Camp stove conversion from LPG tank

I wouldn't worry too much about the gap, but if you want to seal it up, why not cut a bigger door from a second LPG bottle? It's not as if you are suffering from a shortage of the things at the moment :D

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Originally Posted by mike_ie

I wouldn't worry too much about the gap, but if you want to seal it up, why not cut a bigger door from a second LPG bottle? It's not as if you are suffering from a shortage of the things at the moment :D

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certaily no shortage of gas bottle...:D:D:p

the door and hindge and U-bracket are all welded in place, I'd be too much work to cut another door and weld it in , and I'd have to use another stainless steel hindge and Ubolt ;) think I'd just leave it.;)

any idea how to get rid of the powder coating on Chimney Flues Mikie? paint stripper doesn't seem to do anything to the surface .. tried to grind the stuff off , but it's a lot of work. I can't seem to get a good earth to weld it in.:(

Powdercoating is easy to get off - wire brush on the end of the angle grinder removes it in minutes. And if my roofrack is anything to go by, dropping stuff/rubbing up against it/breathing too heavily near it removes it by the acre...

Are you sure that your chimney flue is powdercoated though?? I think, if I'm not mistaken, that rather than powder, a thin coat of enamel is baked onto them as it withstands the high temperatures very well, and would fit with your description of it being a pain to grind off. If thats the case, good luck - it'll be hard work no matter what you do.

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Originally Posted by Disco_owner

Had to go back to the metal recyclers this morning (my favourite place) to pick up an old "chimney Flu" which would be cut down to size for the trivett on top of the ozpig :) whilst I was there, I was looking around for a few more gas bottles and just happened to spot a few more in a pile ,so I asked if I could take a few more bottle.the answer was ,"take as many as you like" ,we can't get rid of them.:angel:so this is what followed me home:angel: looks like the ozpig is going to have an extended family.:angel:

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I think I am going to have to come and visit you to find this recycler!

Bugger that you are better waiting and visiting a certain fellas agrage !

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Originally Posted by p38arover

I think I am going to have to come and visit you to find this recycler!

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the "said" metal recycler's location is a secret Ron:angel: I can't reveal their location.:twisted::D:D:p cause before you know it there will be 100 or so Aulorians there taking all the useful stuff and then I'm left with no gas bottles...:p





for sure Ron , pop around and we'll take a drive down there;)

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Originally Posted by mike_ie

Powdercoating is easy to get off - wire brush on the end of the angle grinder removes it in minutes. And if my roofrack is anything to go by, dropping stuff/rubbing up against it/breathing too heavily near it removes it by the acre...

Are you sure that your chimney flue is powdercoated though?? I think, if I'm not mistaken, that rather than powder, a thin coat of enamel is baked onto them as it withstands the high temperatures very well, and would fit with your description of it being a pain to grind off. If thats the case, good luck - it'll be hard work no matter what you do.

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no,I'm not sure if it is a powder coat , I think you're spot on , it is a coat of HT Enamel baked on. won't come off with paint stripper, I've already tried :(

Anybody here know what I can use to remove the Baked Enamel paint on an old chimney Flu ? I've already tried Paint srtipper:angel: Might have to go to plan B.

Or even better, take the valve off, fill with water and that way all remaining gas is pushed out of the bottle. One of those exploding could cause some news worthy issues.

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Originally Posted by bee utey

You would undoubtedly notice any leftover gas when the blade went through.:o
I would suggest unscrewing the valve first and leaving the cylinder outside venting overnight before friction cutting it.:)

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Originally Posted by mike_ie

A couple of suggestions, if I may be so bold.

The first would be to untap the valve completely from the bottle and flushing it with water first. Gas can still remain in the bottle not under pressure, just waiting for an eager sparking grinder blade to slice its way in. Ask me and my singed-to-the-elbows arms three years ago how I know this.

And spot-weld the base of the bottle to something solid - workbench, manhole cover, whatever. It makes it MUCH easier to cut out without sending the bottle off in a random direction.

Nice job though! How well do these stoves work? I have a grinder and a couple of old LPG tanks out in the shed and there's nothing on telly....

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Originally Posted by Sideroad

Or even better, take the valve off, fill with water and that way all remaining gas is pushed out of the bottle. One of those exploding could cause some news worthy issues.

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That idea has already been suggested by Mikie in an earlier post. The bottle was empty from the start as Valve was open, I Couldnot Take the Valve OFF but even to make sure I drilled a small hole into the Bottle with valve fully open to ensure no excess gas existed. I'm 100% ok & no news Crew outside the House:p:p:p