[TheForge] cutting propane cylinders

[Gladish Family]

I don't mind cutting the little ones with the valve removed, but the big 
ones are spooky, since my sawzall (great metalworking tool, btw) also 
throws sparks sometimes.
I think I will remove the valve, wash it, then burn a candle inside just 
before cutting.
andy g

JOHN CHOBRDA wrote:

>	Someone correct me if I am wrong, but I under stand the only SAFE
>way to cut an old propane tank is with a hacksaw or sawzall. I have been
>told that the steel absorbs molecules of propane so that no mater how many
>times you wash and air it out there is still danger of explosion if you use
>a torch or spark producing cut off saw. About 3 years ago I was working in a
>shop in Trenton when a young fellow cut into a "purged" tank with a cut off
>saw and lost his life.
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