Thread: Gas Bottle Forge

DD

I went through a similar process. You don't mention it, but do you have your bottles upside down with the valves open? Propane is heavier than air.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_propane_heavier_than_air

I couldn't hold the bottle well enough to remove the valve. In the end, I used a hand hacksaw to cut through the brass valve. That allowed me to fill the bottle with water.

I cut it using a fine-toothed metal-cutting blade in a power jigsaw.

The bottle walls were not as thick as I expected. I don't know that I would bother if I had to do it again.

Findlay.

The thread at the top is just a normal 3/4 BSP from memory...

Dead easy cobber,
I did mine not too long ago,
Remove the cast alloy tap handle -remove the screw and handle separates.

It can be difficult to get the shifting Spaniard on because of the collar interfering .

Instead of this I used a 10mm plate cut to the section profile of the tap.

This was tacked to a 125mm long section of 1 1/4" pipe which also needed notching out to clear the brass tap.In turn this is tacked to a metre of 1'' pipe acting as a handle.

The base had a hole punched in the ring which allowed me to push some pipe in which I anchored to the bench.With nowhere to go it unscrewed very easily. Will add photos when camera battery charges up. if its hard to grasp the idea.

Remember LH thread with gas.

Easy as, with a BF handle.

Grahame

Thanks blokes

I cut it off with a hack saw, tried your method GC but the phillips screw head was too bad corroded and just stripped out the first try to undo it. Bottle is now full of water waiting for start date.

Thanks all

DD

If these are what I call propane or butane bottles, and they are the "new" styles that need to have the fuel line hooked up to bleed off pressure then be careful... If they are the "old" style that use internal left hand threads, you can fill the bottle with water and work away. BTW, I have had to use a four foot "cheater" pipe in order to get that #@$%$$#@ valve to loosen in order to remove it, Wayne.

BTW: I would never counsell you to do this but if you were out in the open sea and happened to see a semi filled propane bottle floating out there, I would never shoot at the bottle on a glancing blow with a 22. It might start throwing flames out as it spun (hopefully away) from you. Wayne. Not that I ever did this. Wayne.