O2 tanks

[peter nap]

I happened to run across a dozen compressed air tanks like the firefighters use today. These are complete with 4500 PSIG valves but no regulators. I wonder if I can paint them and get them filled with o2. Anyone know anything about them?

 

[Mark Williams]

What would you do with them?
Rocket for the sheriff's office?

 

[peter nap]

He!! No. I wouldn't waste good equipment on those Drunk murdering SOB's.

More O2 for the torches.

 

[indian george]

Make forges out of them. How often do you fill up your o2??????

 

[peter nap]

Gee George, how many forges do you want me to make. I have 8 now.

I fill up about once a week when I'm busy!

 

[fitzo]

The problem locally here, Peter, is that if you carry in a tank, they insist that they have to "recertify" it to fill it at $75 per tank. I don't know if it's their policy or the law, but it sure does help to encourage their "lifetime leasing." How convenient.

 

[peter nap]

A lot of the places here have the same policy Mike and it may be law. I expect I can paint it and get them filled one place or the other though. Shoot...I once got liquid nitrogen in a plastic 5 gallon bucket that I had suspended a coffee can and filled with expanding foam around it.

That's gotta be illegal but all the fellow said was "You fill it".

I've already put the fittings on one to use air. I'm goinng to put that on my Jeep.

Don't know about the rest yet. I may see what they do on Ebay!

 

[ddavelarsen]

I wonder if you could split one and make a couple quench tanks...

 

[peter nap]

Already done that Dave. I may even use one for a vertical forge. I hate to waste a tank though!

 

[Pinoy Knife]

peter before you list them on e-bay shoot me a e-mail i may want to buy one .