Any other good points?
Yes I appreciate the sparks etc. but a full bottle of water won't care. My only concern is having avoided blowing yourself up, might be a good idea not to be electrocuted instead.
Made tool to totally remove valve, and filled with water and going to drain that and refill again with fresh tomorrow or Friday.
I made a tool for removing the valve out of an old impact socket, it was not a pretty thing and one of the lads thinking it was scrap has launched it into the bin so I need to make another one
Bob
Just out of interest, has anyone tried just purging the darned things and chopping them up while full of CO2/Argon?
take the protection ring of the top and 4 good bats on the side of the valve outlet with a 2 and a half lb hammer and there loose. don't just mess about with stillies or any other tool