnesium is so porous it might be an idea to heat the area with a hairdryer first to sweat the oil out of the surface metal...

 

 

my 2pence worth....

[skyhuck]

Is it not a plastic tank?

[tree_beard]

Is it not a plastic tank?

 

depends on the saw....

 

oil tank on most pro saws is part of the crankcase so made of magnesium

[skyhuck]

I should read more carefully, the 020T tank I repaired was the petrol tank, I had put a spike through it.

[Quickthorn]

Great, thanks for replies.

 

It is metal..some sort of light alloy...probably magnesium, like you say. The saw in question is my 346xp, my favourite saw . I'll try the araldite/liquid metal route..might reinforce it somehow as well

[Log-ologist]

i personally swear by JBweld for saw repair....

 

 

 

 

my 2pence worth....

 

 

JBWeld is the daddy, I have a 5 year old repair on an 020 still OK ( though I gave the saw away to a student recently)

[Quickthorn]

Is that JBweld easily available? I haven't had time to comb all of east lincs, but the local shops didn't have any..I'm using plastic padding "leak fix"..it doesn't sound too encouraging, but that's all I can get hold of in the time available..