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Reply:Stupid but lucky!  His sweatshirt got blown open but he seems to be no worse for the wear, crazy.
Reply:Dumb Luck comes to mind.Lincoln, ESAB, Thermal Dynamics, Victor, Miller, Dewalt, Makita, Kalamzoo.  Hand tools, power tools, welding and cutting tools.
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Originally Posted by N2 Welding

Dumb Luck comes to mind.
Reply:Reminds me of some cartoons I watched on TV when I was a kid. Yea that was a long time ago

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Reply:Glad to see the USA is not the only country breeding idiots.

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Reply:No clue where that came from but I see the wacky licence tag on the car.Ernie F.
Reply:That could have blown the entire building down if that vapor had been just a little more right.
Reply:He will be welding on a gas tank next week.  Stay tuned for time and day.T man.15 + years working for myself, and by golly, I still don't know what I want to do when I grow up.


Reply:I don't do FB. But I can see this is a case of "Cutting/Welding on oil/diesel tanks is no problem".When I was 12 years old my buddies older brother was cutting the top out of an engine oil drum and got splattered all over the shop wall DRT.  Ten years ago a guy where I was doing some equipment repair was cutting a drum and just missed getting his arm ripped off when it exploded, multiple broken bones and serious rehab. But many on here say Diesel and oil tanks are safer than gasoline. Whatever.Last edited by 12V71; 12-21-2018 at 08:23 PM.
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Originally Posted by 12V71

I don't do FB. But I can see this is a case of "Cutting/Welding on oil/diesel tanks is no problem".When I was 12 years old my buddies older brother was cutting the top out of an engine oil drum and got splattered all over the shop wall DRT.  Ten years ago a guy where I was doing some equipment repair was cutting a drum and just missed getting his arm ripped off when it exploded, multiple broken bones and serious rehab. But many on here say Diesel and oil tanks are safer than gasoline. Whatever.
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Originally Posted by 455dan

Sparks set off this one in Weld County-While one of the contractors was working on an out-of-service storage tank, sparks from a power tool ignited some residual oil and vapor inside the tank,” the company said in a statement issued Saturday afternoon.That contractor was airlifted to North Colorado Medical Center with severe burns.Two other workers with minor injuries were taken to a hospital by an ambulance. All three are expected to survive, Mallard said.https://localtvkdvr.files.wordpress....rip=all&w=1024  Main articlehttps://kdvr.com/2018/10/27/workers-...ed-to-survive/
Reply:Bet he won’t do that again


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Originally Posted by 455dan

Sparks set off this one in Weld County-While one of the contractors was working on an out-of-service storage tank, sparks from a power tool ignited some residual oil and vapor inside the tank,” the company said in a statement issued Saturday afternoon.That contractor was airlifted to North Colorado Medical Center with severe burns.Two other workers with minor injuries were taken to a hospital by an ambulance. All three are expected to survive, Mallard said.https://localtvkdvr.files.wordpress....rip=all&w=1024  Main articlehttps://kdvr.com/2018/10/27/workers-...ed-to-survive/
Reply:I don't know what language that is, but I heard "poofin". Sounds like explosion

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Originally Posted by gxbxc

It looks like even the welding rig was damaged
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Originally Posted by SlowBlues

Stupid but lucky!  His sweatshirt got blown open but he seems to be no worse for the wear, crazy.
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Originally Posted by metalman21

No clue where that came from but I see the wacky licence tag on the car.
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Originally Posted by John T

Glad to see the USA is not the only country breeding idiots.


Reply:that's a lesson from the school of hard knocks.i.u.o.e. # 15queens, ny and sunny fla
Reply:I've re purposed fuel tanks for years. I take precautions to prevent explosion. I've never been injured. I will however take greater precaution in future, as I've had some near misses. 275 gallon fuel oil tanks have been a staple of free steel lifelong. I've been cutting them with some fuel in them forever. Oxy acetylene has always been my preferred cutting method. I always cut outside to in. The oil, or kerosene in them isn't very volatile. Oil needs a surface like wood that supports a vaporization to burn. You can try in vain to ignite it as liquid, It won't burn. Give it a chance to be heated on a surface, it BURNS! I once was cutting a series of the tanks, I had cut several without incident. Most had anywhere from a few gallons to 20 gallons in them. I had them on forks, on my loader bucket. Seth wanted to use the garage bay I was outside. In the process of moving the tractor, I sloshed some fuel. Resuming cutting, it caught fire on the gravel driveway. Flames grew until I hit it with dry chemical extinguisher. On another occasion I was removing a 10,000 gallon tank. It was above ground, and had maybe 20 gallons of fuel in it. I cut a big hole in one end, then, not level there was about a foot deep of oil in one end. As it was very dirty, I had no good solution for what to do with it. I splashed some up the inside wall of the tank, and lit it with the torch, adding oxygen to get it going. I hoped it would burn slowly, consuming the dirty oil over an hour or two. The fire grew rapidly to a raging inferno. Flame shot 10 feet horizontally from the end of the tank, then 20 feet vertically. I was 400 feet from the fire department. I was certain I'd go to prison for this one! Spectators did come to see, but miraculously, none called fire department, or police! After what seemed forever, it burned out.This reckless behavior will result in death with other fuels. I'll also be more careful with oil in future.An optimist is usually wrong, and when the unexpected happens is unprepared. A pessimist is usually right, when wrong, is delighted, and well prepared.
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Originally Posted by Willie B

I've re purposed fuel tanks for years. I take precautions to prevent explosion. I've never been injured. I will however take greater precaution in future, as I've had some near misses. 275 gallon fuel oil tanks have been a staple of free steel lifelong. I've been cutting them with some fuel in them forever. Oxy acetylene has always been my preferred cutting method. I always cut outside to in. The oil, or kerosene in them isn't very volatile. Oil needs a surface like wood that supports a vaporization to burn. You can try in vain to ignite it as liquid, It won't burn. Give it a chance to be heated on a surface, it BURNS! I once was cutting a series of the tanks, I had cut several without incident. Most had anywhere from a few gallons to 20 gallons in them. I had them on forks, on my loader bucket. Seth wanted to use the garage bay I was outside. In the process of moving the tractor, I sloshed some fuel. Resuming cutting, it caught fire on the gravel driveway. Flames grew until I hit it with dry chemical extinguisher. On another occasion I was removing a 10,000 gallon tank. It was above ground, and had maybe 20 gallons of fuel in it. I cut a big hole in one end, then, not level there was about a foot deep of oil in one end. As it was very dirty, I had no good solution for what to do with it. I splashed some up the inside wall of the tank, and lit it with the torch, adding oxygen to get it going. I hoped it would burn slowly, consuming the dirty oil over an hour or two. The fire grew rapidly to a raging inferno. Flame shot 10 feet horizontally from the end of the tank, then 20 feet vertically. I was 400 feet from the fire department. I was certain I'd go to prison for this one! Spectators did come to see, but miraculously, none called fire department, or police! After what seemed forever, it burned out.This reckless behavior will result in death with other fuels. I'll also be more careful with oil in future.

Originally Posted by mla2ofus

There's slow learners and no learners!!Mike
Reply:Oxy acet-----coat hangers and cocaine and a lil whiskey
Reply:i haven't thought about this in a long time. on my second welding job i worked with a guy who blew himself up by standing on an empty paint thinner drum to weld a swinging wire feeder jib. while welding the drum exploded and set the guy on fire who in panic mode took off running until the foreman tripped him up and tried to beat the flames out barehanded. his brother also worked there and saw it. med chopper airlifted him out to meadowbrook hospital where he lingered for a week or so till passing. thankfully i was on vacation and missed the disaster. the foreman had bandages on his hands for weeks afterward. he should have known better and probably did but a moments lapse in thinking cost him bad.i.u.o.e. # 15queens, ny and sunny fla
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Originally Posted by Bonzoo


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