jjglennon
Member
I'm making the fuel pickup tubes which require a number of slots be cut in the lower end of the tube and the end of the tube crimped shut. I've tried a hacksaw, a finer jeweler's saw, and a bandsaw to make the slots but am unsatisfied with the symmetry and the "look" of the slots. The hand saws allowed me to use a type of miter box I built so the depth of the slots is pretty consistent, but the slots appear too wide when made with the hacksaw (too few slots in the inch or so allotted to slotting) and too fine with the jeweler's saw (possible fuel draw problems later ?).
Question 1: How thick a blade is appropriate for these slots?
Question 2: Is it true that these slots act as a very coarse strainer? If so, why is it not appropriate to drill holes in the pickup tube instead of making slots?
Question 3: Don't most people put a fuel filter downstream of the tanks? If so, why slot the pickup tubes at all?
Thanks in advance.
John
Question 1: How thick a blade is appropriate for these slots?
Question 2: Is it true that these slots act as a very coarse strainer? If so, why is it not appropriate to drill holes in the pickup tube instead of making slots?
Question 3: Don't most people put a fuel filter downstream of the tanks? If so, why slot the pickup tubes at all?
Thanks in advance.
John