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Posted by Rick Barter (rvb) on April 7, 2008, 7:56 pm
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I have an old propane tank that I want to turn into a gas forge.
I have the burner, gauge, regulator, and hose. All I need is to
fabricated the forge.
My plan was to get the valve off the tank and let it sit outside for a
couple of days, then rinse it out with water, and take a cutting disk
and/or torch to it. However, I can't get the dang valve off it.
Should I try penetrating oil to loosen the threads? Should I punch a
hole in it with a centre punch or something?
I really do NOT want to send myself (or anyone else) into oblivion.
So before I do something, I wanted to see if anyone here has
successfully accomplished similar.
rvb
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As Iron Sharpens Iron,
So One Man Sharpens Another.
Proverbs 27:17
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Posted by Martin H. Eastburn on April 7, 2008, 10:38 pm
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Rick Barter (rvb) wrote:
> I have an old propane tank that I want to turn into a gas forge.
>
> I have the burner, gauge, regulator, and hose. All I need is to
> fabricated the forge.
>
> My plan was to get the valve off the tank and let it sit outside for a
> couple of days, then rinse it out with water, and take a cutting disk
> and/or torch to it. However, I can't get the dang valve off it.
>
> Should I try penetrating oil to loosen the threads? Should I punch a
> hole in it with a centre punch or something?
>
> I really do NOT want to send myself (or anyone else) into oblivion.
> So before I do something, I wanted to see if anyone here has
> successfully accomplished similar.
>
> rvb
>
> --
> As Iron Sharpens Iron,
> So One Man Sharpens Another.
> Proverbs 27:17
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Posted by Grant Erwin on April 7, 2008, 11:23 pm
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> Rick Barter (rvb) wrote:
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>> I have an old propane tank that I want to turn into a gas forge.
>>
>> I have the burner, gauge, regulator, and hose. All I need is to
>> fabricated the forge.
>>
>> My plan was to get the valve off the tank and let it sit outside for a
>> couple of days, then rinse it out with water, and take a cutting disk
>> and/or torch to it. However, I can't get the dang valve off it.
>>
>> Should I try penetrating oil to loosen the threads? Should I punch a
>> hole in it with a centre punch or something?
>>
>> I really do NOT want to send myself (or anyone else) into oblivion.
>> So before I do something, I wanted to see if anyone here has
>> successfully accomplished similar.
Absolutely. I even wrote it up. See:
http://www.tinyisland.com/LPvalveRemoval.html
Enjoy
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Posted by Rick Barter (rvb) on April 8, 2008, 9:22 am
Please log in for more thread options > > Rick Barter (rvb) wrote:
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> >> I have an old propane tank that I want to turn into a gas forge.
>
> >> I have the burner, gauge, regulator, and hose. All I need is to
> >> fabricated the forge.
>
> >> My plan was to get the valve off the tank and let it sit outside for a
> >> couple of days, then rinse it out with water, and take a cutting disk
> >> and/or torch to it. However, I can't get the dang valve off it.
>
> >> Should I try penetrating oil to loosen the threads? Should I punch a
> >> hole in it with a centre punch or something?
>
> >> I really do NOT want to send myself (or anyone else) into oblivion.
> >> So before I do something, I wanted to see if anyone here has
> >> successfully accomplished similar.
>
> Absolutely. I even wrote it up.
See:http://www.tinyisland.com/LPvalveRemoval.html
>
> Enjoy
Cool! I especially like your disclaimer: DISCLAIMER -- Just because
I didn't kill myself does NOT mean you won't.
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Posted by Bob Engelhardt on April 10, 2008, 7:20 pm
Please log in for more thread options If the valve needs to be off for the tank's new use, then do it. If
it's because you think that it has to come off in order to safely cut
the tank, it doesn't. I've cut up plenty of tanks by simply doing it -
they do not need to be purged! PROVIDING that an O-A torch is NOT used
to do the cutting.
A propane tank does not have any oxygen in it, so the propane cannot
burn in the tank. It may burn as it comes out the cutting kerf, but
very quietly. I once drilled a hole in an empty propane tank and held a
match to the hole, to convince my cautious stepson that it was safe.
The result was a very languid flame, like a small candle.
Using O-A to cut the tank may introduce oxygen into the tank & be
unpleasant. DO NOT DO THIS.
What I do is start the cut with a cut-off disk in an angle grinder and
finish with a metal cutting blade in a Sawzall. Very fast.
When somebody says "I do this, and this, and this to clean the tank and
I've never had a problem", I believe them. It's just that it's not
necessary.
HTH,
Bob
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>
> I have the burner, gauge, regulator, and hose. All I need is to
> fabricated the forge.
>
> My plan was to get the valve off the tank and let it sit outside for a
> couple of days, then rinse it out with water, and take a cutting disk
> and/or torch to it. However, I can't get the dang valve off it.
>
> Should I try penetrating oil to loosen the threads? Should I punch a
> hole in it with a centre punch or something?
>
> I really do NOT want to send myself (or anyone else) into oblivion.
> So before I do something, I wanted to see if anyone here has
> successfully accomplished similar.
>
> rvb
>
> --
> As Iron Sharpens Iron,
> So One Man Sharpens Another.
> Proverbs 27:17