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Fuel tank welding fire.
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Previously:
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...732#post159643
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...616#post102044
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...582#post128261
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...820#post152379
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...4315#post79736
I thought 'At least it is not still on the vehicle' and then the fuel started leaking! Welding a tank isn't hard or dangerous provided a few precautions are taken.
And always wear your finest welding attire, shorts and crocs...
using the pressure blaster as a fire suppression tool was a BIG mistake, all it did was push the fuel around the scene and make the problem bigger. There is a reason why you never use water in a fuel fire, and spreading it around is the main reason.
most pressure blasters would introduce entrained air, plus kick the fuel around enough to have the effect of fanning the fire, rather than smothering it.
I thought Slapstick Comedy was all gone.
Another entrant in the 2021 Darwin Awards.
Welding fuel tanks is not a hastily shoddy work, it is extremely dangerous process!
If you fill it with water first there are no fumes to explode.
I think in this case there was considerably more than fumes in there - ie you can see the liquid fuel being pushed around by the water blaster.Quote:
Originally Posted by bill1943
I do know people who weld on tanks FULL of diesel, but that is because they control the amount of vapour, and the fuel air mix that results. Too rich is just as safe as too lean in most circumstances, but you've got to really know what you're doing to pull that off.
The definition of "A comedy of errors"! Remember: Always lift with your back, Always close your eyes when crossing the street, never wear a shirt when welding and Always use water when extinguishing a fuel spill!
Finally!
A mishap video without 3rd world players?
Equality achieved!
-I might be wrong, but this looks very "Only in Russia" to me...Quote:
Originally Posted by Toolmaker51
Perhaps being a "3rd world player" isn't just geographically restricted - but rather "a state of mind"?
-"What is reported as an individual tragedy, could also be a bliss for the human gene pool".
There is a distinct possibility.Quote:
Originally Posted by DIYSwede
3rd world is more "a" than "the", so isn't socially restricted, geographical, hindered by borders or patented.
How is it so many have torches, yet such incidents not as plentiful?
I'm sure there are hundreds if not thousands of these events. They can probably get them because the equipment (torches) is 30 years old... they just don't have the resources for the recording devices to capture them for our enjoyment. Maybe in 30 years!Quote:
Originally Posted by Toolmaker51
They do have dash cams that give us many hours of enjoyment...
I really didn't expect him to be standing after the explosion. I have roosters that are smarter than that.
A machinist friend of mine would use a small gas motor and hook a hose to the exhaust of it and put the other end in the tank he was welding, no explosions!
I can see mostly burnt fuel and other emissions keeping unburned gas and vapor from igniting, that's using the ol' noggin.Quote:
Originally Posted by meyer77