[Shop-talk] cutting top out of barrel

[John Innis]

You can use a carbide burr in a rotozip or die grinder, but it will spark.
I'd wonder what kind of hydraulic fluid?  What is the flashpoint?  Have a
Mig Wilder?  You can use your argon tank to flood the drum with inert gas
and reduce the risk of fire, but this will become less effective as you cut
more of the lid away.  The other option is to intentionally burn out the
fluid before you remove the lid (it will be easier to put a fire out inside
a sealed drum than one with the top cut halfway off)..

On Mon, Oct 11, 2021 at 2:55 PM Jim Franklin <jamesf at groupwbench.org> wrote:

> Giant can opener :-)
>
> Jigsaw with a metal blade? Sawzall would also work but the blades are
> deeper and might not turn as easily/cleanly.
>
> Does roto-zip make a metal blade?
>
> jim
>
> On Oct 11, 2021, at 8:44 PM, john niolon <jniolon at att.net> wrote:
>
> got a 55 gallon barrel that held hyd fluid... need to cut the top
> out...don't want to use fire (torch) and last choice is hammer and chiselk
>
> any other suggestions ???
>
> john
>
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