Cut corrugated steel

Clum · 12 Oct 2009 at 15:32

Another boring thread for most of you, sorry! Following on from my last post about doing up my parents garden for them, I could use some more advice, this time with destroying a bomb shelter!

Up the back fo their garden is this mental old Anderson shelter which was put up sometime during WW2. Its main body comprises of pretty thick gauge corrugated steel sheeting which is set in a concrete base going over a meter down into the soil

As i dont have a digger to hand i'm going to have to try and cut the steel around the base then just cover it over with soil.

Looking for advice on what would be the best way to cut this steel sheeting? My first thought was to use an angle grinder but as the corrugations are so deep it would be pretty difficult. Reckon a powerful jigsaw with a metal cutting blade would be up to the job?

cheers!

The Dread Pirate · 12 Oct 2009 at 15:33

Turn it into a fallout bunker for "apocolyptic situations" were they to arise

Tefal · 12 Oct 2009 at 15:34

Turn it into a wine celler

Clum · 12 Oct 2009 at 15:35

Haha good idea. Plus some of the creatures i've found in ther so far are far more terrifying than anything a game developer could come up with!

Tefal · 12 Oct 2009 at 15:37

Could you not rent/hire one of those hand hel jigsaw things that like a oversized electric carving knife

what they have at first to cut the roof of the car in this

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0074ftl/Top_Gear_Series_8_Episode_1/

They use them on scrap heap challenge a lot.

The Dread Pirate · 12 Oct 2009 at 15:43

Tefal said:
They use them on scrap heap challenge a lot.

The Megalomaniacs never used those fancy cutting tools they had hammers, welding torches & Nosh to take stuff to pieces with!

Fenris · 12 Oct 2009 at 15:45

Clean it up and turn it into a shed? Why destroy it, could be useful.

Clum · 12 Oct 2009 at 15:48

Those hand saws look pretty good. Will have a look into costs.

Fenris, it has to go as its rusted through and my old man already has 3 sheds in the garden and a greenhouse full of rubbish!

a1ex2001 · 12 Oct 2009 at 15:54

chop off the roof with one of the tools suggested then smash up the concrete don't burry it! Higher a pneumatic drill or go old school with a heavy sledge.

Tefal · 12 Oct 2009 at 15:55

Fenris said:
Clean it up and turn it into a shed? Why destroy it, could be useful.

what's that sig from googleing it only brings up your posts on ocuk

Stretch · 12 Oct 2009 at 15:59

oxy acetylene

Fenris · 12 Oct 2009 at 16:01

Tefal said:
what's that sig from googleing it only brings up your posts on ocuk

It's a line from Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, a comic by Jhonen Vasquez.

platypus · 12 Oct 2009 at 16:12

My jigsaw (a Makita) can cut through up to 12mm metal, but then its an expensive one. Most can indeed cut metal, but you need a good saw bit, and a powerful motor.

Clum · 12 Oct 2009 at 16:33

Just founf one of those electric hand saw thingys in his shed. Does the job although very slowly. A decent one with a better motor should get it done. Failing that i'll be filling the thing with black poweder and lighting a match!