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Re: Cutting my project car into little pieces
« Reply #15 on: 22 August 2006, 14:59:09 »
 ;D ;D ;D ;D

May come to that as the wife aint keen on the tool hire type plan - she reckons i am dangerous!!
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Re: Cutting my project car into little pieces
« Reply #16 on: 22 August 2006, 16:18:56 »
The potential problem i can see with a plasma cutter is thick beams and folded seams that you'd have to be able to get all the way around with the torch.  I've cut up both a car and a transit van with one of these...  (I used a 12" version but a 14" would be even better for deep sections).  Proper man's tool too!  Also - Speedy Hire are loads cheaper than HSS.

http://www.speedyhire.co.uk/technical_catalogue.aspx?id=1143&fSize=smaller&fImages=1&nav=|0|0|0|0|0|1144|1141|4668|4669|1142|1143|1145|2557|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0

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Re: Cutting my project car into little pieces
« Reply #17 on: 22 August 2006, 16:26:35 »
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yeehaa that looks the buisness and there one of the branches about half a mile from me

Cheques in the post Mark  ;)

Try the other local hire shops to as HSS can be pricey.
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Re: Cutting my project car into little pieces
« Reply #18 on: 22 August 2006, 16:37:38 »
Will suss it out guys - i reckon these things will be noisy as well wont they  :(
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Re: Cutting my project car into little pieces
« Reply #19 on: 22 August 2006, 16:39:23 »
Plasma cutters arn't, they are much quiter than angle grinders plus the metal is pretty much cold so much safer

Fantastic bits of kit.
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Re: Cutting my project car into little pieces
« Reply #20 on: 22 August 2006, 16:42:07 »
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Re: Cutting my project car into little pieces
« Reply #21 on: 22 August 2006, 16:54:54 »
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....... and my personal favourite............ a very sharp cold chisel and a big hammer!
Now .... there's surprise!  ;D  ::)
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Re: Cutting my project car into little pieces
« Reply #22 on: 22 August 2006, 19:46:27 »
As a sheetmetal worker/welder/plater myself cutting up your rover would be a piece of cake. at least you wolud be able to do it with a normal  4.5 inch angle griner and thin cutting discs and or even a oxy acteleyene kit   or even better a plamsa all  this  kit ou could hire for a very reasonable price and would only take about 5 hoursish if you were nearer i would do it for fun ;D
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Re: Cutting my project car into little pieces
« Reply #23 on: 22 August 2006, 22:29:46 »
I did this


with one of these ( with the appropriate disc on)


in 2,  3 hour sessions  (on my own)

sorry about the fucus  :-[  ( its not a spellinig mistake)
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Re: Cutting my project car into little pieces
« Reply #24 on: 22 August 2006, 22:57:11 »
so it most definatly CAN be done!!

Issanaz
whats that tool in your picture ?
Nigsey thanks for you rfeedback as someone in the line of work.....appreciate it!!
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Re: Cutting my project car into little pieces
« Reply #25 on: 22 August 2006, 23:06:05 »
we call it a "slab cutter", it a 2 stroke petrol unit that takes 12" concrete,or metal cutting discs, I used 2 discs and took them down about 2 inches.

I had the benefit of an "A" frame to turn the shell over.  But it was a fun weekend  :)

Google "slab cutter"
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Re: Cutting my project car into little pieces
« Reply #26 on: 23 August 2006, 09:24:08 »
I'm sure I have seen the fire services use something similar.

Issunaz you certainly made short work of breaking that one up.  ;D
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Re: Cutting my project car into little pieces
« Reply #27 on: 23 August 2006, 17:15:16 »
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so it most definatly CAN be done!!

Issanaz
whats that tool in your picture ?
Nigsey thanks for you rfeedback as someone in the line of work.....appreciate it!!

not a problem allways keen to try and help ;)
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Re: Cutting my project car into little pieces
« Reply #28 on: 23 August 2006, 17:17:34 »
Its a stihl saw........which is a petrol powered large angle grinder...
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Re: Cutting my project car into little pieces
« Reply #29 on: 23 August 2006, 18:28:32 »
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Its a stihl saw........which is a petrol powered large angle grinder...

I knew that  ;)

Thought there may be other makes in that part of the country  :D
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