
Originally Posted by
Buzz
I built a pressure pot last year out of a propane tank, It works fantastic. If like to build a cabinet with an expanded metal bottom, then have a hopper under that to fall onto a bucket.
Hey Buzz - I dont know what your training or experience is, but I made one of these a couple of years back, then had second thoughts about the safety of it, and I stopped using it. Some brothers on another forum made me aware of the dangers of welding pressure vessels. It worked great, but I got scared after reading some warnings. I am not a weldor, just a backyard tinkerer. I made it with my Millermatic 211 MIG, which I got after not holding a welding gun or torch for 15 years. You might be extremely competent to make one, i was not.
See the thread here: http://www.millerwelds.com/resources...m-propane-tank


The handle was made out of an old piece of stoop railing, the wheels came off my sons scooter from when he was a kid, and the angle iron came from an old bed frame. I always pick up junk to see what i can use to build crap i need around here. One problem was that the tank was already about 20 years old and rusted all around before i started the project.
Last edited by Joe from NY; 02-05-2012 at 04:39 AM.
Some of the crap I use to keep busy:
Everlast 200DX
Millermatic 211 Mig
Hypertherm Powermax 30 plasma cutter
Lincoln Weld-Pak 100
Century Stick welder
Oxy set-up with Henrob 2000 torch
Logan 200 lathe (60 years old)
Jet band saw
About 6 Harbor Freight grinders with different discs/wheels/brushes