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He Converted An Oxygen Tank Into 12-In. Dia, 18-In. Long Bell
I converted an electric-operated cement mixer to a pto-driven model that I use with my Allis-Chalmers CA tractor. The mixer mounts on a pallet and is belt-driven off a pto driveline that runs under the mixer. The driveline has a pulley at one end. If I want I can mix cement on the way to the job, just like a cement mixing truck does. It comes in handy for pouring cement around posts when building fences. When unloading, the cement falls onto a piece of tin roofing mounted at an angle on one side of the pallet. It saves a lot of wheelbarrow work.
  I converted an oxygen tank into a 12-in. dia., 18-in. long bell that I gave to my wife, Virginia, last year on Valentine's Day. It's painted white with big red hearts on it and hangs from our front porch. I got the tank free from a company that refills oxygen tanks. I used a bandsaw to cut off part of the tank and a stainless steel rod with an electric welder to write my wife's name on the tank, and then I used a hand grinder to round off the letters. A pin out of an 844 cu. in. diesel engine serves as the clapper inside the bell. It locks onto a chain that's attached to a bolt at the top of the tank. A leather strap hangs down out of the bell in order to ring it. It makes a sound much like a church bell. My wife loves it. Robert Gibson, 29176 S. Barlow Rd., Canby, Oregon 97013 (ph 503 651-2800)


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2003 - Volume #27, Issue #4