Todays Project - What did you do today?

[dallen]

a while back I made an oil tank to hold the used motor oil that I use for burner fuel when melting cast iron,


Yesterday I picked up and heating element for an electric hot water heater and thermostat to put in it.

Last night I turned a boss too weld into the tank so I could install the element in it, but I wasn't real happy with the way it turned out. So this morning I made a new one.

The boss in the lathe. Pretty simple job, bore it out and cut a 11 pitch thread, and recess for the square rubber gasket.



With the element waiting for it to warm up so I can empty the oil from the tank and then cut a hole and weld in the boss,