how can I discard a tank from 86 in Ft. Lauderdale?

[pond skipper]

Cut the bottom from the tank and hang it by the neck...it makes a great bell. I would not just throw it away. Make a time capsule or something cool.

 

[deepstops]

Bwaha! Love that mailbox!

Imagine what would happen if a bunch of drunk teenagers tried to play "mailbox baseball" with that! Ha!

I just hope they post a youtube video of their little adventure.

 

[toddthecat]

I'll take it

 

[ft.lauderdale diver]

whoever wants to pay for shipping I'll be more than happy to send it to you.

 

[lotsofgadgets]

I'll take it, I have 2 of the 6351 tanks and they are perfectly good. I have them eddy current inspected (vis+) every other year and my LDS is more than happy to vip and fill them. PM me and I will give you my FedEx number to ship them to the Great White North.

 

[Indian Valley Scuba]

Actually, it's not. It melts. Steel cuts quite nicely, but aluminum is a pain in the neck to cut.

Huh? Where do you get that? Aluminum cuts very nicely, thank you.

 

[Walter]

Huh? Where do you get that? Aluminum cuts very nicely, thank you.

From actually cutting them. What are you using to cut your aluminum tanks?

 

[Indian Valley Scuba]

Band saws, milling machines, drill presses...all cut chips, none melt the aluminum.

 

[Walter]

I don't have access to a band saw that's large enough to cut a tank in half. How do you cut a tank in half with a drill press?

 

[Indian Valley Scuba]

I trust you realize the absurdity of that question. My point was the removal of aluminum material from a tank, whether sawing it, say in half with a band saw, or machining on the mill it for a nice cut-away for teaching, or drilling a hole in it with a drill press.