letdasmokeroll
Full Fledged Farker
Im having a hard time finding a food grade barrel but I found some that had glue in them ...long story short can you get the glue out to make them safe to cook in or not ...thanks
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cmsievers
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Get it sandblasted, that's what i did. My barrel was food grade but it had the red liner in it. Other brethern recommended sandblasting to save time - best decision I ever made.
G$
is One Chatty Farker
How much did the sand blasting cost?
Mason Dixon Bowhunta
is one Smokin' Farker
i had a barrel that had some type of adhesive in it and I just burned the crap out of it then sanded off the soot.
letdasmokeroll
Full Fledged Farker
i can get the barrels for $8 so i thought wth if i can burn it out great if not maybe sand blasting wouldnt be that much
HookedOnQ
is one Smokin' Farker
Sandblasting will take care of it but if thats not in the budget a few good burns and a wire wheel on the drill will do the trick
martyleach
Quintessential Chatty Farker
If you've got the time to do it burn the sucker out yourself with a Harbor Freight weed burner http://www.harborfreight.com/propane-torch-91033.html Just hook that up to a propane tank and go to work from the outside of the drum. Go slowly until the steel is almost red. This will take about 1-1/2 hours. Then I pressure wash the inside to see what is left. I may wire brush if needed. Pressure washing really gets the dust out of the pores in the steel.
I checked on sandblasting around here and it was stupid expensive. I've got more time than money so I did it myself.
I checked on sandblasting around here and it was stupid expensive. I've got more time than money so I did it myself.
letdasmokeroll
Full Fledged Farker
I checked on sandblasting around here and it was stupid expensive. I've got more time than money so I did it myself......hahahaha so do I ...I might buy 4 or 5 and just do all them that way it i want to build a few then I have that took care of
Tsevg9
Knows what a fatty is.
8$ a barrel is a pretty good deal! If you have the time to get them all cleaned out, that would be the way to go.
hachi-roku_fan
is one Smokin' Farker
Yea I was in a similar situation. Bought 2 barrels for 8 bucks with tan liner. Burning them out wasn't an option so I tried to angle grind it out. Not easy, thought about sandblasting them but I figured at that point I might as well get a reconditioned one for 40 bucks. Suckers came straight out of a furnace with no paint or liner.
pwa
is Blowin Smoke!
ZERO point to buy a food grade barrel. The liner is what makes its "food grade" and if werer removing it...... then it just a steel drum. Soooo don't stress over "food grade" just go get your self a salvage drum and be happy.. there about 65 in Alaska so I know you can get them cheaper then that just start looking for industrial supplies... safety stores, haz-wast supply dealers ect.....
Just my 2 cents
pwa
Just my 2 cents
pwa
