Stovers,
One of my first TLUDs , in the pre modern era, was made with a
combination of milk can and propane cylinder. I would remove the valve
and fill with water and cut with a angle grinder until I had a vent
opening to adequately release any over pressures due to rapid ignitions.
Detonations are another matter. When cutting with acetylene and oxygen,
if you momentarily snub the torch and extinguish the flame the gasses
can fill a closed container and then ignite on an ember with dangerous
yield. Almost "blew-it" a few weeks ago when lighting a Dasifier. Ka
bang! Of the three accidents that week, that was the one I didn't end up
in ER for.
Any how for nostalgia sake, 15 years ago......
http://stoves.bioenergylists.org/stovesdoc/English/Curva.htm
can't get enough of this fire thing
Alex
On 25/10/2012 1:23 AM, David G. LeVine wrote:
On 10/24/2012 07:44 PM, Robert Taylor wrote:
If the tank is ostensibly empty, why not just unscrew the valve, poke
in the end of a hose through the opening, and fill it up with water?
Robert Taylor
A water filled tank tends to be messy during cutting, but it shows a
good thought, don't die trying to cut a tank! It is safest to cut it
underwater with the tank filled with water, but that is not a trivial
task. After flushing with hot air, try putting car exhaust into the
tank, it will not make it safe, but it will be safer since exhaust
contains less oxygen than air.
Dave 8{)
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