Gene,SEELYE,INC of Bloomington, MN. manufacture and sell plastic
welders.Call them @ (800) 258-2936 and they will send you free a catalog and
tutorial on thermoplastics welding. If this phone # doesn't work for you
look in Trade A Plane for their add.
> -- [ From: Eugene Fisher * EMC.Ver #2.5.3 ] --
>
> I spend a very productive day yesterday talking to GMC brothers.
>
> First talked to Scott who called me and we spent a long time working on
> ways to repair/replace the waste valve on the Black tank. Every one will
> have to do this soon as plastic is getting old and they are breaking.
> The problem is that they are "welded" into the tanks and I guess some
> are threaded and some are not. (Jim Bounds can you expand on this?)
>
> Then I talked to Tom Bradley (GMC custom interior designer/ builder par-
> excellance-602-814-1631 in AZ) He replaced his waste valve with one
> from Jim and he located a local (AZ) "Plastic welder" who came out and
> plastic welded in the new valve. He used a torch / welding machine that
> is used for Plastic. The welder said he could repair splits , holes,
> etc in these tanks and he does it without removing the tanks. WOW!
> No new tank and no removal.
>
> I am looking for a plastic welder in my area. Does any one know if
> there is a better name for this process or a good way to locate this
> type of welder?
>
> Gene
>
> --
> Gene 76Palm Beach /Or/CA
>
> GMC Technical Information
> http://www.california.com/~eagle/
welders.Call them @ (800) 258-2936 and they will send you free a catalog and
tutorial on thermoplastics welding. If this phone # doesn't work for you
look in Trade A Plane for their add.
> -- [ From: Eugene Fisher * EMC.Ver #2.5.3 ] --
>
> I spend a very productive day yesterday talking to GMC brothers.
>
> First talked to Scott who called me and we spent a long time working on
> ways to repair/replace the waste valve on the Black tank. Every one will
> have to do this soon as plastic is getting old and they are breaking.
> The problem is that they are "welded" into the tanks and I guess some
> are threaded and some are not. (Jim Bounds can you expand on this?)
>
> Then I talked to Tom Bradley (GMC custom interior designer/ builder par-
> excellance-602-814-1631 in AZ) He replaced his waste valve with one
> from Jim and he located a local (AZ) "Plastic welder" who came out and
> plastic welded in the new valve. He used a torch / welding machine that
> is used for Plastic. The welder said he could repair splits , holes,
> etc in these tanks and he does it without removing the tanks. WOW!
> No new tank and no removal.
>
> I am looking for a plastic welder in my area. Does any one know if
> there is a better name for this process or a good way to locate this
> type of welder?
>
> Gene
>
> --
> Gene 76Palm Beach /Or/CA
>
> GMC Technical Information
> http://www.california.com/~eagle/
