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    Quote Originally Posted by alloy2 View Post
    Five minutes, six vales.






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    It looks like a nice rig .... but you have to be extra careful when working with any kind of fuel tanks. It's always that one oddball chance you didn't anticipate that makes it go BOOM !



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    What could possibly go wrong ?

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    What could possibly go wrong ?
    A friend with a CNC milling machine is cutting me 50 of these sockets, when they're ready they will be $30.00 each.

    Place your order to cadsRus@gmails.com

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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 alloy2 View Post
    A friend with a CNC milling machine is cutting me 50 of these sockets, when they're ready they will be $30.00 each.

    Place your order to cadsRus@gmails.com
    It seems like a good design but i would be concerned about fuel vapors and sparks. Even a static electricity spark is hot enough to ignite the propane. Doesn't take much.

    About the only workaround i can think of would be to make the socket out of some kind of metal that won't strike a spark. Something like some kind of aluminum or brass alloy ?

    Similar thing with the impact gun. It would have to have an explosion proof electric motor. Maybe an air powered impact gun instead ?

    Do you know any licensed propane technicians ? Maybe run it by them and see what they think ? They work with propane and propane tanks every day. They would know the hazards to avoid as well as anyone would.

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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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    Listened to TOOL today while scrapping just to make sure I wasn't wrong........**** still rocks........what do you listen to Copper Miner?

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    Quote Originally Posted by mikeinreco View Post
    It could depend on your age and the amount of drugs you did when you were younger
    Add to my to do list:
    - Take more drugs.

    What I listen is usually quite eclectic. My current stations are pretty much all indie/alternative, hard rock, classic hip hop and classic country.

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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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    After I listened to TOOL I put on Pink Floyd the Wall....I agree its all done in odd time signatures....if anyone has time there is a whole thread where people have done nothing but uploaded music to scrap to if someone could find it and bump to the top

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    Also I don't condone drug use anymore 13 years sober and I don't mean "CALIFORNIA" SOBER....not one drug or drink strongest thing I've taken Tylenol PM.....but I did more than my share before that....the experiences made me a more rounded person in the long run but almost took my life with it.....if you can control your usuage then congrats!.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by mikeinreco View Post
    if anyone has time there is a whole thread where people have done nothing but uploaded music to scrap to if someone could find it and bump to the top
    Here it is https://www.scrapmetalforum.com/off-...sic-scrap.html

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    Quote Originally Posted by alloy2 View Post
    Yea if my memory serves me gustavus started off with a home made car trailer then worked his way up to owning a diesel flatbed with a folding crane.
    I remember this story and was the basis of building a scrap trailer out of an old stock trailer. Basis for my business plan.
    Give back more to this world than we take.

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    $480.00 propane tank valves.

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