In message , Fredxx
writes
On 01/10/2020 17:36:19, Graeme wrote:
I've been given a 55 gallon drum that contained some sort of syrup
used in the manufacture of sweeties (confectionery).* How best to
remove the top

I suspect the drum is made of thinnish steel so as others have said a
jigsaw is perhaps the easiest way where tools at hand are limited.

Thanks chaps. Yes, I do have a fairly old but reliable B&D jigsaw, and
a selection of blades, almost certainly including a metal cutting blade.
That is now Plan A, but at slow cutting speed? Will fast just take the
teeth off the blade in short order?
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Graeme