Best Way To Cut A Gas Tank In Half

[camerondownunder88]

Hi,

After many days of disposing of about 80L of gas from a small commodore gas tank I now need to cut it in half. I have filled it with water just to displace the gas and plan to cut slow adn as I do the water will pour our and cut it witht eh tank sitting verticle so the gas (if any still in there) is above the water so less chance of a small pop.

 

But is there another safety precautions I should take while doing this? Or can anyone recomend a way to do it?

 

Cheers

Cameron

[7shades]

I don't think there IS an actual "safe" way... A mate of mine has a few bits missing from his hand from cutting up a 44 gal drum, and he did the water thing too.

 

Go easy

[Xany]

My uncle decided he had to fix his motorbike Petrol tank one day....(not sure what was wrong with it, but involved welding).....he can now fit a few extra litres in the tank. You can guess what happened.

 

As for your situation cameron.....go nice and slow.....and have a fire extinguisher handy... :lolcry:

[KE30_KE35_KE55]

I drilled and sawed a LPG tank apart to make a sandblasting tank I drilled a like 100 3mm holes all the way around in a line then got a hacksaw and some cutting oil and cut along the dotted line its the safest way