I think you're right Paul, though heating then cooling with something like a Co2 extinguisher might be a fun way to try and get the thing to crack or shatter.
Bill Stephan Kansas Citty MO Email: [email protected] Phone: (816)803-2469 ----- Original Message ----- From: Paul Franklin <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, May 5, 2010 7:04 am Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Freakin termites. > Just as a point of interest, I don't think that you can cut cast > iron with an acetylene torch. I remember a long time ago needing > to get some final drive gears out of a heavy casting and having to > use a DC welder to cut open the cast iron. I could be wrong but > that's my story and I'm sticken to it. > > > > Paul Franklin > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 2:25 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Freakin termites. > > > > Dan: I thought it would be really cool to use a cutting torch > too, until I actualy did it. I cut a gear shift handle out of an > old deralict truck, and it's the only time I can recall actually > being scared of a tool. It's loud, and obviously you're going to > need gloves a hood and a mask, and it's really hard to tell where > you're actually cutting. I had a sighted flunky er employee > standing by to give directions, and I still managed to set the > floor mats on fire. And, that much cast iron would take a mighty > long time to cut anyway. I vote for shattering the thing. Not only > willl you accomplish your aim, but it could be a great stress > reliever. Maybe it could be a neighborhood thing, a case of beer > or so, and invite the neighbors to come and show off how much arm > strength and how well they can use a sledge. I'd say a sixteen > pound sledge would be about right for this, and then too, one of > them is bound to have some kind of vehicle to use for disposing of > the debris when > you're done. > > Bill Stephan > Kansas Citty MO > Email: [email protected] > Phone: (816)803-2469 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dan Rossi <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, May 4, 2010 7:30 am > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Freakin termites. > > Max wrote with regard to the removal of my cast iron radiator: > > > > > I'm betting that you will end up cutting it into smaller > pieces > > to get rid > > > of it. Maybe with a cutting torch? > > > > OOO BABY! Now that sounds like fun. > > > > -- > > Blue skies. > > Dan Rossi > > Carnegie Mellon University. > > E-Mail: [email protected] > > Tel: (412) 268-9081 > > > > > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of > virus signature database 5087 (20100505) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature database 5087 (20100505) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature database 5088 (20100505) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
