"William Wixon" wrote:

just witnessed this and thought it was funny and wanted to tell you
guys about it. i unscrewed/removed the brass valve off three barbecue
size propane tanks. i just went back out to my studio and there were
dozens of flies flying around the tanks. cracked me up. i'd read
that vultures can smell a propane leak and will circle around overhead
but i don't think i'd heard that flies also are attracted to
mercaptan. i wish i had a few sticky strips i'd hang 'em over the
tanks.


Considering how nasty mercaptan smells, I'm not suprized that flies are attracted to it. I
tend to connect it to a death smell.

I don't understand how your tools work, I've just used tire spoons but that was in the
tube days with wire spoked wheels.

What are you going to do with the propane tanks? Foundry shell?

Wes
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