Stripping insulation from scrap cylinders - how do you do it?

[Bunker]

Any tips? Some of the older ones come off nicely but the newer ones are a bar steward. I just bought a 'survival' type wire saw off Fleabay to see if that works.....anyone any tips?

 

[dancinplumba]

Wot u do Dat 4 ?

 

[Destroyer2813]

I got a good 1 put cylinder in back of van drive to scrap merchants remove cylinder from van, watch scrap man strip cylinder and tidy up all the scale and foam

 

[dancinplumba]

Dus urs do DAT ? Mine dunt bovva

 

[Destroyer2813]

Yer mine dus do dat, no probs 4me

 

[Mike Jackson]

Leave a bit of pipe sticking out. Speedfit blank on one and wet vac on the other. Cylinder implodes and insulation falls off. Or run it over.

 

[plumber0808]

Toolstation > Landscaping > Picks & Axes > Fibreglass Hand Axe

A few smashes with on of these down it a few times and it comes off in sheets

 

[Rickster123]

Leave a bit of pipe sticking out. Speedfit blank on one and wet vac on the other. Cylinder implodes and insulation falls off. Or run it over.

Oh no I can sense another landrover thread coming on...

 

[mikegas]

toms top tips how to strip a lagged cylinder - YouTube

 

[Kyle87]

That toms tips lad of YouTube uses a spade. Don't look like too much hard work

 

[Kyle87]

Ha beat me to it

 

[Bunker]

Thats a good idea except as I said, the new ones - they are glued on so dont come off as easily - Ill try it tho.

 

[iain85]

Is it worth stripping the lagging off? I got 45 sheets for a 900 x 450 other day scale and all!

 

[lame plumber]

difference in copper and brazing copper makes it worthwhile

 

[cr0ft]

Set fire to the cylinder in a safe area outside. Job done.

 

[hammers4spanner]

get someone fat to jump on it

 

[Whn1]

Put it at the end of a narrow alley, Pour petrol all over it, run to the other end of the alley, find a cat, pour petrol on that, set alight to it and chase it towards the cylinder... Whoosh

Works every time.

 

[on31ll]

Put it at the end of a narrow alley, Pour petrol all over it, run to the other end of the alley, find a cat, pour petrol on that, set alight to it and chase it towards the cylinder... Whoosh

Works every time.

Jokin aint you round our way the gypos would steal it while it was on fire ! And the cat !

 

[Whn1]

Jokin aint you round our way the gypos would steal it while it was on fire ! And the cat !

Your area sounds messed up.

 

[on31ll]

Your area sounds messed up.

Nah just the gypos work quick ! At my rugby club the booted in the outhouse door put an axe into the bottom of 4 300l cylinders and ripped them out ! Only to realise they can only fit 2 in the van !

 

[Kyle87]

Just dangle the cylinder infront of the gypos and they will eat the insulation off it like piranhas at a bit of meat!!

 

[on31ll]

Get a gypo ! They will prob be able to climb inside through the vent hole and strip the copper from the inside !