Speaking of safety, Is a plasma cutter really safe to cut something full of water? What a choice: electrocution or being blown up
Obviously, my computer DOESN'T think my joke was funny (I, however, thought it was hysterical), so- Best of luck in your endeavors!
Yes, so long as you ground to the piece you're cutting into, and not the big wet metal plate that you're standing on.
I found one that had been cut and traded my good tank for it, I now have a cut tank and happy and the other fellow has a good tank and is also happy. Just a friendly swap. Vergil
A buddy of mine rinsed the tank with water, then ignited the rest of the fumes with a torch. The first time nothing happened. Then he realized that he had left the sending unit in. It was OK, the unit had a br*** filter, not plastic. The second time with the sending unit out, the tank swelled up about 4 inches and shot an 8 foot flame across the shop. You should have heard the WOOSH! After that he was able to weld up the filler neck. It was a 57 Chevy restoration project. It came out really, really nice. good times. - I DON'T recommend this method.
I minored in Explosives Engineering in college, and I've blown enough **** up in my life to make even the most hardened gear head giggle like a little girl, but for some reason that picture just makes me smile. If that ain't qualification enough, nothin's gonna be. You just have to realize that any flammable vapor is only explosive inside a very short band of fuel:air mixture. All you have to do is keep it outside that band and it won't blow up. Might go roman candle or burn black pillowy clouds, but it won't explode. The very best solution is to displace all the oxygen from inside the vessel. Whether you do that with water, argon, nitrogen, or some other nonflammable fluid doesn't matter. That all said, it's your ***, take whatever precautions you deem necessary.
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