I am skeptical about scratching through an oil drum with a nail, perhaps it can be done but you want a load of patience.
I doubt a router, that is pretty good steel. Again there may be cutters for steel but I have never seen one, that doesn't mean they aren't there of course. I also wonder about a standard hole saw, I did manage to more or less cut through a lid of a galvanized metal trash can a week or so ago with an old hole saw I didn't mind destroying and I did destroy it but it didn't like the job and that is only maybe 18 gauge. There are probably special metal cutting hole saws for that sort of job, I haven't seen any either in person or on the Web and I do quite a bit of Web snooping. I know that Ray has done some metal work in the past so maybe the sharp nail trick really would work. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. ----- Original Message ----- From: Rob Monitor To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 11:26 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Cutting Circles in Sheet Metal This is Rob again, Ray what I'm cutting the hole in is a 55 gallon oil drum top. Do you think this nail cutting thing would work for that?? Also I do have a router and could there be any way I could use that?? THANKS ROB ----- Original Message ----- From: Boyce, Ray To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 9:34 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Cutting Circles in Sheet Metal Hi Rob The cheapest form of a circle cutting jig is just a piece of wood with a hole drilled as the centre point with a screw and nut to lock it in position and a nail driven through at the desired diameter with the point of the nail used as a cutting edge. Just revolve it around until you cut through the metal if it becomes dull use another sharp nail. You can get metal cutting blades for a Jig Saw and circle cutting tin snips also nibblers if you have a compressor. Also there are things called trammels which have points both ends which boiler makers use for marking out circles. But for a one off cut try the wood and nail trick. What you did not say is how thick this sheet metal is you are trying to cut. If it is really thin like sheet copper you could use scissors. HTH Ray ********************************************************************** This message and its attachments may contain legally privileged or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not disclose or use the information contained in it. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete the e-mail. Any content of this message and its attachments which does not relate to the official business of Eraring Energy must be taken not to have been sent or endorsed by Eraring Energy. No warranty is made that the e-mail or attachment(s) are free from computer virus or other defect. ********************************************************************** [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
