Yes please Pete. I've got a battery cutter ready for itThere was someone near me trying to get rid of a steel oil tank recently. Would need cutting up in-situ as it's too big to fit out, but it was free.
I'll see if it's still available if you're interested @mikekushy
It's at the bottom of a 8m shaft so easy enough to lower. 1.2x1.2m is just the gross dimension, it will be cut further yet.Oil tanks are usually made out of sheet a lot thinner than 4mm, so probably not suitable.
A couple of observations about using steel plate- Firstly, a 1.2m square bit of 4mm thick is going to be pretty heavy, and if the dig site is a fair way underground will be a total PITA to get there. Secondly, if it's intended for long-term support of anything, it will rust and eventually give up the ghost; you could be creating a real problem for someone in 30-40 years time if it's not temporary.
I'm not sure if any plastic would hold up to shrapnel from repetitive he blasts?I would also counsel against it - this steel plate hidden under a patio (covering an old shaft) conformed almost identically to your specs, and we really struggled to move it about and it was a major pain in the arse cutting it up. And yes, it was rusty, sharp and very nasty to handle. Surely this is what our world of plastic was implemented for?
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A blade cutter of some sort rather than an angle grinder I hope, given the tank will still likely be full of kerosene fumes? 💣Yes please Pete. I've got a battery cutter ready for it
Good advise! Some years ago, my father in law made a father in law shaped hole in the wall of a boilerhouse, containing the oil tank he was cutting!A blade cutter of some sort rather than an angle grinder I hope, given the tank will still likely be full of kerosene fumes? 💣