[TheForge] Metallurgy and Powder Coating

[Jerry Frost]

I'm surprised any certified dive shop would attempt to fill powder coated 
tanks, al or fe. Heck, I probably wouldn't use a shop that careless. As I 
recall it's illegal to fill a dive tank that's been modified in any 
non-approved way without doing a hydrostatic test. Anything folding pressure 
above a specific level I don't recall MUST be tested and certified regularly 
and follow some VERY rigid regulations.

Jer
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Vida" <osan at netlabs.net>
To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 1:59 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Metallurgy and Powder Coating


> You NEVER ever powder coat aluminum SCUBA tanks for those precise
> reasons.  I have heard several third-hand accounts of this happening.
> Ignorance can be very dangerous.
>