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Ned Simmons
 
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Default Cutting an old fridge in half

In article , ignoramus19822
@NOSPAM.19822.invalid says...
My good neighbors asked for my help. They have an old refrigerator (an
ugly beast), lying on the floor of their basement. It needs to be
taken out. It is too heavy and big to be taken out by two guys. So
they asked me to cut it in half, and I agreed. (I will also remove the
motor)

My question here is what is the best way to do it given what I have.

My plan is to just take my 4.5" angle grinder, for which I have a few
4" HF disks, and cut through the outer layer around the "waist" of the
refrigerator (in the middle).

The fridge seems to be made of spot welded sheetmetal.


As long as all you need to cut is sheetmetal, plastic and insulation an
old non-carbide blade turned around backwards in your circular saw will
work. It's an old farmer's trick for cutting metal roofing. Hearing
protection and face shield mandatory.

Ned Simmons