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Author:  NJS [ Jan 25th, '09, 16:28 ]
Post subject:  Cutting poly drums
Have some drums, what is the most effective, ideally easy way to cut them lengthways? Or should I just start sawing?
Author:  Dufflight [ Jan 25th, '09, 16:33 ]
Post subject:  Re: Cutting poly drums
If its the 200lt drum you can use a wood saw, cut off wheel on an angle grinder. Table saw or a jig saw. Have a look around sometimes it works out better to cut them in half not long ways.
Author:  Fish Fingers [ Jan 25th, '09, 16:49 ]
Post subject:  Re: Cutting poly drums
100mm Angle grinder with a diamond blade like you would use on tiles. These blades cost about $30 but they last forever cutting plastic. The ones with the fine serrations are the best as they will not melt pvc or even poly which a cut off wheel will. Best thing about using grinders is that you can drag the blade to clean up the edge when you are done. If you use a saw the edge is never going to be as good.
Author:  Food&Fish [ Jan 25th, '09, 17:09 ]
Post subject:  Re: Cutting poly drums
Fish Fingers wrote:
100mm Angle grinder with a diamond blade like you would use on tiles. These blades cost about $30 but they last forever cutting plastic. The ones with the fine serrations are the best as they will not melt pvc or even poly which a cut off wheel will. Best thing about using grinders is that you can drag the blade to clean up the edge when you are done. If you use a saw the edge is never going to be as good.

Plus 1 i use diamond wheel all the time
Author:  bundaberg kid [ Jan 25th, '09, 18:02 ]
Post subject:  Re: Cutting poly drums
Food&Fish wrote:
Fish Fingers wrote:
100mm Angle grinder with a diamond blade like you would use on tiles. These blades cost about $30 but they last forever cutting plastic. The ones with the fine serrations are the best as they will not melt pvc or even poly which a cut off wheel will. Best thing about using grinders is that you can drag the blade to clean up the edge when you are done. If you use a saw the edge is never going to be as good.

Plus 1 i use diamond wheel all the time



heyya milne, I got my diamond tipped holesaws........how the fcuk do you start the hole wthout a pilot drill?
Author:  earthbound [ Jan 25th, '09, 18:14 ]
Post subject:  Re: Cutting poly drums
I used a hand held circular saw, works a treat.
Author:  Food&Fish [ Jan 25th, '09, 18:22 ]
Post subject:  Re: Cutting poly drums
bundaberg kid wrote:
Food&Fish wrote:
Fish Fingers wrote:
100mm Angle grinder with a diamond blade like you would use on tiles. These blades cost about $30 but they last forever cutting plastic. The ones with the fine serrations are the best as they will not melt pvc or even poly which a cut off wheel will. Best thing about using grinders is that you can drag the blade to clean up the edge when you are done. If you use a saw the edge is never going to be as good.

Plus 1 i use diamond wheel all the time



hey ya Milne, I got my diamond tipped hole saws........how the fcuk do you start the hole without a pilot drill?

Very careful :lol: :lol: its easy if you swing a pedestal press around run it slow and drip water on it i built a small dam with Plasticine
Author:  Food&Fish [ Jan 25th, '09, 18:24 ]
Post subject:  Re: Cutting poly drums
Also kuda has cut some
Author:  Outbackozzie [ Jan 25th, '09, 19:20 ]
Post subject:  Re: Cutting poly drums
Food&Fish wrote:
Fish Fingers wrote:
100mm Angle grinder with a diamond blade like you would use on tiles. These blades cost about $30 but they last forever cutting plastic. The ones with the fine serrations are the best as they will not melt pvc or even poly which a cut off wheel will. Best thing about using grinders is that you can drag the blade to clean up the edge when you are done. If you use a saw the edge is never going to be as good.

Plus 1 i use diamond wheel all the time


yup!! :)
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Author:  RupertofOZ [ Jan 25th, '09, 19:53 ]
Post subject:  Re: Cutting poly drums
Yup, me three....

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Author:  Outbackozzie [ Jan 25th, '09, 19:56 ]
Post subject:  Re: Cutting poly drums
Just the wrong way around Rupe :P
Author:  RupertofOZ [ Jan 25th, '09, 20:32 ]
Post subject:  Re: Cutting poly drums
Exactly the right way round OBO..... for what I wanted to do ... :wink:
Author:  Tony From West Oz [ Jan 25th, '09, 21:50 ]
Post subject:  Re: Cutting poly drums
I also use poly drums cut in half lengthwise, for that, I use a sabre saw with a large toothed wood blade.
I clean up the edges with a flat bastard file. Easy and safe.

I might try using the angle grinder next time though.

Tony
Author:  Food&Fish [ Jan 26th, '09, 03:33 ]
Post subject:  Re: Cutting poly drums
Tony From West Oz wrote:
I also use poly drums cut in half lengthwise, for that, I use a sabre saw with a large toothed wood blade.
I clean up the edges with a flat *what would your mother say?* file. Easy and safe.

I might try using the angle grinder next time though.

Tony

You may as well every body else does 8)
Author:  TCLynx [ Jan 26th, '09, 10:45 ]
Post subject:  Re: Cutting poly drums
Circular saw worked just fine for me cutting either way. Long ways or around the middle. I've got both styles going. (I rather like the round the middle OBO way unless I'm building a barrel ponics style frame for it.)

A hand held sabre or jig saw would work fine too.

When I built the barrel ponics system, I used a 2 2/2 inch hole saw to make the nice rounded corners of the opening of the fish tank barrel and then we used a circular saw to make the straight cuts.

A hand saw would probably work too though be a bit tedious.
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