Him... Is it a BOC bottle. Me... Yes it is. Him... Do have an account with us. Me... No. Him... If you have one of our bottles you must have an account with us. Me...Oh,in that case so must the scrapyards.
Duh!
The message from "The3rd Earl Of Derby" contains these words:
Funnily enough I wanted a gas bottle the other day - no particular type, I just wanted to cut it open to make a chininea sort of thing. Local dump was very obliging but didn't have any completely empty at the moment - but he said he'd put one aside for me.
Good for burning small rubbish in the garden.
What's the best way to cut one of these up safely?
If they end up at the "local dump", why aren't they returned to their owners? The bottles are worth money. Calor were donating £5 to charity for every "lost" bottle returned, a while ago.
Hadn't heard of the Calor scheme, but apart from that, usually you can't simply take them back for a cash refund, you can only use them on an exchange basis when you want a full cylinder.
David
The message from Chris Bacon contains these words:
Ideally a plasma cutter, but a drill, grinder and hacksaw will do.
I'm happy to slip 'em a couple of quid to slip one out of storage before they go back to the gas firms. I just missed an aluminium one they'd had in the cage for a couple of years 'cos none of the gas firms would take it. In the end it went into the ally recycling bin.
On one of my fire training courses, there was a picture of a guy who tried to cut an empty one open with an angle grinder. He didn't survive, but at least it looked like it was over for him very quickly.
The message from snipped-for-privacy@cucumber.demon.co.uk (Andrew Gabriel) contains these words:
Yes. Right.
Actually, I do have more sense than to do it before releasing the pressure, removing the valve, filling with water then emptying.
I do realise this is not the case with everyone!
In message , Andrew Gabriel writes
The nearly flat casing of an *empty* acetylene cylinder landed 200m from the farm fire here that launched it. The brigade were rather anxious to know if there were any more.
Mind you, I watched the scrappies cut up a 3000l diesel tank using oxy/propane. Just a tame little fire from the residual fuel.
regards
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So just go at it? I was thinking of removing the valve, and running the hose from a steamer into it for a while...
The message from Chris Bacon contains these words:
See previous post!
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember Chris Bacon saying something like:
Yep. take the valve off and fill it with water before cutting. Dead safe that way.
The message from Grimly Curmudgeon contains these words:
I'd rather empty it again before cutting!
Aha. So, cut it while it's as full as possible with water. A bit like pressure testing.
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember Chris Bacon saying something like:
Yep. I just fill and flush them a couple of times then refill to an inch or so below the line of cut.
Another useful container that's everywhere is the humble beerkeg. Very handy in stainless.
In message , Grimly Curmudgeon writes
Has anyone succeeded in halving one? I tried oxy-acetylene cutting and angle grinder neither of which worked very well.
regards
The message from Tim Lamb contains these words:
Plasma cutters make short work of 'em - failing that the best bet is cobalt bladed jigsaw. Stainless is a bastard to grind.
Plasma cutter is very effective on stainless, I've not come across a ss beer keg.
AJH
The message from AJH contains these words:
They all are now and have been for years. The alloy ones wandered off to frequently, being worth a fair bit in scrap.
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember Tim Lamb saying something like:
I've not had any real problem with a 9" cutting disc. Were you using a smaller one?
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