Hi all and Norm,
That is funny Norm ,burying bottles in the ground ,I hope you didn't bury any alloy bottles as that's a lot for scrap alloy these days.
If I threw out a complete bottle I would just dump it in a free scrap metal bin ,lots of places have free scrap metal drop off ,
tips ,car wreckers ,and some scrap metal yards have a big bin out the front .These days I have seen some signs on the
bins that say no pressurized bottles to be dumped in scrap bins .
All the last bottles I dumped ,I would unscrew the brass fitting with stilsons and cut one end off with the angle grinder
then sell the steel for scrap.
Just cut the top off and it's no longer CIG BOC etc..
Scrap yards just don't like closed bottles once you cut the end off they could not care less.
I know of a few places here that you could dump the bottle in a free metal bin but not sure where in your area but
if you cut the top off the bottle the scrap yard you go to will pay for the scrap but don't take the end cap that you
have cut off at the same time as the bottle or throw the end cap in the scrap bin at the tip.
It looks like you won't be getting any more welding rods from FJs Discount Tools Norm as they have closed down.
Cheers
Max.
