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Taking the top off a 55 gallon drum
Oct 01, 2020
Last reply: 5 years ago
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Wall mount or hand held?
Err.... which DIY method of cutting a metal drum in two were you imagining would leave a nice "safe" edge?? & how?
With some scrap timber to level it up for your jigsaw cut? Still be a nasty edge to navigate/deal with...
I'd stick with the jigsaw.
Yes I meant I'd stick with jigsaw rather than tinsnips to cut your petals...
Depends how thick the metal is...
Either run around it with a coarse file, or with coarse
Which he doesn't have...
I thought the petals plan was fair enough & he can spend his £30odd plus £discs on something else.
I don't think it would be doable to make a neat job of cutting the head off the barrel with an ag without leaving an exposed raw edge.
Leaving the rim intact, as in your jigsaw approach, would leave more rigidity in the barrel as well as dealing with cut edges.
If you'll be punching holes in the bottom who needs a lid?
Yes I know. But if it's base is full of holes it's presumably superfluous?
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