Leveling a Tank

rastaangel · #1 06-09-2012, 02:27 AM

It was out by 1/8" from the shim compressing BUT the place that built the tank also used a peice of glass with a huge shell on the bottom which they shouldnt have which is were it cracked... So if the bottom wasnt a bad peice it may not have happened, but I take no chances.
I first level with a stanley fat max level to get it close, they claim there accurate to .5mm but I dont trust them that much

Enigma · #2 06-09-2012, 02:37 AM

This is the first time I've ever leveled it a tank. It wasn't hard to get it to where it is now, but I would have needed hubby to produce different shims for me to get it more level. I don't know what kind of aggravation that would have involved.

I just used a Stanley Fat Max level.

As an aside . . . What is a "shell" as it relates to glass? That is a totally new term to me.

rastaangel · #3 06-09-2012, 02:42 AM

That is a "shell" in glass from some improper SSG

Enigma · #4 06-09-2012, 02:50 AM

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Originally Posted by rastaangel

That is a "shell" in glass from some improper SSG

oh! That's ugly.

is that your tank? My Google images search turned up nothing.

rastaangel · #5 06-09-2012, 02:58 AM

No thats not my tank, I have since fixed and sold that tank.
Thats just a pic to show what most shells look like and possible crack points on glass. It was from a SSG warranty job.

sphelps · #6 06-09-2012, 03:05 AM

That's just bad tank building, being level wouldn't have helped.

rastaangel · #7 06-09-2012, 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by sphelps

That's just bad tank building, being level wouldn't have helped.

I repeat thats not my tank its a example. And FYI ive seen hundreds of tanks with shells that havnt cracked. Its all about pressure and torque on that point