metal holding tank removal
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If you haven't disconnected the plumbing yet, fill and flush it several times. Might add some laundry soap and maybe a little bleach to the process. When I replaced all my sanitation lines, it made a very pleasant difference.
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Capt.Bill11
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You might get an angle grinder with a cut off wheel in there better than a sawzall.
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CAUTION! An angle grinder with a cut off blade is a potentially very dangerous tool. Speaking from painful experience.
Consider an oscillating tool with metal cutting blades. An expensive tool to be sure and it may require a lot of blades to get the job done. But you get to keep all your body parts.
Consider an oscillating tool with metal cutting blades. An expensive tool to be sure and it may require a lot of blades to get the job done. But you get to keep all your body parts.
Capt.Bill11
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Seriously!? I'm amazed they are allowed to sell them then.
And I still have all my digits after using them all these years.
Seriously!? I'm amazed they are allowed to sell them then.
And I still have all my digits after using them all these years.
Accounts have problems with hand tools
psneeld
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If steel...my one handed Rigid from Home Depot did 2-200 gallon fuel tanks pretty well, andwas easy to handle.
But my guess your tank is stainless? And if so my experience with getting through stainless easily is with a cutting wheel as blades seem to dull too quickly. Sure specialty blades...blah, blah....
All tools can be dangerous in the wrong hands.....
But my guess your tank is stainless? And if so my experience with getting through stainless easily is with a cutting wheel as blades seem to dull too quickly. Sure specialty blades...blah, blah....
All tools can be dangerous in the wrong hands.....
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Depending on Mfd thickness a heavy set of sheers might do the job, but the cuts leave sharp edges.
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Could an air-shear be suitable for this application or is the metal too thick?
FOG
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I have had much better success with an abrasive wheel compared to a sawsall.
I have also found that a circular saw with an abrasive wheel is faster than an angle grinder at this task. You can also adjust the depth on a circular saw.
Once the large abrasive wheel on the circular has worn down, I move it to the angle grinder for those hard to get at sections.
I have also found that a circular saw with an abrasive wheel is faster than an angle grinder at this task. You can also adjust the depth on a circular saw.
Once the large abrasive wheel on the circular has worn down, I move it to the angle grinder for those hard to get at sections.
