WTB Tank Whip (For Cleaning)

[happy-diver]

Not if you use hose clamps

 

[TMurrr]

Another option - especially for making a whip for the bottom of a tank -- is to get 3/8" aluminum tubing (HD dive dept) and shove the wires up inside a couple of inches then get a long 1/4" ish bolt and hammer it into the tube wedging the wires in place. Obviously the diameter of the bolt is determined by number of wires and their combined diameter.

I like using thin SS cable - pretty aggressive and gets the job done fast.

Would love to see a pic of your design

 

[happy-diver]

or a plug with the same thread from the plumbing shop and drill a hole in it

or a plug with the same thread from the diving shop that come with the tanks the diving shop sells

and drill a hole in it

and the hose clamp

or not

 

[Still Kicking]

Would love to see a pic of your design

It's getting pretty ratty. Time to build a new one.

I realized on this one i packed the cables in and crimped the tube in the vise. Same result.

 

[grf88]

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Mar 8, 2021

I mentioned earlier that I did not have much success with the first whip I made but this thread prompted me to try again. I had a couple of tanks back from hydro that I had not got around to cleaning so I tried it out on the flash rust in them. Two minutes and the tanks were like new except for the bottom so I also made a more solid adapter for the wire brush for the bottom. A bit slower and it does not get that small portion around the curve but I have an idea for that. I also made a vacuum attachment to clean out any dust.

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