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Subject:Re: Scrapping vanagon
From:Aristotle Sagan
Date:Mon, 17 Apr 2006 17:53:46 -0700

Make sure it's one of the 7 inch (175mm) grinders. You will eat up a gross
(144) of metal cutting disks with a 4.5 inch (112mm) grinder.

Ask me how I know.

Better off would be an oxy-acetylene torch with a cutting head on it.

tim in san jose

On 4/17/06, Jens Jakob Andersen <jayjay@zorck.dk> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I am going to scrap the blue vanagon, and part it as much as I can.
>
> An idea that I got.
>
> Besides taking all parts that can be taken, I thought of using an
> angle grinder, and cut out the window frames.
>
> Guess that it would be nice at a later time (to repair rust) to have
> some good pieces of original window frame, to use for repair.
>
> Anyone done this before?
>
> In fact, I could cut out all good metal parts, and beyond a stock of
> good parts, also get a stock of body-metal repair parts.
>
> Anyone did this?
>
> And I happily receive feedback on the idea.
>
> Best regards
>
> Jens Jakob
>

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