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JOSE wrote: actually cutting on it while full is safer than while empty it will go more of a WHOOOSSSSH than boom this way - liquid fuel DOES NOT burn, the vapour does (the fire you get when igniting the liquid fuel is just vapour being created and burnt) most solid fuels work the same way. the safest way is to send the tank out to be professionally cleaned out with chemicals. fast easy way is to purge the tank with exhaust gas for 15mins before cutting. I just use an old radiator hose in the tail pipe of my patrol with the other end in the filler of the tank. Do any cutting/welding while the tank is still full of exhaust. There wont be enough oxygen in there to burn at all. |
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tickford_6 wrote: JOSE wrote: actually cutting on it while full is safer than while empty it will go more of a WHOOOSSSSH than boom this way - liquid fuel DOES NOT burn, the vapour does (the fire you get when igniting the liquid fuel is just vapour being created and burnt) most solid fuels work the same way. the safest way is to send the tank out to be professionally cleaned out with chemicals. fast easy way is to purge the tank with exhaust gas for 15mins before cutting. I just use an old radiator hose in the tail pipe of my patrol with the other end in the filler of the tank. Do any cutting/welding while the tank is still full of exhaust. There wont be enough oxygen in there to burn at all. thats actually an awesome soloution to the boom problem!, just gotta remember to do it outside or with the roller door up right?
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