Re-purposed condemned SCUBA tanks
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soggybadger
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Now converting two steel 15 tanks into a wood burner and side oven for my van. IlI' post the pictures when its finished.
broncobowsher
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Small one has been converted into a tip jar on a dive boat.
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Somehow it's sad to see decommissioned scuba tanks, like a loyal horse being lead to the glue factory.
What blade?Just cut it with a miter saw. Knife through butter.
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Wear the proper eye and skin protection. Go slow.
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My blade was at the end of it's life. I think it was a Diablo 96 tooth blade. Not designed for metal. Aluminum is really soft and it cut right through it. If I was cutting a bunch of tanks I would probably buy a blade designed for metal. Like this one...
Diablo 12 in. x 60-Tooth Steel Demon Cermet II Carbide Blade for Ferrous Metals & Stainless Steel-D1260CF - The Home Depot
That or just pick up a cheap Harbor Freight blade and figure it may be toast after the cut. Don't forget your 20% off coupon.
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My blade was at the end of it's life. I think it was a Diablo 96 tooth blade. Not designed for metal. Aluminum is really soft and it cut right through it. If I was cutting a bunch of tanks I would probably buy a blade designed for metal. Like this one...
Diablo 12 in. x 60-Tooth Steel Demon Cermet II Carbide Blade for Ferrous Metals & Stainless Steel-D1260CF - The Home Depot
That or just pick up a cheap Harbor Freight blade and figure it may be toast after the cut. Don't forget your 20% off coupon.
It's been a while but I used to cut a lot of extruded aluminum and I believe I used a 120 carbide tooth blade with zero set and a chipper tooth inbetween the left and right teeth. I wish I could remember the other blade specs as they can make a difference. I bought one at Harbor Fright that has held up pretty well, but it has some flex so I wouldn't use it on anything critical. For slicing an aluminum scuba tank an inexpensive blade should be fine. The one Cuzza used is probably fine too but I wouldn't want to use it on anything small that might become a projectile
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ops Not SCUBA tanks but high pressure cylinders !
Never the less what a great display of a HP cylinder into a piece of static art
Which we in far off Kalifornia often call "Lawn Art."
Were is this piece of Russian art located ?
Keep up the good work and .... Keep on posting !
Sam Miller, III
ops Not SCUBA tanks but high pressure cylinders !
Never the less what a great display of a HP cylinder into a piece of static art
Which we in far off Kalifornia often call "Lawn Art."
Were is this piece of Russian art located ?
Keep up the good work and .... Keep on posting !
Sam Miller, III
АлександрД
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no, it is not in Russia.
I do not know, where is it.
Some years ago I`d started to collect all interesting pictures (diving related) in to one folder on my PC.
I start to do it when I start to spent over 30 minutes to find picture, that I remeber or had seen somewere...
In one folder on my PC it is much faster to find it.
I had idea to share all this my pictures, and may be I will do it little later
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