Half size 44 gallon drum (ie 22 gallon?)
Submitted by bradz on Mon, 2014-12-29 11:23
Festive greetings FW'ers
Does anyone know if there is such a thing as a half height 44 gallon drum? I dont want to cut one in half because it needs to have a lid. It also needs to be the same circumference.
It doesnt need to be exactly half height, just not full height.
Cheers
Brad
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groverwa
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Half size 44 gallon drum
Try a stock feed seller. Also try a salvage yard.
Wight and Emmett in Bunbury had some about that size b4 Xmas for $30 made of plastic but shaped like a wine barrel.
I was thinking of getting one to start another worm farm by putting a tap at the bottom
Mike
bradz
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Half size
Thanks Mike
They need to be steel. For my purposes the plastic may be a little succeptible to fire.
Cheers
Brad
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grantarctic1
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only seen
only seen 22gallon ( aprox 100lt ) in plastic .
You can get steel drums in 60lt . Usually i have a few ( thinners drum ) but gave them all away sorry.
The weigh station along the train line in midland sells assorted drums but would call first to make sure .
Cheers Grant .
bradz
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Cheers Grant
Yep. Already contacted him. No luck.
What I am trying to do is make a fire drum with a barrel. There is a kit you can buy with a door, flu and stand to convert a 44 into a pretty cool fire pit. Only problem is that a 44 is too long for where I want to put it.
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jayce
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Try a beer keg. They work
Try a beer keg. They work mint for fire drums.
grantarctic1
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I use old gas bottles
I use old gas bottles to make my fire places. They have to be ventet before i can cut them, and i also get them sandblasted to remove the Galv coating.
Here is a couple i made for family members last winter.
wookstar
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keg
Thought of maybe sourcing and old keg from somewhere?? ^^ As he said
bradz
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Cool
Beer keg is another option.
Thanks guys
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Perfish
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Gas bottle
Another option is an old gas bottle .... gotta be carefull cutting them for obvious reasons but have a good solid wall. Use them back in RSA for BBQ's.
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