Subject: Re[2]: Little cylinders

From: [email-masked]
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 1996 14:31 -0500 (EST)

After the horror stories I've seen posted, I'm not gonna ADVOCATE anything, but 
some of you may be interested to know about "lecture bottles".  These are 
miniature gas cylinders, perhaps a foot long and 2.5" OD.  Lots of these get 
used each year, and many don't get recycled.

Please don't blow yourself up cutting them open, though.

Bruce

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Subject: Re: Little cylinders
Author:  [email-masked] at GATEWAY
Date:    96/09/26 3:23 AM

While we're on the subject of ringing bells what about making a bell or
windchime out of the throwaway propane,MAPP, OXy cylinders that no one knows
what to do with? They make a nice sound when you hit them or drop them on
the floor.  How can you safely open them up to flush out, and what about
CUTTING them open?

Ringing in my ears

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From: Russell McCrackin <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 19:10:44 -0700 (PDT)

>the floor.  How can you safely open them up to flush out, and what about
If I remember correctly, they all have a valve in them that looks like a tire
valvle.  Think they use it to fill the tank.  Seems like you could remove the
valve when they are empty, then use the hole to fill them with water.  I
remember
when they used to talk about under water basket weaving.  Maybe you could try
under water hack sawing.  But I sure wouldn't use any power tool on them.

Carefull there!  The world is short of blacksmiths.

Rusty

Get it hot and hit it hard.

Never use force, get a bigger hammer.

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