Look!

It’s covered in black and full of gas…

JUST LIKE ME!

This is for my Prest-O-Lite® torch, which is acetylene/atmosphere. Handy because I don’t need an oxygen tank or a set of expensive regulators. That’s for later. Prest-O-Lite® torches make an excitingly loud *POP* when you turn them on, which is completely normal.

Yes, yes… I said I’d never do acetylene. I changed my mind.

We have to keep it chained to the table leg because it likes it to keep it from falling over. Tanks that size don’t tend to become missiles, but gas spewing out is never ideal. The good thing about acetylene is that, unlike propane, it is lighter than air, so it won’t collect in low places and asphyxiate you whilst you sleep in your dark, dark basement.

Oh, well.  I suppose we can’t live on the edge every every minute of our lives, can we?

Not in my tax bracket, anyway.