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how tuff are welding cylinders really ? can you really drop one off a 3 story building and it will not blow up ? and no i am not going to try it,
Reply:They're about 1/4" wall thickness for 3000 psi cylinders.
Reply:as long as it has the protective cap on it i would say you probably could.    I have seen them take a tumble off a truck doing 50 MPH and not hurt anything but the curb it slid into.Vantage 500's LN-25's, VI-400's, cobramatics, Miller migs, synch 350 LX, Powcon inverters, XMT's, 250 Ton Acurrpress 12' brake, 1/4" 10' Atlantic shear,Koikie plasma table W/ esab plasmas. marvel & hyd-mech saws, pirrana & metal muncher punches.
Reply:People make cannons/mortars out of them
Reply:Originally Posted by Fnord5People make cannons/mortars out of them
Reply:Originally Posted by hellwelderhow tuff are welding cylinders really ? can you really drop one off a 3 story building and it will not blow up ? and no i am not going to try it,
Reply:Years ago during the construction of a power plant near Houston someone built a launcher. Laid a bottle in it, knocked the valve off and off it went into the lake. Don't know how many got launched. Sent from my iPhone 5S using Tapatalk
Reply:Originally Posted by hellwelderhow tuff are welding cylinders really ? can you really drop one off a 3 story building and it will not blow up ? and no i am not going to try it,
Reply:Originally Posted by BistineauSend the suggestion to MythBusters and let them try it. They like to do things to make stuff blow up.
Reply:I can attest to a 35 foot drop of an AC4 and 300 oxygen with caps to concrete and all ends well.  Except for some staining of undergarments.
Reply:year's ago i was assisting an older more experienced welder lower a couple cylinders from one floor to the next on a half completed high-rise by throwing a loop over the cap then taking a couple half hitches on the upside down cylinder body and putting it over the edge. i was too green at the time to know how crazy that was.i.u.o.e. # 15queens, ny and sunny fla
Reply:If you look at old carbon dioxide cylinders you can see the dates of testing, usually every five years.  Often they started as oxygen cylinders and after many many years they are used for carbon dioxide which only runs 800 psi.  I have seen dates going back before WW1.  I wish I remember the exact year but it was something like 09 or earlier... I am meaning 1909!  The cylinders which were made in Germany in the 1930's had a swastika on them.  The swastika has been overmarked with a stamp that makes it a square with a cross in the middle.  Check your old silver carbon dioxide cylinders for testing dates.  Prior to WW2 is not uncommon.
Reply:Originally Posted by hellwelderhow tuff are welding cylinders really ? can you really drop one off a 3 story building and it will not blow up ? and no i am not going to try it,
Reply:Originally Posted by mike837goThey did the snap off an O2 valve thing. Went right through a cement block wall.
Reply:Originally Posted by KelvinA welding instructor told me that if you ever knock a valve off a bottle, the best thing you can do is tackle it and hold on. He said if it never builds up speed, it can't do much. I bet it would make your feet frosty, though!
Reply:In the right place that might be a fun ride!12v battery, jumper cables, and a 6013.I only have a facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/pages/VPT/244788508917829
Reply:Originally Posted by Welder DaveThey're about 1/4" wall thickness for 3000 psi cylinders.
Reply:Originally Posted by mike837goThey did the snap off an O2 valve thing. Went right through a cement block wall."When in doubt, C4" I love that show!