Oil drum cutting

[killroy]

i cut alot of barrels at work, used to fight them and worry about the big bang. then i spent 20 bucks at wally world on a stanly air hammer, came with a cool little chisel for sheet metal. I use that onall of em now

[welding teacher uk]

You need to remove the bung in the top for starters. This will act as a chimney for youe bbq, second fill it with water and get asmuch oil out as possible, then fill it with water again and cut into it. but you must remove the bung from the top!!

I'm looking to make some cuts in a 55 gallon oil drum and I'm trying to avoid getting blown up.

First of all the drum is closed end with two bungs (one large, one small). From what I can tell it had almond oil in it before I picked it up. There is some remaining oil in the bottom.

I want to cut a door in the side of the drum and turn it into a bbq. I'm probably going to use abrasive cutoff disks in my angle grinder so there will be a lot of sparks and I'm worried about igniting the oil in a confined space.

Does anyone have any advice for cleaning the barrel out or any other suggestions for how I should go about doing this? Thanks.

[Amdrewa95]

The only real safe way is to fill with an inert gas(argon) but that is expensive so i would use water and dish detergent

[kvwall]

The only real safe way is to fill with an inert gas(argon) but that is expensive so i would use water and dish detergent

This thread was started in 2008. Is anyone still looking at it?
I guess so..... I just did.

[aametalmaster]

This thread was started in 2008. Is anyone still looking at it?
I guess so..... I just did.

The only thing that changes is the date. The info is still the same ...Bob

[Doughboyracer]

http://www.twincities.com/localnews/...plodes-combine

[aametalmaster]

Sad but it happens and shouldn't of. Thanks for posting the link....Bob

[ealham559]

the water is the best bet for this solution. lay the barrel on its side and make your cut. i have made cuts in barrels that had gasoline and diesel in them and i had no problems. just be sure to fill the barrel right to the point were you will be making the cuts. keep it simple.

[ericher69]

http://www.intelligencer.ca/2012/10/01/students-death-to-be-probed-by-coroners-inquest

[Doughboyracer]

Link to above post site.