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Old 12-05-2022, 16:32   #16
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How to cut apart aluminum tank

10 gauge nibbler is faster, cleaner, easier and less noise then sawzall or a cutoff wheel… just don’t let the nibbles get into your shoe.
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Old 12-05-2022, 17:14   #17
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Re: How to cut apart aluminum tank

This holding tank issue is a good recommendation for a composting toilet!

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Re: How to cut apart aluminum tank

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It would be best to retain access to the cockpit drain and engine exhaust. if those hoses are original, you might want to replace them, and use really top quality hose clamps in the reinstallation. We get less mobile as we age, and it makes access more difficult. Please don't ask how i know this.

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You might want to think about self-tightening hose clamps. Rubber and plastic hoses compress over time, causing clamps to loosen, even if properly installed.
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Re: How to cut apart aluminum tank

When it absolutely positively has to be destroyed overnight, don't send the marines. Get a reciprocating saw with a long flexible blade. I disassembled a 12 passenger van with one, and in the battery versions, they are said to be the tool of choice for dismantling Mr. Trump's border wall.

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