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I normally stick to projects with a utilitarian end goal....and drawings.
However, partly inspired by both @Tmate (who has so much fun using his plasma table for artistic pieces) and @Ulma Doctor (who has such a creative streak and apparent love of whimsy) I came up with this.
Monday the idea struck me at work and I cut it out that night.
Tuesday I picked up some spray paint and got a coat on.
Tonight (Wednesday) I got a candle in and some more photos.
Cut from an old, retired 20lb propane tank that had the valve removed years ago.*
I kept it rough......like a pumpkin.
I cleaned-up the plasma cuts on the lid with a flap wheel, but not the face.
I did not have green paint for the "stem", but may need to rectify that.
First I quickly ran a wire-wheel over the rough cylinder to remove the worst loose paint, drew on my pattern with a marker, drilled some starter holes and cut it with the plasma torch.
...and here are the cut-out "negative" pieces...maybe I can use them somewhere as decoration too......
Then a quick wipe with alcohol (hand cleaner since I have now adopted that for many things in the shop) and a quick shot of paint.
....and a couple pictures with a candle inside.
Flash off:
and flash on:
*The first time I used one (for a chain guard on a go cart for the kids) and cut into it with the angle grinder it felt just so wrong!
Partly because that smell really lingers, it seems to stick to the inside.
However, when a tank is passed its expiry date I'll keep it, pull the valve and store it behind the shed until I need something of that shape.
For overkill (...and not be killed), before cutting I will blow some compressed air in.
I think the first one I filled with water and drained....it just felt so very, very wrong.......
-brino
However, partly inspired by both @Tmate (who has so much fun using his plasma table for artistic pieces) and @Ulma Doctor (who has such a creative streak and apparent love of whimsy) I came up with this.
Monday the idea struck me at work and I cut it out that night.
Tuesday I picked up some spray paint and got a coat on.
Tonight (Wednesday) I got a candle in and some more photos.
Cut from an old, retired 20lb propane tank that had the valve removed years ago.*
I kept it rough......like a pumpkin.
I cleaned-up the plasma cuts on the lid with a flap wheel, but not the face.
I did not have green paint for the "stem", but may need to rectify that.
First I quickly ran a wire-wheel over the rough cylinder to remove the worst loose paint, drew on my pattern with a marker, drilled some starter holes and cut it with the plasma torch.
...and here are the cut-out "negative" pieces...maybe I can use them somewhere as decoration too......
Then a quick wipe with alcohol (hand cleaner since I have now adopted that for many things in the shop) and a quick shot of paint.
....and a couple pictures with a candle inside.
Flash off:
and flash on:
*The first time I used one (for a chain guard on a go cart for the kids) and cut into it with the angle grinder it felt just so wrong!
Partly because that smell really lingers, it seems to stick to the inside.
However, when a tank is passed its expiry date I'll keep it, pull the valve and store it behind the shed until I need something of that shape.
For overkill (...and not be killed), before cutting I will blow some compressed air in.
I think the first one I filled with water and drained....it just felt so very, very wrong.......
-brino
The Doc and Tmate down the road from me sure come up with some cool ideas . Always interesting to see what they come up with . Our member down in the Carolinas who makes the smokers is another one . Always making cool projects . Let me know if you need any empty propane tanks , I just brought 6 home from the camp . 
