Method of disassembling fiber drums using a portable fiber drum chime remover

摘要

A method of disassembling fiber drums having a fiber sidewall, a fiber bottom and an upper and lower metal chime includes the use of a portable fiber drum chime remover. The fiber drum is placed on the lower metal chime and the portable fiber drum chime remover is used to remove the upper metal chime by engaging a rotatable drive wheel against an outer surface of the upper chime and a rotatable cutting head against the inner surface of the fiber sidewall opposite the drive wheel. The portable fiber drum chime remover is then driven around the upper chime to cut the upper edge of the fiber sidewall. The fiber drum is then placed on the cut upper edge of the sidewall and the portable fiber drum chime remover is used in the same manner to cut the lower edge of the fiber sidewall slightly above the fiber bottom. The lower metal chime is then snipped to relieve tension and allow the fiber bottom and lower metal chime to be easily removed from the drum. Such cylindrical fiber sidewalls free of chimes are efficiently stored on a pallet by slitting the cylindrical fiber sidewall of the second and subsequent drums, opening the sidewalls along the slit, and respectively placing the open sidewalls concentrically around the fiber sidewalls previously placed concentrically on the pallet.