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wannabescrapper I guess scrapping doesn't... 04-19-2022, 08:01 PM
JJinLV Unless you're hauling truly... 04-19-2022, 08:46 PM
wannabescrapper I kind of just want to get... 04-19-2022, 10:06 PM
alloy2 No one else on this forum... 04-19-2022, 08:57 PM
alloy2 You had mentioned earlier... 04-19-2022, 09:02 PM
alloy2 Like you I live rural between... 04-19-2022, 09:22 PM
CopperMiner Millions of people setting... 04-19-2022, 09:37 PM
alloy2 Yea if my memory serves me... 04-19-2022, 10:03 PM
Patriot76 I remember this story and was... 05-10-2022, 07:23 PM
wannabescrapper Wow, you are doing all of the... 04-19-2022, 10:44 PM
alloy2 People who melt lead acid... 04-20-2022, 03:25 AM
CopperMiner 1200 lbs of shred or 200 lbs... 04-19-2022, 09:29 PM
wannabescrapper Yeah I am only taking in the... 04-19-2022, 10:53 PM
alloy2 My Case 310 hooked up to an... 04-19-2022, 09:59 PM
alloy2 The phosgene warning - many... 04-20-2022, 04:01 AM
mikeinreco Alloy/blackgold or whoever... 04-20-2022, 05:24 AM
alloy2 Why would I stay and be party... 04-20-2022, 09:59 AM
jimicrk Alloy take care when swinging... 04-22-2022, 04:06 PM
alloy2 Most of us are aware even... 04-26-2022, 06:39 AM
greytruck I remember reading a freonjoe... 04-26-2022, 07:28 AM
wannabescrapper I don't want to breathe it... 04-26-2022, 08:25 AM
wannabescrapper What the hell? My dog was... 04-26-2022, 08:12 AM
alloy2 Now that I have your... 04-26-2022, 08:39 AM
wannabescrapper In case anyone was thinking I... 04-26-2022, 09:03 AM
alloy2 https://i.postimg.cc/Zqrvp914/... 04-26-2022, 08:16 PM
mikeinreco And if you don't like TOOL or... 04-27-2022, 05:48 AM
wannabescrapper There are people who don't... 04-27-2022, 08:53 AM
CopperMiner Sorry, but I tried, but I... 05-05-2022, 03:24 PM
mikeinreco We will miss you 04-20-2022, 10:23 AM
jimicrk Will we??? 04-22-2022, 03:58 PM
wayne1956 The shred accumulation issue... 04-21-2022, 08:34 PM
wannabescrapper That would be nice. I... 04-21-2022, 08:57 PM
wayne1956 No problem. If you are able... 04-25-2022, 09:38 PM
CopperMiner It can help and it is way... 04-26-2022, 08:20 AM
wannabescrapper I don't have a 16 foot one... 04-26-2022, 08:33 AM
mikeinreco I thought alloy left....I... 04-26-2022, 11:55 AM
alloy2 wannabescrapper something you... 04-26-2022, 07:50 PM
mikeinreco https://www.youtube.com/watch?... 04-27-2022, 05:47 AM
CopperMiner Barium or beryllium? 04-27-2022, 08:46 AM
wannabescrapper Man, I sure hope it's... 04-27-2022, 08:55 AM
alloy2 Propane tank valve removal... 05-03-2022, 08:05 PM
alloy2 Five minutes, six vales. ... 05-04-2022, 08:57 AM
alloy2 https://youtu.be/MoQUF7W9Pfg 05-04-2022, 04:49 PM
hills It looks like a nice rig ....... 05-05-2022, 06:58 AM
hills https://i.postimg.cc/rpg5md0N/... 05-05-2022, 07:01 AM
alloy2 A friend with a CNC milling... 05-05-2022, 12:48 PM
hills It seems like a good design... 05-05-2022, 06:14 PM
mikeinreco Listened to TOOL today while... 05-06-2022, 05:43 PM
mikeinreco After I listened to TOOL I... 05-07-2022, 04:21 AM
greytruck Here it is... 05-07-2022, 07:25 AM
alloy2 $480.00 propane tank valves. 06-21-2022, 10:55 PM
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    Quote Originally Posted by alloy2 View Post
    Why would I stay and be party to those who were remiss in their fiduciary duty to inform a new member of the dangers of Freon's ability to make phosgene gas when it comes into contact with a flame.

    I'm tired of being the watch dog for the mutts on this forum, as members its your duty to inform others of the possible dangers they may encounter.

    The scrap metal forum portrays itself as one big family.

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    Most of us are aware even after an AC unit has been evacuated some freon still remains with the compressor oil, wannabescrapper works night shift and has a lot of free time on his hands.



    He dismantles things inside his van to pass the time, would you dismantle AC units in an enclosed space, claims he wore a respirator. What did his faithful companion wear - the dog.

    That refrigerant line first image was in no way cut by a professional.

    Personally I thjnk for the safety of wannabescrapper and his dog this incident should be reported to the authority;s..

    WARNING! Working with chlorofluorocarbon 113 (CFC-113) or other chlorofluorocarbons in confined spaces may cause death by cardiac arrhythmia or asphyxiation.




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    Quote Originally Posted by alloy2 View Post
    Most of us are aware even after an AC unit has been evacuated some freon still remains with the compressor oil,
    I remember reading a freonjoe thread where he said after the refrigerant is recovered, some gas can be trapped under the oil in the compressor. If you hit the compressor with a hammer a few times you can hear a hiss of the freon trapped under the oil escaping from the compressor.

    I even had drained units from condensers the hvac shop recovered and when i set them down, just from the weight of those things hitting the garage floor released the trapped refrigerant. Its not much but still dont want to breath that ****
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    I don't want to breathe it either and thiought I was protecting myself with the respirator and opening the doors. I have a lot of lung problems and don't need anything to complicate it so I will not be scrapping out AC units without doing more research on the subject. I have already inquired into taking the ODP course and have started the research into properly evacuating refrigerants. Until I learn more about it I won't be touching them again. I will also post the video of me scrapping them out, so there can be no doubt from the peanut gallery that I did not put my dog at risk of anything.

    Thanks for the info on the gas being trapped. That's helpful to know.

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    [QUOTE=alloy2;310126

    He dismantles things inside his van to pass the time, would you dismantle AC units in an enclosed space, claims he wore a respirator. What did his faithful companion wear - the dog.

    That refrigerant line first image was in no way cut by a professional.

    Personally I thjnk for the safety of wannabescrapper and his dog this incident should be reported to the authority;s..
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    What the hell? My dog was never in the van with me when I was at work, or when I scrapped these out in the van, with the three doors open and a respirator on. Do me a favour, Gill. Call the authorities on me. You know my phone number and location. I read your email strin this morning and realized that you are not a good person at all. Why would you send me all of this help with veiled threats to report me? Be a man. Say what you mean. Don't allude to reporting me, just report me. Let's play a game and see who can make the other one's life the hardest. You could have told me all of this when you phoned me last night instead of me getting to wake up and read it this morning. What a wolf in sheep's clothing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by wannabescrapper View Post
    What the hell? My dog was never in the van with me when I was at work, or when I scrapped these out in the van, with the three doors open and a respirator on. Do me a favour, Gill. Call the authorities on me. You know my phone number and location. I read your email strin this morning and realized that you are not a good person at all. Why would you send me all of this help with veiled threats to report me? Be a man. Say what you mean. Don't allude to reporting me, just report me. Let's play a game and see who can make the other one's life the hardest. You could have told me all of this when you phoned me last night instead of me getting to wake up and read it this morning. What a wolf in sheep's clothing.
    Now that I have your attention.

    Freon is 4 times heavier than air and sinks to the ground/floor initially when a leak occurs. Freon will rapidly disperse due to its high volatility.

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    In case anyone was thinking I was holed up inside the van while doing this. The reason I chuckle at the start of this is because I realized I had taken the entire video of me scrapping with the lens pointing upward in selfie mode. I had stuck it in a slot on the open van door and must have switched it with my fat thumb.

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    Quote Originally Posted by wannabescrapper View Post
    What the hell? My dog was never in the van with me when I was at work, or when I scrapped these out in the van, with the three doors open and a respirator on. Do me a favour, Gill. Call the authorities on me. You know my phone number and location. I read your email strin this morning and realized that you are not a good person at all. Why would you send me all of this help with veiled threats to report me? Be a man. Say what you mean. Don't allude to reporting me, just report me. Let's play a game and see who can make the other one's life the hardest. You could have told me all of this when you phoned me last night instead of me getting to wake up and read it this morning. What a wolf in sheep's clothing.

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    And if you don't like TOOL or don't wanna listen to the audio here are the lyrics

    He had a lot to say
    He had a lot of nothing to say
    We'll miss him
    We'll miss him
    He had a lot to say
    He had a lot of nothing to say
    We'll miss him
    We'll miss him
    We're gonna miss him
    We're gonna miss him
    So long
    We wish you well
    You told us how you weren't afraid to die
    Well, so long
    Don't cry
    Or feel too down
    Not all martyrs see divinity
    But at least you tried
    Standing above the crowd
    He had a voice that was strong and loud
    We'll miss him
    We'll miss him
    Ranting and pointing his finger
    At everything but his heart
    We'll miss him
    We'll miss him
    We're gonna miss him
    We're gonna miss him
    No way to recall
    What it was that you had said to me?
    Like I care at all
    But it was so loud
    You sure could yell
    You took a stand on every little thing
    And so loud
    You could be the one who saves me from my own existence
    Warn while some child might chill, nine-one-two
    I'm too smart when you're invisible by the bone symbol on you
    So he bashes his skull through the window while looking out to the sea
    Like torment of my ego
    And we're amused by this
    Yeah, standing above the crowd
    He had a voice that was strong and loud and I
    Swallowed his facade 'cause I'm so
    Eager to identify with
    Someone above the ground
    Someone who seemed to feel the same
    Someone prepared to lead the way
    And someone who would die for me
    Will you?
    Will you now?
    Would you die for me?
    Don't you ****in' lie
    Don't you step out of line
    Don't you step out of line
    Don't you step out of line
    Don't you ****in' lie
    You've claimed all this time that you would die for me
    Why then are you so surprised when you hear your own eulogy?
    He had a lot to say
    He had a lot of nothing to say
    He had a lot to say
    He had a lot of nothing to say
    Come down
    Get off your ****ing cross
    We need the ****ing space to nail the next fool martyr
    To ascend you must die
    You must be crucified
    For our sins and our lies
    Goodbye

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    Quote Originally Posted by mikeinreco View Post
    And if you don't like TOOL or don't wanna listen to the audio here are the lyrics.
    There are people who don't like TOOL?

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    Quote Originally Posted by wannabescrapper View Post
    There are people who don't like TOOL?
    Sorry, but I tried, but I still can't get what makes them that cool. Maybe someday if someone helps me to like them. I know that's not a popular opinion, but you can't say that I am not honest.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CopperMiner View Post
    Sorry, but I tried, but I still can't get what makes them that cool. Maybe someday if someone helps me to like them. I know that's not a popular opinion, but you can't say that I am not honest.
    It could depend on your age and the amount of drugs you did when you were younger

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    Quote Originally Posted by CopperMiner View Post
    Sorry, but I tried, but I still can't get what makes them that cool. Maybe someday if someone helps me to like them. I know that's not a popular opinion, but you can't say that I am not honest.
    I don't know what it is. They have very odd musical timing that works with my brain quite well. They remind me a lot of Pink Floyd, only heavier. Very experimental, or so it sounds.

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