Re: OT, air horns
 

carrollcaboodle@netzero.com wrote:
> What does it take to make an old propane tank to work with air lines?


Why not use propane, and light it as you blow the horn?


A tuned flamethrower! <G>

Barry

Re: OT, air horns
 

On Thu, 7 Apr 2005 07:18:08 -0700, "Paul Calman" <spam@trap.com>
wrote:

>Here’s some other uh, colorful deaf people.
>http://www.dieselairhorns.com/trucks.html

That's wild! Thanks for all the links and planting new crazy ideas
into my head.

Re: OT, air horns
 

On Thu, 7 Apr 2005 07:18:08 -0700, "Paul Calman" <spam@trap.com>
wrote:

>Here’s some other uh, colorful deaf people.
>http://www.dieselairhorns.com/trucks.html

That's wild! Thanks for all the links and planting new crazy ideas
into my head.

Re: OT, air horns
 

On Thu, 7 Apr 2005 07:18:08 -0700, "Paul Calman" <spam@trap.com>
wrote:

>Here’s some other uh, colorful deaf people.
>http://www.dieselairhorns.com/trucks.html

That's wild! Thanks for all the links and planting new crazy ideas
into my head.

Re: OT, air horns
 

On Thu, 7 Apr 2005 07:18:08 -0700, "Paul Calman" <spam@trap.com>
wrote:

>Here’s some other uh, colorful deaf people.
>http://www.dieselairhorns.com/trucks.html

That's wild! Thanks for all the links and planting new crazy ideas
into my head.

Re: OT, air horns
 

> What does it take to make an old propane tank to work with air lines?

They aren't very large, probably not useful on a Jeep. You could hold a lot
more air in your roll cage.
I did it the "fun" way. After leaving a bernz torch on for a day to be sure
pressure was gone, i clamped the bottle in the drill vise, set up a 3/8 inch
drill bit, set a large piece of 1 inch plywood in front of it, and used a
rope to operate the drill from behind a toolbox. I did 3 bottles, no boom.
I then brazed a steel 1/8 pipe nipple to them. I filled them with water to
displace the gas, emptied them, and then filled them with argon before
brazing, again using heavy plywood, full faceshield, gloves, etc, after
first waving a flame at them from behind a large object to see what
happened.
Freon cyls from an ac shop or appliance repair should be large enough for
you, but they are also thin and may rust out in a few years.

--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California

Re: OT, air horns
 

> What does it take to make an old propane tank to work with air lines?

They aren't very large, probably not useful on a Jeep. You could hold a lot
more air in your roll cage.
I did it the "fun" way. After leaving a bernz torch on for a day to be sure
pressure was gone, i clamped the bottle in the drill vise, set up a 3/8 inch
drill bit, set a large piece of 1 inch plywood in front of it, and used a
rope to operate the drill from behind a toolbox. I did 3 bottles, no boom.
I then brazed a steel 1/8 pipe nipple to them. I filled them with water to
displace the gas, emptied them, and then filled them with argon before
brazing, again using heavy plywood, full faceshield, gloves, etc, after
first waving a flame at them from behind a large object to see what
happened.
Freon cyls from an ac shop or appliance repair should be large enough for
you, but they are also thin and may rust out in a few years.

--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California

Re: OT, air horns
 

> What does it take to make an old propane tank to work with air lines?

They aren't very large, probably not useful on a Jeep. You could hold a lot
more air in your roll cage.
I did it the "fun" way. After leaving a bernz torch on for a day to be sure
pressure was gone, i clamped the bottle in the drill vise, set up a 3/8 inch
drill bit, set a large piece of 1 inch plywood in front of it, and used a
rope to operate the drill from behind a toolbox. I did 3 bottles, no boom.
I then brazed a steel 1/8 pipe nipple to them. I filled them with water to
displace the gas, emptied them, and then filled them with argon before
brazing, again using heavy plywood, full faceshield, gloves, etc, after
first waving a flame at them from behind a large object to see what
happened.
Freon cyls from an ac shop or appliance repair should be large enough for
you, but they are also thin and may rust out in a few years.

--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California

Re: OT, air horns
 

> What does it take to make an old propane tank to work with air lines?

They aren't very large, probably not useful on a Jeep. You could hold a lot
more air in your roll cage.
I did it the "fun" way. After leaving a bernz torch on for a day to be sure
pressure was gone, i clamped the bottle in the drill vise, set up a 3/8 inch
drill bit, set a large piece of 1 inch plywood in front of it, and used a
rope to operate the drill from behind a toolbox. I did 3 bottles, no boom.
I then brazed a steel 1/8 pipe nipple to them. I filled them with water to
displace the gas, emptied them, and then filled them with argon before
brazing, again using heavy plywood, full faceshield, gloves, etc, after
first waving a flame at them from behind a large object to see what
happened.
Freon cyls from an ac shop or appliance repair should be large enough for
you, but they are also thin and may rust out in a few years.

--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California

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> Where can I get some?

Ebay, for about $100 per tube. I got mine for a lot less, they needed
welding. I recommend that you have the receipt handy, a railroad man I know
tells me that the railroad loses a lot of horns to thieves, and will assume
that yours are stolen and call the law if they see them.
I passed up on some perfectly good chances to make people fall off of
ladders, etc today. It's a lot like walking around with a shotgun, you
shouldn't fire it without a good reason. The joke isn't funny if it can
cause injury, damage, or harasses livestock.
This morning I was on a road that crosses tracks just before a traffic
light. 2 cars were stopped clear, and the moron in the third car stopped ON
the tracks in an area where the trains go by at 70 MPH. They will probably
remember me for a while.
I gave a few long blasts a bit later in the day, over mile outside of
Coulterville, a historical gold mining town that once had rails, while
coming down a long hill. The guys doing a cowboy gunfight in the street gave
me a round of applause as I went by. Too fun.
--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California