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Markie Omega Lord Offline Posts: 7914 Lanarkshire, Scotland Gender: Drives: RS4, X5, Range Rover	Re: Cutting my project car into little pieces Reply #15 - 22. Aug 2006 at 14:59 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 - 22. Aug 2006 at 16:18

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&fImag...

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Marks DTM Calib Administrator Offline Ex Member Posts: 25671 Northern Hemisphere Gender: Drives: Astra J, Mum Bus, Dexta Tractor, 108 DMU wip	Re: Cutting my project car into little pieces Reply #17 - 22. Aug 2006 at 16:26 Markie wrote on 22. Aug 2006 at 12:29: 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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Markie Omega Lord Offline Posts: 7914 Lanarkshire, Scotland Gender: Drives: RS4, X5, Range Rover	Re: Cutting my project car into little pieces Reply #18 - 22. Aug 2006 at 16:37 Will suss it out guys - i reckon these things will be noisy as well wont they
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Marks DTM Calib Administrator Offline Ex Member Posts: 25671 Northern Hemisphere Gender: Drives: Astra J, Mum Bus, Dexta Tractor, 108 DMU wip	Re: Cutting my project car into little pieces Reply #19 - 22. Aug 2006 at 16:39 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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Marks DTM Calib Administrator Offline Ex Member Posts: 25671 Northern Hemisphere Gender: Drives: Astra J, Mum Bus, Dexta Tractor, 108 DMU wip	Re: Cutting my project car into little pieces Reply #20 - 22. Aug 2006 at 16:42 Heres how they work http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-plasma-cutter.htm
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Andy B Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 21988 Bury Lancs Gender: Drives: 1999 3.0 Elite auto/TDM	Re: Cutting my project car into little pieces Reply #21 - 22. Aug 2006 at 16:54 Big Rod wrote on 22. Aug 2006 at 14:53: ....... and my personal favourite............ a very sharp cold chisel and a big hammer! Now .... there's surprise!
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Re: Cutting my project car into little pieces
Reply #22 - 22. Aug 2006 at 19:46

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 Grin

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MartinP Senior Member Offline Posts: 791 Birmingham Gender: Drives: 2001 2.2 Ltr SALOON LPG	Re: Cutting my project car into little pieces Reply #23 - 22. Aug 2006 at 22:29 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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Markie Omega Lord Offline Posts: 7914 Lanarkshire, Scotland Gender: Drives: RS4, X5, Range Rover	Re: Cutting my project car into little pieces Reply #24 - 22. Aug 2006 at 22:57 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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MartinP Senior Member Offline Posts: 791 Birmingham Gender: Drives: 2001 2.2 Ltr SALOON LPG	Re: Cutting my project car into little pieces Reply #25 - 22. Aug 2006 at 23:06 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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nixoro Omega Baron Offline Posts: 3104 Hitchin, Herts Gender: Drives: 56 Plate - Zafira 1.6	Re: Cutting my project car into little pieces Reply #26 - 23. Aug 2006 at 09:24 I'm sure I have seen the fire services use something similar. Issunaz you certainly made short work of breaking that one up.
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nigsey1600e Junior Member Offline Posts: 101 leicsester Gender:	Re: Cutting my project car into little pieces Reply #27 - 23. Aug 2006 at 17:15 Markie wrote on 22. Aug 2006 at 22:57: 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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Marks DTM Calib Administrator Offline Ex Member Posts: 25671 Northern Hemisphere Gender: Drives: Astra J, Mum Bus, Dexta Tractor, 108 DMU wip	Re: Cutting my project car into little pieces Reply #28 - 23. Aug 2006 at 17:17 Its a stihl saw........which is a petrol powered large angle grinder...
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MartinP Senior Member Offline Posts: 791 Birmingham Gender: Drives: 2001 2.2 Ltr SALOON LPG	Re: Cutting my project car into little pieces Reply #29 - 23. Aug 2006 at 18:28 Marks DTM Calib wrote on 23. Aug 2006 at 17:17: 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
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