On 05/10/2020 11:00, Graeme wrote:
In message , Jimk
writes

Err.... which DIY method of cutting a metal drum in two were you
imagining would leave a nice "safe" edge?? & how?

I imagined cutting into the lid against the existing rim, such that the
lid would come out leaving the rim in place.
Then your left with a flat steel disk that cant be used as a lid.

Mike