homemade grill ??

[GeoBx2680]

So I got a 250 gallon tank I want to make into a grill/cooker/smoker maybe

My question is whats the best style to cut it open to make it hinge.
Pictures are helpful
Trying to get some ideas

Thanks

 

[torch]

Cut the hinged side first. Weld on the hinges. Cut the rest of the opening.

(Or were you asking what to use to cut it? )

 

[skeets]

https://youtu.be/_v8VYxmMwaQ?t=246
This is a good start there are 4 or 5 segments of the build, it should give you good ideas of your own too,,,, Smokem if ya GOTEM

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

If it's a 250 gallon propane tank, please fill it with water to the top first then cut it open!

 

[GeoBx2680]

If it's a 250 gallon propane tank, please fill it with water to the top first then cut it open!

Its a fuel tank out of my basement. I switched over to propane

 

[GeoBx2680]

Cut the hinged side first. Weld on the hinges. Cut the rest of the opening.

(Or were you asking what to use to cut it? )

I'll keep this in mind. I was hoping to cut it with sawzall if not.. got a torch at work.

 

[torch]

Its a fuel tank out of my basement. I switched over to propane

There will be residue and it will be ignited by the cutting tool. Start with that assumption and go from there: work outside in a suitable location well away from combustible materials and ground cover, make sure the tank is not sealed so pressure cannot build up, have a means of extinguishment at hand.

 

[GeoBx2680]

https://youtu.be/_v8VYxmMwaQ?t=246
This is a good start there are 4 or 5 segments of the build, it should give you good ideas of your own too,,,, Smokem if ya GOTEM

Some good video. might not be as easy as I think

 

[Lil Foot]

Back in the day, I repaired a lot of old LandCruiser gas tanks- they had a common problem with poor solder joints, especially on top. I removed & drained them, dried them with an air hose for a half hour or so, then used a flex radiator hose to connect their filler neck to the tailpipe of an idling vehicle. Then I re-soldered them with an open flame torch. No boom.