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I think I messed up pretty bad and I need ideas to try to recover.
I am in the middle of a build involving a 120G SCA tank and a DIY stand. When I did my first water test last weekend I had some major leaks on all 3 bulkheads underneath the tank. I have only hand tighten them and I suspect it's not right enough
The problem I am facing is that the nut part of the bulkheads are receded in the holes I made in the stand's top 3/4 plywood. The bulkheads are a little over 2 inches in diameter and I made the whole 3 inches so I only have barely half an inch all around the nut to grab it.
To make matter worse, I have already glued my pipe and one side of a union on each bulkheads so I can't take them out.
I have tried many sizes and shapes of plyers, but none of them fit in the holes of the plywood or give me enough grip to turn.
I'm going to try and be creative tomorrow to build some tool but I'm not very confident I'll build something that works considering the lack of space.
Any ideas are welcome and don't hesitate to call me an idiot to get myself in this situation in the first place [emoji39]
Thank you!
I am in the middle of a build involving a 120G SCA tank and a DIY stand. When I did my first water test last weekend I had some major leaks on all 3 bulkheads underneath the tank. I have only hand tighten them and I suspect it's not right enough
The problem I am facing is that the nut part of the bulkheads are receded in the holes I made in the stand's top 3/4 plywood. The bulkheads are a little over 2 inches in diameter and I made the whole 3 inches so I only have barely half an inch all around the nut to grab it.
To make matter worse, I have already glued my pipe and one side of a union on each bulkheads so I can't take them out.
I have tried many sizes and shapes of plyers, but none of them fit in the holes of the plywood or give me enough grip to turn.
I'm going to try and be creative tomorrow to build some tool but I'm not very confident I'll build something that works considering the lack of space.
Any ideas are welcome and don't hesitate to call me an idiot to get myself in this situation in the first place [emoji39]
Thank you!