What I did this weekend.. part 2

[GeorgeD]

all will become clear eventually.

Yep,its the Ron Reil style furnace...prettymuch like mine...using a calor gas bottle.

To get a pefect line round the bottle for cutting its head off I used me belt that keeps me trousers up...whipped it round,buckled it and straightened it up level,then felt tip pen around the belt edge.

Whats with filling it with water,Irving?

On a safty note to who may follow this for melting Aluminium?....

Do not attack it with a grinder unless you know it free from gas,even if the gas is burned up do not still attack it as the pressure is still there in the bottle.

To safely cut its head off....

Burn off the gas in a mobile calor gas fire and wait for the flame to go out,disconnect the bottle and also disconnect the hose from the fires connecting valve take the bottle outside and connect the valve to the bottle, switch the valve to the open position as you would if it were connected to the fire,leave for a few hours or overnight to disperse any pressure in the bottle then safely you can remove the brass valve from the bottle with a spanner and commence cutting. SEE WARNING BELOW

Irving,have you made a flame thrower head yet?this is really important for maximium heat.