[TheForge] Weapon of less than mass destruction

Sat Jul 5 11:29:00 2003

Lefty - Loosey
Righty - Tighty

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At 10:03 07/05/03 -0500, you wrote:
>Dave is that thread a left or right? It might help with the breaking off part.
>
>Mike Graf
>
>Dave Brown wrote:
>
> > At 10:27 07/05/03 -0400, you wrote:
> > >Terry, or whoever knows,
> > >
> > >How can I get the valve out of an old propane tank which I have opened the
> > >valve on and let the last gasp of pressurized propane out, and remain 
> fairly
> > >healthy.
> > >
> > >Thanks,  Jeff Valentine in Tallahassee
> >
> > Jeff,
> >
> > Got some way to hold the tank steady from turning?  Something like a large
> > chain vise or strap wrench or similar?  Anyway, just anchor the tank and
> > put a wrench on the valve and turn.  There should be a nice square base on
> > the valve for the wrench to grab.  You may have to remove the ring/handle
> > to get at it.  The valve is brass and may snap at the neck.  You may also
> > need to put a long extension on the wrench to give added leverage to start
> > the valve turning.
> >
> > Dave Brown
> > Heritage Smithing
> > Green Bay, WI
> > ABANA, UMBA, GoM, MODA, ARG
> >
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Dave Brown
Heritage Smithing
Green Bay, WI
ABANA, UMBA, GoM, MODA, ARG