Propane Tank
| Propane Tank | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Material |
| Weight | 10 |
| Weight Empty | 5 |
| Uses | about 5000 |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.PropaneTank
|
The Propane Tank is a heavy steel cylinder of compressed propane gas. It is the fuel supply for welding and for propane barbecues.
Its main craft use is Refill Welding Torch. The tank tops up a Welding Torch and stays in the inventory for the next refill. A full tank holds enough gas for a great many refills. It also fuels a propane barbecue for cooking.
Tanks are found in barbecue stores, welding shops and metal shops. Some also sit installed in propane barbecues. An empty tank keeps its metal and can be melted down for steel. The Carpenter is the best occupation for materials. It starts with the most Carpentry skill. For Welding, the Welder starts strongest.
Uses
Refill Welding Torch is the key recipe. It takes one Welding Torch and the tank, which is kept. No skill or station is needed. Every welded weapon and scrap armour piece burns torch charges, so a welder needs a tank close by.
A propane barbecue runs on the tank as well. That makes it a cooking fuel too.
An empty tank still has value. Smelt Steel From Large Steel Item turns it into four Steel Chunk at an Advanced Furnace. Smelt Large Steel Item melts it into a crucible of steel at a Simple or better Furnace.
The tank is heavy to carry. A full one weighs twice as much as an empty one.
How to Get Propane Tank
Propane barbecues sometimes hold an installed tank. Taking it out gives a usable Propane Tank.
Used in Crafting
Everything made with the Propane Tank, with how much each recipe takes, the other materials it needs, the station and the skill.
| Item | Image | Recipe | Amount | Other Materials | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welding Torch | 
|
Refill Welding Torch | 1x | 1x Welding Torch | - | None | /additem Base.BlowTorch
|
These recipes accept the Propane Tank by its type rather than by name.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smelt Large Steel Item | Small Ceramic Crucible with Steel | 
|
Simple Furnace | /additem Base.CeramicCrucibleSmall_Steel
|
| Smelt Steel From Large Steel Item | Steel Chunk | 
|
Advanced Furnace | /additem Base.SteelChunk
|
Locations
Barbecue stores always have tanks on their metal shelves. Welding storage holds one about half the time. Barbecue store shelves and welding workshops hold them fairly often. Metal fabrication shops and metal shops keep the odd one on counters and in tool cabinets. Sheds, laboratories and garage crates hold one only rarely. Attics, closets and storage units have only a tiny chance.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Barbecue store | Metal shelves | 100% |
| Barbecue store | Shelves | 40% |
| Welding workshop | Other | 17.8% |
| Metalshop | Counter | 4% |
| Metalshop | Tool cabinet | 4% |
| Any building | Small box | <0.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Welding storage | Other | 53.3% |
| Metal fabrication | Counter | 4% |
| Metal fabrication | Tool cabinet | 4% |
| Metalfabrication storage | Tool cabinet | 4% |
| Laboratory | Desk | 1.7% |
| Laboratory | Other | 1.7% |
| Storage unit | Other | 0.1% |
| University storage | Other | 0.1% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Shed | Other | 2.2% |
| Garage storage | Crate | 1.1% |
| Attic | Cardboard box | 0.2% |
| Attic | Crate | 0.2% |
| Attic | Other | 0.2% |
| Bedroom | Cardboard box | 0.2% |
| Closet | Locker | 0.2% |
| Closet | Other | 0.2% |
| Garage storage | Other | 0.2% |
| Hall | Other | 0.2% |
Notes
- The tank is kept when refilling a Welding Torch.
- A full tank lasts through a great many torch refills.
- An empty tank melts down into four Steel Chunk.
- Barbecue stores are the surest place to find one.
- A propane barbecue may already hold a tank.
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