How to cut open and reuse an oil drum lid to make a smoker

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  • Опубліковано 21 лип 2022
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    This is a simple way to neatly cut off the lid from an oil drum and be able to reuse it afterwards.
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  • @Carl-sh7kf
    @Carl-sh7kf Місяць тому

    Genius! Just what I was looking for. Thank you. Best wishes from Aveyron.

    • @luxsabre
      @luxsabre  Місяць тому +1

      Hey, thank you. Glad it helped!
      Best wishes back. Thanks for watching. 😃

  • @bigoldgrizzly
    @bigoldgrizzly Рік тому +5

    Thanks for this Luxsabre !
    Glad I did a search on youtube before I started and glad that I found this. Great idea and it took me all of 7 minutes to do my drum. just a tip or two...... cut with the drum horizontal and use a plank laid on the floor to stop the barrel rolling towards you. Go slowly, cutting sections of a few inches at a time, and when you think you are about to cut through, stop and take a hammer and tap under the rim, [ie towards the lid end]. This will break the last little bit of metal off with reduced risk of cutting right through the 'lid' piece too. Repeat till all the way round the drum. Do make sure to trim and tidy the burrs from the cut edge of the drum and tidy up the lid, or you can end up gashing your hand. hope this helps someone

    • @luxsabre
      @luxsabre  Рік тому

      So glad it helped, definitely do it horizontally as I did, makes it a lot easier.
      Thank you for watching. 😃

  • @MrMarkBell
    @MrMarkBell 9 місяців тому +2

    Excellent - very useful, thanks for sharing.

    • @luxsabre
      @luxsabre  9 місяців тому

      No problem at all, thank you for watching!

  • @jasmineseyes
    @jasmineseyes 9 днів тому +1

    I'll try it

    • @luxsabre
      @luxsabre  8 днів тому

      Go for it, works well I think.
      Thanks for watching

  • @wastagesneddon
    @wastagesneddon 9 місяців тому +2

    Worked beautifully, thanks

    • @luxsabre
      @luxsabre  9 місяців тому

      That’s great, I’m so glad it helped. Thank you for watching. Owen

  • @mr.m.o.g.o.m.
    @mr.m.o.g.o.m. 5 місяців тому +1

    Very slick approach.

    • @luxsabre
      @luxsabre  5 місяців тому

      Thank you, glad you thought so.

  • @Lucyfur666
    @Lucyfur666 2 місяці тому +1

    So perfect. Thank you .

    • @luxsabre
      @luxsabre  2 місяці тому

      My pleasure, happy to have helped.
      Thank you for watching.

  • @pieterbarneveld9518
    @pieterbarneveld9518 Рік тому +2

    Thanks for the video 👌

    • @luxsabre
      @luxsabre  Рік тому

      No problem, thanks for watching!

  • @gemrouf
    @gemrouf 2 місяці тому +1

    Why not flip the lid over and use the outer lip to come over the sides of the drum and make a snug seal - perhaps put a few metal clamps or a ring clamp on it? Have you tried?

    • @luxsabre
      @luxsabre  Місяць тому

      Unfortunately I don’t think this method would work as the lid edge normally sits inside the drum so wouldn’t fit over the outside edge.
      Let me know if you try it, and thanks for watching.

  • @NDayJIne
    @NDayJIne Рік тому +2

    Great great idea THANKS

    • @luxsabre
      @luxsabre  Рік тому

      Hi, no problem at all. Hope it helps, good luck with your project and thanks for watching. 👍

  • @Alatinu
    @Alatinu 11 місяців тому

    Thankyou vm for your teachness and sharing !. I'm lookong for one of tvis but to get hermetic ( with a new drum ) without leaking water. Itswould be for a Solar tank homemade with epoxy paint insude it. Excuse me for the bad english!. Health for you !

  • @kreynolds1123
    @kreynolds1123 7 місяців тому +1

    Have you tried to use a lever locking lid on a steel barrel after removing the old lid? Does it work?

    • @luxsabre
      @luxsabre  7 місяців тому

      No, I have never used this as I didn’t really have the need. Sorry.

  • @jonw8516
    @jonw8516 Рік тому +2

    Was wondering if there was a way, thanks a lot🙂

    • @luxsabre
      @luxsabre  Рік тому

      No problem, hope it helps. Thank you for watching!

  • @thomasschwarting5108
    @thomasschwarting5108 Рік тому +1

    Seems like that should work just fine.

    • @luxsabre
      @luxsabre  Рік тому

      Definitely worked for me. 😀

  • @sarcasmo57
    @sarcasmo57 Рік тому +1

    I like to play the drums.

    • @luxsabre
      @luxsabre  Рік тому +1

      That’s great! So happy for you. 😃

    • @sarcasmo57
      @sarcasmo57 Рік тому +1

      @@luxsabre I think I'm getting good but I can handle criticism.

  • @thomasschwarting5108
    @thomasschwarting5108 Рік тому +1

    Just like the can openers that do that with no sharp edges.

    • @luxsabre
      @luxsabre  Рік тому

      Yes exactly that! Thanks for watching.

  • @user-yo9io4lx2s
    @user-yo9io4lx2s 10 місяців тому +1

    People should be very cautious with this. Using a cut off wheel creates heat. If these aren't cleaned out properly, they can and will explode. An empty tank that has never had a combustible material in it is fine, but if there are vapors from flammable/combustible materials, it's dangerous. Doesn't take a spark. Just the heat your cut off wheel is generating.

    • @luxsabre
      @luxsabre  10 місяців тому +2

      Yes of course! I do clearly mention this in the video.