Re: NANFA-- Building tanks.

Moontanman_at_aol.com
Fri, 2 Apr 2004 13:09:47 EST

In a message dated 4/2/04 10:03:00 AM Eastern Standard Time,
archimedes_at_bayspringstel.net writes:

>
> Keep in mind that water pressure is a function of the tank's depth, not
> length.
> So you don't really need to make the sides that thick. Just use some
> bracing across the top to keep the sides from bowing too much.
>
Your right and I may not make it that thick but I will have to have a seem in
the middle which will have to be covered and the best way to do that is to
laminate three pieces of plywood together and put them seem in-between two other
sheets.

Moon
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