This thread reminded me of my brother in law cutting an old hot water tank up with a sawzall and metal cutting blade. He was smokin out blades left and right. Turned out to be a concrete lined tank. Lots of good advice here.
An old timer welded a bung onto my motorcycle fuel tank and used the exhaust trick. I thought it was pretty slick but I still backed up when he started to weld. Good advice to the op.
I learned of this trick via the oilfield. I guess those guys will do this when they need to repair a crack on a 100bbl oil tank...while it still has oil in it! I know a fellow who blew himself up cutting the heads out of metal drums with an angle grinder. He's still around, but badly burned/scarred. Any edge I can have in these type situations to be safer, I'm not against trying.
Correction: She as in of the female persuasion. Now I do have an air compressor, but it's one of those pancake style that really doesn't hold a lot of air. Good for nail guns and airing up tires, but not for pneumatic tools. I don't have that kind of a cutter either.
A few years ago I was going to cut open a 500 gallon propane tank that was about a third full. I ultimately decided against it and just gave the tank and regulator away. I didn't feel like being the first woman on the moon!
Likely would have missed the moon and got Mars instead. Lot of pretty stars on the trip though, either destination.
I fixed mine, kind of. If you look where I'm from, that's where I added it so it is out in the open rather than buried in the profile. One thing I have noticed is many don't list their gender, where they're from, and age. Not that it matters though. Most I've talked with know my gender and even my age. I'm beyond the point of not disclosing or lying about my age, but I do understand. When I see someone making the mistake, I do tend to give them some sort of chit, but in a fun way.
Well, I'm guessing I would have been very well done in pieces or would have had a quick journey to mars. That is about the size of the tank I was considering cutting on. I'm REALLY glad I didn't.
You woulda got there in a hurry. Even those 20 lb'er tanks with the valve cracked open when empty, and turned upside down for a week, still contain some propane and pressure. The valve must not let them empty completely. I discovered this by taking a poke with a rifle at said tank. Gas vapor spewed out, and spun the tank. Needless to say, my son and I were surprised. We also lamented that we should have had a candle on top.
A woman giving a man chit for making a mistake? Surely you jest.. THAT never happens in real life!.... never to me...
I took care of a man who tried to cut open a 20 lb LP tank. He thought it was empty. He ended up with many burns, lost half the length of his manhood, and some fingers. He had cut many other tanks without incident. with this one, he wasn't so lucky.
