Well I fill the drum about half way and then add a little dish soap that is to
neutralize any thing in the drum. Then I put the plug back in and turn it on
it's side and roll it around. OK now about cutting the hole today I made a
little guide for my saber saw. Just a old paint stick it was just the right
thickness well I drilled a hole on one end and then measured 3 inches and
drilled another hole and mounted it to my saber saw by taking off the plate on
the bottom of the saw it had only one screw and screwed the stick to the saw.
Now I can drill a hole in the drum and put a bolt threw the stick into the drum
and drill another hole to start the blade of the saber saw and cut and turn it
around on the stick and hope I get a 6 inch hole out it. Now tomorrow I got to
go the hardware store and get some metal cutting blades for my saw...
THANKS FOR ALL THE IDEAS
ROB from Minnesota ----- Original Message -----
From: Jewel Blanch
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 8:12 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Cutting Circles in Sheet Metal
Do you fill the drum to the top with water to push the fumes out? and why the
dish wash?
Jewel
----- Original Message -----
From: Rob Monitor
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 3:00 AM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Cutting Circles in Sheet Metal
Hi, yes Know all about putting water and a little dish soap in the drum
before cutting into it... Got about 60 55 gallon drums from a friend of mine
that had a paint shop and paint and other stuff came in the drums.. He tolled
me all about the hazard..
THANKS ROB -- Original Message -----
From: Bill Gallik
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 3:16 AM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Cutting Circles in Sheet Metal
Rob,
Be VERY CAREFUL when cutting that hole. What did the drum contain? Is there
any possibility of fumes that could explode when heated? You might want to
consider filling the drum with water before cutting the hole to eliminate
the possibility of a disastrous outcome.
When I was about 10 years old a 27 year old neighbor was killed while trying
to use a cutting torch on a storage drum. He left behind a pregnant wife
and a young family, what a pitiful situation that was.
----------------
Bill Gallik
E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
- "Nothing changes your opinion of a friend so surely as success - yours or
his."
- Franklin P. Jones
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob Monitor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 10:26 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
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