how to cut up a metal water tank?
so i can get it out of the attic
without creating sparks and burning the house down!

I have an anglegrinder...

[g

"george (dicegeorge)" wrote in message
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how to cut up a metal water tank?
so i can get it out of the attic
without creating sparks and burning the house down!

I have an anglegrinder...

[g

Sounds like a good excuse to buy a "sabre saw" or put one on your pressy
list..

http://tinyurl.com/4y97ph

They're the dogs'.

george (dicegeorge) coughed up some electrons that declared:

how to cut up a metal water tank?
so i can get it out of the attic
without creating sparks and burning the house down!

I have an anglegrinder...

[g

I'd use a jigsaw with an HSS blade.

Cheers

Tim

"Vortex2" wrote in message
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"george (dicegeorge)" wrote in message
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how to cut up a metal water tank?
so i can get it out of the attic
without creating sparks and burning the house down!

I have an anglegrinder...

[g

Sounds like a good excuse to buy a "sabre saw" or put one on your pressy
list..

http://tinyurl.com/4y97ph

They're the dogs'.

....and don't forget ear defenders.

In article ,
"george (dicegeorge)" writes:
how to cut up a metal water tank?
so i can get it out of the attic
without creating sparks and burning the house down!

I have an anglegrinder...

Why do you want to?
Many lofts have an old steel water tank just pushed out of the way.

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Andrew Gabriel
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Vortex2 wrote:

"george (dicegeorge)" wrote in message
...
how to cut up a metal water tank?
so i can get it out of the attic
without creating sparks and burning the house down!

I have an anglegrinder...

[g

Sounds like a good excuse to buy a "sabre saw" or put one on your pressy
list..

http://tinyurl.com/4y97ph

They're the dogs'.

I have one from aldi,
cost about £20,
so i could use that until it melts?

On 19 Dec, 11:00, "george (dicegeorge)" wrote:
how to cut up a metal water tank?
so i can get it out of the attic
without creating sparks and burning the house down!

I have an anglegrinder...

Black & Decker jigsaw did for mine.
Not an angle grinder job, sparks everywhere.

BTW, the collective noun for a group of electricians is a shower of
sparks.

On Dec 19, 11:26*am, (Andrew Gabriel)
wrote:
In article ,
* * * * "george (dicegeorge)" writes:

how to cut up a metal water tank?
so i can get it out of the attic
without creating sparks and burning the house down!

I have an anglegrinder...

Why do you want to?
Many lofts have an old steel water tank just pushed out of the way.

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Andrew Gabriel
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FOr some reason I've got 3 in my loft!

Wouldn't using anything electric create quite a lot of heat and shards
of hot metal?

Matt

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
wrote:


Wouldn't using anything electric create quite a lot of heat and shards
of hot metal?


Not if you keep it full of water while cutting it up. g
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On 19 Dec, 11:00, "george (dicegeorge)" wrote:
how to cut up a metal water tank?
so i can get it out of the attic
without creating sparks and burning the house down!

I have an anglegrinder...

Cutting disk is great if it's outdoors, but not if it's still in situ
(spark hazard) - use a reciprocating saw instead. I'd go for a "sabre
saw" size rather than a jigsaw, as a cheap sabre saw is useful for
firewood too, a cheap jigsaw no use for anything - especially not
after this sort of work.

If it's a _large_ attic, a hefty (6lb-ish) axe works pretty well.
Quicker and quieter too. You don't necessarily need to cut it up, just
fold it into a flat package to fit through the hatch.

If it's a slate tank, take it apart _very_ carefully and sell the
panels.

On 19 Dec, 13:23, Andy Dingley wrote:
On 19 Dec, 11:00, "george (dicegeorge)" wrote:

how to cut up a metal water tank?
so i can get it out of the attic
without creating sparks and burning the house down!

I have an anglegrinder...

Cutting disk is great if it's outdoors, but not if it's still in situ
(spark hazard) - use a reciprocating saw instead. I'd go for a "sabre
saw" size rather than a jigsaw, as a cheap sabre saw is useful for
firewood too, a cheap jigsaw no use for anything - especially not
after this sort of work.

If it's a _large_ attic, a hefty (6lb-ish) axe works pretty well.
Quicker and quieter too. You don't necessarily need to cut it up, just
fold it into a flat package to fit through the hatch.

If it's a slate tank, take it apart _very_ carefully and sell the
panels.

Nah. Leave it up there. Its warm and dry and shouldnt cause a problem.
Why do you want to take it away?

On 19 Dec, 11:11, "Vortex2"
wrote:
"george (dicegeorge)" wrote in message

...

how to cut up a metal water tank?
so i can get it out of the attic
without creating sparks and burning the house down!

I have an anglegrinder...

[g

Sounds like a good excuse to buy a "sabre saw" or put one on your pressy
list..

http://tinyurl.com/4y97ph

They're the dogs'.

Seconded
chris

george (dicegeorge) wrote:
how to cut up a metal water tank?
so i can get it out of the attic
without creating sparks and burning the house down!

If the walls are thin you could get a way with a Nibbler and a hacksaw
for the thicker parts.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nibbler

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Adrian C

"Adrian C" wrote in message
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george (dicegeorge) wrote:
how to cut up a metal water tank?
so i can get it out of the attic
without creating sparks and burning the house down!

If the walls are thin you could get a way with a Nibbler and a hacksaw for
the thicker parts.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nibbler

Yep. That's how we got rid of one years ago. I also cut up an unwanted car
body into manageable pieces with a power nibbler.

Colin Bignell

nightjar cpb@ wrote:
"Adrian C" wrote in message
...
george (dicegeorge) wrote:
how to cut up a metal water tank?
so i can get it out of the attic
without creating sparks and burning the house down!
If the walls are thin you could get a way with a Nibbler and a hacksaw for
the thicker parts.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nibbler

Yep. That's how we got rid of one years ago. I also cut up an unwanted car
body into manageable pieces with a power nibbler.


That served him right for parking across your drive.

Air nibblers, even cheap ones, are useful tools. Electric seem
disproportionately expensive for occasional use. I've had quite a lot
of use from an anonymous cheapo sabre saw off ebay - great for insulated
roof sheets if you can find a long enough, fine blade.

--
Kevin Poole
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On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:00:52 +0000, george (dicegeorge) wrote:

how to cut up a metal water tank?
so i can get it out of the attic
without creating sparks and burning the house down!

I have an anglegrinder...


1) Try to not do this work. The old tank can wait in the loft until the
loft is converted. At that stage there may even be a crane to install
steel beams so getting the tank out with the roof off is easier.

2) Assuming that the tank must be removed in situ. (In the block of houses
where I live this was the case for every house as the tank was in a
cupboard over the stairs.

A) Power reciprocating saw with metal cutting blade, Green Bosch c. £99.
saw must be pushed hard against tank, needs clearance so if tank is in a
small cupboard you'll need other tools. Very noisy.

B) Angle grinder with metal cutting discs. Fire hazard from sparks. Noisy
and dirty.


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Key question, is it galvanised steel (normally rectangular) or copper
(normally cylindrical). Copper is thinner, softer. Will cut with a big
shears once you make an opening. Relatively easy to flatten, apart from the
domed ends. May be full of scale at the bottom. For steel, sabre saw and ear
defenders. Copper should have some scrap value.