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I figure i'm about another 1-2 weeks from the nail coming of yet. Other than that and when it gets cold it hurts just like when i hit it. Sad part is i hit it again about a week after that. Just a glancing blow. I thought i was going to pass out. I just layed there and wanted to go to sleep. But the show must go on!
Well I’ve finally had some time to get some things done. I painted my ox bottle, got the sheetrock mudded and sanded, and I am ready to start building my countertops and fume hoods. I have tested my ventilation now that I have a door up and the room is airtight. The door is a steel fire rated door that I got from a job. You can kick on it all day long if you want to and you’re still not going to get in. I am very very pleased with the draw of my homemade system. I’ve test run it as long as 4 days already with no problems. The fan was placed in a 2x2x2 box and coated with epoxy paint after it was all liquid nails together. I figure it weights about 80 lbs or so and doubt if a tornado could rip it off. I’ve included 2 video cameras that observe the entrance from two separate views.
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That's looking real good. It looks pretty secure too. That will make a great place to work. Also, that is a very nice looking oxygen bottle. I remember when I bought mine new, they sure were pretty but when I went to get more gas, they exchanged the for scraped up, beat up, old bottles. I sure hated that.... :|
Geo
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Claudie said:
be sure to check the last test date if you dont exchange regularly.its stamped in the tank below the collar. if the test date expires before you exchange it they can refuse to exchange it even if it came from them. some oxygen bottles have been in circulation for a very long time. i still find bottles with a 1940's stamp that has a swastika beside the date. its just interesting to me.the next time you go to exchange and can, look at test dates and some of the symbols beside the dates.
I called my local gas supply house ( Dixie gas ) and they pointed me to a man who lives in Boaz that reconditions and recertifies the bottles for them. He sales them at Mt Top and Collinsville trade day on the weekends. The bottle was just recertified, has a sticker on it, and came full of Ox when i bought it. I can get it refilled by them with no problems because it has their sticker on it. I've been through the we can't fill it because situation before and wasn't going there again. I own the bottle and since it's painted i don't have to exchange it for a rusty one.
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Palladium said:
i dont want to put any pins on the map,but all the places you called off are fairly close to where i live. relatively speaking of coarse. i go to the boaz flea market sometimes looking for stuff.over here they call it meth town
its not uncommon for the police up there to get arrested for things you wouldnt think the police shouldnt be doing.publius
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Palladium said:
I know that you just wanted to take a photograph of this nice, pretty, green, O2 bottle but it should have a cap and be secured so that it does not fall over.
If the valve assembly gets knocked off the bottle will rocket away. The valve, being lighter will also be thrown in to opposite direction but at a much faster speed. I know, from experience. :shock: It is OK to transport the O2 bottle on its side but the acetylene bottle should never be set on its side. Acetylene can decompose (read explode) spontaneously. It is dissolved in acetone and diatomaceous earth is the filler that keeps the acetone from sloshing and freeing the gas when you least want it to be free! If you find an acetylene bottle on its side, stand it up and wait at least one half hour before using it.
Well i got a little more done today. Got the countertops framed up and covered. I'll start on the fume hoods tomorrow. I also scored on a piece of heat welded vinyl for the floor. I was going to paint the floor with the same epoxy paint i'm going to do the walls and countertop with, but hey! this works to. Thank god for waste in commercial construction. :twisted:
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For those that might need photo reduction software, this one is free and as easy as any I've ever used.
http://www.fookes.com/ezthumbs/?3.0
My little silver cell is dormant at the moment, waiting on my lazy bones to reconfigure the exhaust system. When I get it up and running, I'll post some pics under "Did the best with store bought equipment that didn't work as advertised"... :lol:
http://www.fookes.com/ezthumbs/?3.0
My little silver cell is dormant at the moment, waiting on my lazy bones to reconfigure the exhaust system. When I get it up and running, I'll post some pics under "Did the best with store bought equipment that didn't work as advertised"... :lol:
