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Cutting up old spring mattress
On 01/06/2020 22:27, PeterC wrote:
Neighbour's clearing part of her garden and discovered the spig part of a double matress. It's too big to go into the bin or the car. I've had a go at cutting it but it'd damned hard work and only a junior hacksaw will do it. The metal is too hard for any ordinary cutters, of course; I do have cutters for Bowden cables but they're quite expensive and might be damaged. I briefly considerd a small AG but holding the springs is pretty well impossible, there's danger ping-****it and kick-back - and a hell of a lot of bits to cut. Any ideas, please? All I can think of is trying to roll it up but it would take at least 3 people and even then it might win! BTW, also found 2-off 2.7m lintels (Catnic I suspect but haven't got to the stage of finding the label). They're new - ie have some packaging left - and I'm wondering if they're worth anything. That length I assume is for a garage. The other thing no-one has mentioned, not particularly practicable for a mattress perhaps but valid if you need to sever a smaller number of springs. Heat the spring at one point to red heat with a propane torch and allow to cool slowly. This annealed region will then cut easily with hacksaw, side cutter, or bolt cropper. |
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