Taking the chill plate out of an old dorm fridge.

[omarsdroog]

A neighbor left his old dorm-style fridge when he moved away. It wasn't really a good size or shape to use on its own so I thought I'd take it apart and just take the cooling elements out and build a new box around it. Apparently everything inside it is embedded in the foam insulation. Is there an easier way to get the guts out besides slowly cutting away the foam?

[spiderwrangler]

Burn it out... hold your breath.

*not a serious suggestion...

[Henning1966]

Just take the door off of it and leave it as is and just extend it out bigger. Just make sure you insulate the new part of it good.

[Quin]

If it's just styrofoam holding it in, you can pour a little gasoline on the foam. It will melt away - just make sure you're in a well ventilated area and everything is unplugged.

[anday6]

Acetone will be way better than gas as far as odor/ventillation requirements go. Try to use as little as possible with whatever chemical you use, it melts the foam and that can get messy.