[TheForge] old propane tanks

[Dave Mudge]

I have made 6 or 8 bells, but I had access to oxygen bottles (tanks).
dave m

On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 5:58 AM, Ron Childers <ron at munlaw.net> wrote:
> Actually, the stuff in acetylene tanks is porous and he just chopped it out and made a pretty nice bell out of it. Most bells I've seen with a flare at the bottom look rather lumpy; I'm thinking of a jig to get a nice round flair. Maybe a "U" shaped 1" round bar and a rounding hammer? Has anyone tried flaring a tank?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dave Mudge
> Sent: Monday, September 26, 2011 11:50 PM
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> Subject: Re: [TheForge] old propane tanks
>
> We regularly repair aluminum diesel fuel tanks and aluminum hydraulic
> tanks at work. We usually wash them out with water then fill them with
> argon or C-25 (75% argon / 25% co-2) . That displaces any burnable
> fumes and any oxygen. I would do the same if I was going to cut a
> propane tank.
> On the other hand you could (perhaps) crush and sell the propane tanks
> to the scrap yard then use that money to buy some less dangerous tanks
> like used freon tanks.
>
> On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 10:19 PM, Dave Mudge <dave at magichammer.net> wrote:
>>
>> Acetylene tanks are filled with a cement like substance, they are not good for anything but boat anchors.
>> dave m
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 12:20 PM, Ron Childers <ron at munlaw.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> I'm scared of things that can potentially go "BOOM" so I wouldn't trust
>>> just washing it out with water. A friend of mine set an old acetylene
>>> tank in his band saw, turned it on and left the shop. Nothing exploded
>>> so we don't know if this was a safe procedure or luck...
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>>> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Craig Schaefer
>>> Sent: Monday, September 26, 2011 1:07 PM
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>>> Subject: Re: [TheForge] old propane tanks
>>>
>>> Remove the valve then you can fill with water to remove propane and any
>>> oil
>>> residue.   Then you can do with them as you wish.
>>>
>>> CraigS
>>> Gresham, OR
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Lucky7Steel" <lucky7steel at gmail.com>
>>> To: <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
>>> Sent: Monday, September 26, 2011 9:05 AM
>>> Subject: [TheForge] old propane tanks
>>>
>>>
>>> > In an unrelated discussion about Propane ...
>>> >
>>> > Does anyone have experience welding or cutting old propane tanks? i
>>> have
>>> > been collecting a few empties but i'm a bit scared still to cut into
>>> them!
>>> > any tips?
>>> >
>>> > ~karen~
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