What can I use to open a 20 litre drum with?
I don't want a dangerous jagged edge.

Weatherlawyer wrote:

What can I use to open a 20 litre drum with?

Angle grinder!

Andy Burns wrote:
Weatherlawyer wrote:

What can I use to open a 20 litre drum with?

Angle grinder!

Bugger! beat me to it!

Jig saw might be better but tedious!

On 06/08/16 10:05, Weatherlawyer wrote:
What can I use to open a 20 litre drum with?
I don't want a dangerous jagged edge.


Sounds like you need a nibbling tool.

In message , Bob Minchin
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Andy Burns wrote:
Weatherlawyer wrote:

What can I use to open a 20 litre drum with?

Angle grinder!

Bugger! beat me to it!

Jig saw might be better but tedious!

Sharp knife works but you will end up with a dangerous edge however cut.


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Tim Lamb

"Weatherlawyer" wrote in message
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What can I use to open a 20 litre drum with?
I don't want a dangerous jagged edge.

http://www.denios.co.uk/shop/manual-...-leverage.html

You already have a jagged edge which is irritating but not dangerous.

On Sat, 6 Aug 2016 10:08:34 +0100
Andy Burns wrote:

Weatherlawyer wrote:

What can I use to open a 20 litre drum with?

Angle grinder!


Could be dangerous if it held something flammable!

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Davey.

On 06/08/2016 10:05, Weatherlawyer wrote:

What can I use to open a 20 litre drum with?
I don't want a dangerous jagged edge.

Copper ring, and some PE.

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On Saturday, 6 August 2016 12:11:44 UTC+1, John Rumm wrote:
On 06/08/2016 10:05, Weatherlawyer wrote:

What can I use to open a 20 litre drum with?
I don't want a dangerous jagged edge.

Copper ring, and some PE.

Que?


NT

On Saturday, August 6, 2016 at 11:50:15 AM UTC+1, Davey wrote:
On Sat, 6 Aug 2016 10:08:34 +0100
Andy Burns wrote:

Weatherlawyer wrote:

What can I use to open a 20 litre drum with?

Angle grinder!


Could be dangerous if it held something flammable!

More so than if it held a mugger or a rapist or just good old fashioned explosives, you mean?
Or are you talking about the angle-grinder?

On Saturday, August 6, 2016 at 10:32:04 AM UTC+1, Richard wrote:
"Weatherlawyer" wrote in message
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What can I use to open a 20 litre drum with?
I don't want a dangerous jagged edge.

http://www.denios.co.uk/shop/manual-...-leverage.html

You already have a jagged edge which is irritating but not dangerous.

I think you are being unfair to someone who has a low tolerance for idiots.

wrote:

John Rumm wrote:

Weatherlawyer wrote:

What can I use to open a 20 litre drum with?

Copper ring, and some PE.

Que?

aka shaped charge

On Saturday, August 6, 2016 at 10:11:27 AM UTC+1, Bob Minchin wrote:
Andy Burns wrote:
Weatherlawyer wrote:

What can I use to open a 20 litre drum with?

Angle grinder!

Bugger! beat me to it!

Jig saw might be better but tedious!

Since neither of you read the OP, I can't understand why you posted unless you are retarded.

On 06/08/16 12:27, wrote:
On Saturday, 6 August 2016 12:11:44 UTC+1, John Rumm wrote:
On 06/08/2016 10:05, Weatherlawyer wrote:

What can I use to open a 20 litre drum with?
I don't want a dangerous jagged edge.

Copper ring, and some PE.

Que?


NT

Plastic explosive


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conspirators see right wing conspiracies everywhere"

On 06/08/2016 10:05, Weatherlawyer wrote:
What can I use to open a 20 litre drum with?
I don't want a dangerous jagged edge.

It's 'only' 20L(whats that 5 Gallons) take it to a local
restaurant/hotel and ask (nicely) to use there can opener usually
restaurant sized ones are unlimited in diameter and the height is only
limited to about 18 inches.

http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/ba8AAO...di9/s-l500.jpg

On 06/08/2016 12:35, Weatherlawyer wrote:
On Saturday, August 6, 2016 at 10:11:27 AM UTC+1, Bob Minchin wrote:
Andy Burns wrote:
Weatherlawyer wrote:

What can I use to open a 20 litre drum with?

Angle grinder!

Bugger! beat me to it!

Jig saw might be better but tedious!

Since neither of you read the OP, I can't understand why you posted unless you are retarded.

To clarify, you said:
"What can I use to open a 20 litre drum with?
I don't want a dangerous jagged edge."

That depends on what you mean by open. A jig-saw will surely open it. So
will a drill to empty its contents.

Can you be more clear to what you mean by "open"?

Most 20 litre drums I have come across have a preferred entry point for
a tap, or you could use one of these:
http://i.stack.imgur.com/ZNx1c.jpg

On 06/08/16 10:05, Weatherlawyer wrote:
What can I use to open a 20 litre drum with?
I don't want a dangerous jagged edge.


Use a drill bit, pipe and siphon the contents to another 20L storage
container compatible with whatever it is.

If the item is powder, then use a file around the lip to open the can
like...

How to Open a Can without Can Opener - Zombie Survival Tips #20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oH2NahLjx-Y

then use some flexible edging strip to make it kid safe.

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Adrian C

On Saturday, 6 August 2016 10:05:29 UTC+1, Weatherlawyer wrote:
What can I use to open a 20 litre drum with?
I don't want a dangerous jagged edge.

Use a hacking knife and a hammer.
http://www.wholesaleglasscompany.co....w_wcB#SID =36

Or any similar edged tool you might have to hand.

On 06/08/2016 10:05, Weatherlawyer wrote:
What can I use to open a 20 litre drum with?
I don't want a dangerous jagged edge.


Use a dremel to cut through the rolled edge and the top becomes a lid.

You may want to make a jig to help.

On Saturday, 6 August 2016 10:05:29 UTC+1, Weatherlawyer wrote:
What can I use to open a 20 litre drum with?
I don't want a dangerous jagged edge.

Another site selling drum deheaders:
https://www.cromwell.co.uk/shop/flui...tools/13020205

Owain

dennis@home wrote
Weatherlawyer wrote

What can I use to open a 20 litre drum with?
I don't want a dangerous jagged edge.

Use a dremel to cut through the rolled edge

Given the way those russians get the top off,
makes a lot more sense to grind off what they
get off by rubbing the top edge on concrete.

and the top becomes a lid.

You may want to make a jig to help.

Looks like you dont need to with a linisher or a very
basic sanding disk or a sanding disk for an angle grinder.

On Saturday, August 6, 2016 at 2:59:09 PM UTC+1, Fredxxx wrote:
On 06/08/2016 12:35, Weatherlawyer wrote:
On Saturday, August 6, 2016 at 10:11:27 AM UTC+1, Bob Minchin wrote:
Andy Burns wrote:
Weatherlawyer wrote:

What can I use to open a 20 litre drum with?

Angle grinder!

Bugger! beat me to it!

Jig saw might be better but tedious!

Since neither of you read the OP, I can't understand why you posted unless you are retarded.

To clarify, you said:
"What can I use to open a 20 litre drum with?
I don't want a dangerous jagged edge."

That depends on what you mean by open. A jig-saw will surely open it. So
will a drill to empty its contents.

Can you be more clear to what you mean by "open"?

Most 20 litre drums I have come across have a preferred entry point for
a tap, or you could use one of these:
http://i.stack.imgur.com/ZNx1c.jpg

Yes but can you begin to understand what jagged means first?

On Saturday, August 6, 2016 at 7:33:00 PM UTC+1, dennis@home wrote:
On 06/08/2016 10:05, Weatherlawyer wrote:
What can I use to open a 20 litre drum with?
I don't want a dangerous jagged edge.


Use a dremel to cut through the rolled edge and the top becomes a lid.

You may want to make a jig to help.

Good idea.

I knew there would be someone on the planet that would know what he was talking about and be capable of communication. It just takes sooooo long to wade through it all on here.

On 06/08/2016 21:32, Weatherlawyer wrote:
On Saturday, August 6, 2016 at 2:59:09 PM UTC+1, Fredxxx wrote:
On 06/08/2016 12:35, Weatherlawyer wrote:
On Saturday, August 6, 2016 at 10:11:27 AM UTC+1, Bob Minchin wrote:
Andy Burns wrote:
Weatherlawyer wrote:

What can I use to open a 20 litre drum with?

Angle grinder!

Bugger! beat me to it!

Jig saw might be better but tedious!

Since neither of you read the OP, I can't understand why you posted unless you are retarded.

To clarify, you said:
"What can I use to open a 20 litre drum with?
I don't want a dangerous jagged edge."

That depends on what you mean by open. A jig-saw will surely open it. So
will a drill to empty its contents.

Can you be more clear to what you mean by "open"?

Most 20 litre drums I have come across have a preferred entry point for
a tap, or you could use one of these:
http://i.stack.imgur.com/ZNx1c.jpg

Yes but can you begin to understand what jagged means first?

Jagged, or in your post "jagged edge", implies to me an element of
undulation of a cut surface.

I associate a jagged edge of a 20 litre drum to be akin to that left
behind using one of those old fashioned tin openers with a blade my
grandmother might have use which you worked around the top of a tin.

Yet the clean cut from a current tin opener looks benign, but equally
dangerous. I know of one person attending A&E and requiring stitches
from a non-ragged edge of a tin.

Perhaps you can educate me so I can better understand "ragged"
pertaining to 20 litre drums.

On Saturday, August 6, 2016 at 9:52:28 PM UTC+1, Fredxxx wrote:

Perhaps you can educate me so I can better understand "ragged"
pertaining to 20 litre drums.

Perhaps but I doubt it. Take a lesson on netiquette instead:
http://www.albion.com/netiquette/

Depends what is inside it of course!

There used to be a very big kind of ratchet shears thing I saw being used
to do this, but it still needed in some places the sides deburring.
I should have paid more attention.

Brian

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"Andy Burns" wrote in message
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Weatherlawyer wrote:

What can I use to open a 20 litre drum with?

Angle grinder!

Because its funny.. that is why.
Have you no sense of humour?
Brian

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On Saturday, August 6, 2016 at 10:11:27 AM UTC+1, Bob Minchin wrote:
Andy Burns wrote:
Weatherlawyer wrote:

What can I use to open a 20 litre drum with?

Angle grinder!

Bugger! beat me to it!

Jig saw might be better but tedious!

Since neither of you read the OP, I can't understand why you posted unless
you are retarded.

On 07/08/2016 08:39, Brian Gaff wrote:
Because its funny.. that is why.
Have you no sense of humour?
Brian


I wonder if his link mentions humour, or lack of?
http://www.albion.com/netiquette/

On 06/08/2016 21:35, Weatherlawyer wrote:
On Saturday, August 6, 2016 at 7:33:00 PM UTC+1, dennis@home wrote:
On 06/08/2016 10:05, Weatherlawyer wrote:
What can I use to open a 20 litre drum with? I don't want a
dangerous jagged edge.


Use a dremel to cut through the rolled edge and the top becomes a
lid.

You may want to make a jig to help.

Good idea.

I knew there would be someone on the planet that would know what he
was talking about and be capable of communication. It just takes
sooooo long to wade through it all on here.


If you need to do it on an industrial scale then a type F machine from
here..

http://www.lkgoodwin.com/more_info/d...deheader.shtml

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On Saturday, August 6, 2016 at 10:11:27 AM UTC+1, Bob Minchin wrote:
Andy Burns wrote:
Weatherlawyer wrote:

What can I use to open a 20 litre drum with?

Angle grinder!

Bugger! beat me to it!

Jig saw might be better but tedious!

Since neither of you read the OP, I can't understand why you posted unless
you are retarded.

On Sunday, August 7, 2016 at 8:39:28 AM UTC+1, Brian Gaff wrote:
Because its funny.. that is why.
Have you no sense of humour?
Brian


What's funny an angle grinder. It might have been somewhat witty the first time it was used as a joke on here but the new millennium is heading for its 2nd decade. To some of us it is still funny but to the normal people on here (very few of us it seems) it isn't "still funny".

Granted, there are one or two jokes that can stand being told repeatedly, in the case of such, it is more in the presentation than the punch-line. But whilst I have your attention: What text to speech programme(s) do you use and do you happen to know if it runs on Linux?

On Sunday, August 7, 2016 at 11:01:32 AM UTC+1, Fredxxx wrote:
On 07/08/2016 08:39, Brian Gaff wrote:
Because its funny.. that is why.

I wonder if his link mentions humour, or lack of?
http://www.albion.com/netiquette/

Suck it and see if I switch it on for you.

Weatherlawyer wrote:

Granted, there are one or two jokes that can stand being told repeatedly

What, like contrails?

On Sunday, August 7, 2016 at 11:40:30 AM UTC+1, dennis@home wrote:
On 06/08/2016 21:35, Weatherlawyer wrote:
On Saturday, August 6, 2016 at 7:33:00 PM UTC+1, dennis@home wrote:
On 06/08/2016 10:05, Weatherlawyer wrote:
What can I use to open a 20 litre drum with? I don't want a
dangerous jagged edge.


Use a dremel to cut through the rolled edge and the top becomes a
lid.

You may want to make a jig to help.

Good idea.

I knew there would be someone on the planet that would know what he
was talking about and be capable of communication. It just takes
sooooo long to wade through it all on here.


If you need to do it on an industrial scale then a type F machine from
here..

http://www.lkgoodwin.com/more_info/d...deheader.shtml

I saw one of these at a car boot this morning but he wanted too much for something I couldn't see was working:

http://www.screwfix.com/p/energer-en...FUE_Gwod7-oJ0A

If i was thinking of making wood burners, patio-heaters or BBQ stoves, I' probably get one. But I have a Dremmel somewhere. so I thought I'd try that first.

Weatherlawyer wrote:

I have a Dremmel somewhere. so I thought I'd try that first.

So a small die-grinder? Not so different from an angle-grinder after
all ...

On Monday, 8 August 2016 13:23:41 UTC+1, Andy Burns wrote:
Weatherlawyer wrote:

I have a Dremmel somewhere. so I thought I'd try that first.

So a small die-grinder? Not so different from an angle-grinder after all ...

Unless you count the OP.

On 07/08/2016 8:37 AM, Brian Gaff wrote:
Depends what is inside it of course!

There used to be a very big kind of ratchet shears thing I saw being used
to do this, but it still needed in some places the sides deburring.
I should have paid more attention.

Brian



Going off some of the posts, Brian, I think it was a can of worms?



....Ray.