[TheForge] Freak accident

[xlch58 at swbell.net]

On 9/20/2011 7:57 AM, David E. Smucker wrote:
> Those welding cylinder caps get traded around from bottle to bottle in
> welding supply house -- even new, they might be on a different cylinder from
> a different supplier.  Good to pass on the problem.
>
> Dave Smucker
> Brasstown, NC
>
>
I have found them to be pretty loose in general, and have pulled one off 
before.  My theory was they were deliberately loose to avoid them 
getting rusted on, as most people would be hesitant to oil or grease the 
threads.

Charles