Re: How to use a hot wire (Kanthal) to cut a plastic bin containing a liquid

From: Ecnerwal (LawrenceSMITH_at_SOuthernVERmont.NyET)
Date: 07/30/04 

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 11:53:12 GMT

In article <f156a4f4.0407290901.2e354f62@posting.google.com>,
 lars.soderstrom@tfif.fi (Lasse) wrote:

> Any other suggestions how to saw a plastic bin into 2-4 pieces with as
> few moving parts as possible (to decrease the spill of the liquid that
> pours from the bin to the mechanism&surroundings)?

Obvious method #1: Step 1, punch two holes in bin. Step 2, drain liquid
to recover it. Step 3, cut/crush bin any way that suits. Since you have
not explained any reason why you must cut these bins with fluid in them,
it is the simplest solution. Cutting with fluid in place just
complicates things, especially since you want to recover the liquid, as
you've posted later on.

Obvious method #2: Place bin in containment/collection shield (giant
funnel). Drop gillotine cutter on bin. If liquid splashes out, make
containment sheild better/bigger until that does not happen.

Completely silly over the top method #3: place bins in press, crush,
drop mess into centrifuge directly under press, spin, collect liquid. 

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