Hello, Michael,

WHAT are you doing with the coffee cans? I'm just curious, never heard of
that. What material are those coffee cans wehn you talk about soldering?
Beverage cans usually are made from aluminium if I know correct, so
soldering may be "difficult".

Peter

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On 18/06/2011 05:13, RussellMc wrote:
> Looking for a way to most easily, cheaply, quickly, ... cut=20
> alumin[i]um  softdrink cans (Coke, Pepsi, ...) into two pieces with a=20
> "vertical" cut. ie left with two U shaped pieces when viewed from top.
> No specs on amount of deformation or roughness of edge etc. Target -=20
> two half barrels which are not obviously rough edged or deformed.

I cut coffee cans to make sheets to solder little screened boxes for
electronics.

A stanley or other similar heavy duty craft knife cuts a can easily. I don'=
t
know if the distortion is too much. But if a tin-opener removed the lid you
could have a grooved/slotted wooden form go inside can and set it in a
wooden jig and quickly cut can with knife accurately without distortion.


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