[Shop-talk] harris welding torches and blue point jack?

[Karl Vacek]

You mostly see that size in welding shops and on construction sites, where 
they use a seriious amount of gas.  I gave away a set recently (they were 
given to me by someone who got them the same way) because I didn't want to 
pay for testing (they were out of date) and I didn't want to have to horse 
them around all the time.  I saved one to use for nitrogen - maybe - some 
day.

You lift them by hand unless you have some easier way to lift them.  Eat 
your Wheaties   ;-)

And when you do move them, make sure to put the caps on.  A cylinder with 
the valve snapped off (it's not that hard to do) can take off like a 
torpedo, and the valve goes the other way like a large piece of schrapnel. 
It can ruin a few peoples' day.

Karl



> My dad has the o/a set up, with the Big bottles about 5' for the O and
> a little shorter for the A.  I've never asked him, and I can't remember
> the last time he swapped them out.  But how in the heck to you all
> move them?  I don't think I could even tilt the O bottle to get it
> into the back of a pick up, if I had a pick up.
>
> I have no idea of what they weigh empty or full.  But they sure are heavy!
>
> John