Creating an Emergency Oxygen tank by Andy Richardson

I made a crude emergency oxygen tank for my jet fighter cockpit by cleaning up a piece of sprue that already had a rounded end (see photo below) and flattened the other with a finger-nail file. After I fine-sanded the entire piece, which is about 1/2 inch in length) I stripped a piece of RG-6 cable (ask a Cable TV guy next time you see one at your neighbors house for some cable) and cut approximately 1/4" of the bare coax copper with a pair of wire cutters. PLEASE USE EYE PROTECTION WHEN CUTTING SMALL LENGTHS OF WIRE BECAUSE IT WILL FLY AWAY IF YOU ARE NOT CAREFUL!!!!!!

I then super-glued that to the rounded end of the sprue and let it dry. Then I painted it. You can apply dry-brushing techniques here to simulate worn and used canisters or even go the extra mile and use dry-transfer lettering and write words on your tank. I then attached appropriate diameter vinyl tubing from an old motorcycle model. From there I can glue the hoses to the ejection seat or to a helmet.

This could also be a great fire extinguisher if one wishes.

Andy