Comments on: How Can I Cut Through A Plastic Storage Container Easily?

By: Paul A

Paul A — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:25:59 +0000

If you can get the vin # of the car then go to a dealer they can get you a key for your trunk.

By: mojo1969

mojo1969 — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:45:42 +0000

big butcher knife thick gloves. put gloves on,take butcher knife stab hole in the side as high up as you can reach. punch knife all the way in to the handle or an inch or 2 out, then push don plastic, if it is to strong for knife to cut easily, you have started a hole get a small wood cutting saw with a thin blade like for cutting tree limbs and use hole you started and start sawing, use the thin blade with big teeth cuts easier. Do same thing again start at the top as wide apart as you need to gain entry area needed. pull flap down and try to push lid up and over the end towards driver or passenger side of car which ever will give you more room climb in see if you can reach lock mechanism. if you can’t start sawing again on that side. If you don’t want to use hand saw use electric reciprocating saw, you’ll be through in minutes.

By: hillbilly

hillbilly — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:51:57 +0000

utility knife w/ new blade

By: p0rtside

p0rtside — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:07:20 +0000

You might try using a sharp serrated knife. The kind you get at the dollar store that will cut through garden hoses.

By: frediwhite@verizon.net

frediwhite@verizon.net — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:26:34 +0000

You could use a portable drill to make one or two 1/2″ holes. Then you can make cuts with a sabre saw. It will be noisy, with a lot of plastic dust (don’t breathe that), but it should work.

If you can unseal the trunk that might be more satisfactory in the long run. A spade or Forstner bit will work better than a regular twist drill.

On second thought, the best tool would be the straight-shanked reamer – like a milling bit – that comes with a Dremel set. The first hole can be smaller – 1/8″ would do. The Dremel bit cuts laterally, in any direction. It will make less dust and noise, but it needs to revolve faster than a drill bit, hence the Dremel or equivalent.

BTW, saw blades for plastic need to be fine, else they snag. I use a circular saw blade with 200 teeth.