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01-05-2011, 01:39 PM | #1 |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 07-04-08
Location: SLC, UTard
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Dehead 55 gal drum
Greetings gang,
Looking for some good input on how to best dehead my drum. I want to reuse the lid, so a clean cut is important. Trying to find a local biz in SLC that might have a tool to rent/borrow but I dont know precisely what I am asking for. L |
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01-05-2011, 02:17 PM | #2 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 04-16-09
Location: Lake Charles La
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Cheapest way is a hammer and a chisel, but i doubt you will be able to reuse the lid.Call around and ask for a drum deheading tool. I've seen em at HF.
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01-05-2011, 02:21 PM | #3 | |
Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 08-25-09
Location: Escalon, Ca.
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Good luck! and oh yeah, grainger sells drum lidders. |
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01-05-2011, 02:24 PM | #4 |
is Blowin Smoke!
Join Date: 06-14-07
Location: Huntington Beach, CA
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Northern Tool dot com sells them under drum deheaders on their website for around $50. They make a pretty clean cut as long as you take it slow...sometimes there is a small burr that it kicks up but you can easily file it away.
edit: you won't be able to reuse the lid since you are cutting it away from the flange. Keep an eye out for a used kettle on craigslist that you can get a lid from. Dont worry about the fit as you can bend the lip out a bit with some pliers if needed to make it fit. |
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01-05-2011, 03:44 PM | #5 |
Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 08-25-09
Location: Escalon, Ca.
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Hmmm... True, but some drums are just too big for a lid to fit, also, when you start bending these weber lids, the porcelin chips off...Bad.
Yes the drum lidders work great, I use one, take small bites and it comes out real good, and only takes about 5 minutes. You will still have to grind the sharp sides down, but with the right tools, its simple stuff. have fun! |
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01-05-2011, 04:21 PM | #6 |
is Blowin Smoke!
Join Date: 06-14-07
Location: Huntington Beach, CA
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Yup I forgot to mention that part. I fixed mine by lightly sanding the chipped area and spraying it with a few coats of hi-temp black. I wound up doing the whole lid to match since it was a bit rusty before I started out and the rest of the drum was going to be the same color. I also wanted to keep my drum "ugly" to be true to the spirt of the UDS.
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01-05-2011, 04:32 PM | #7 |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 12-06-09
Location: Gilbert AZ
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How to best de-head a drum
I've used the drum de-header from Northern Tool referred to above. It does leave a jagged edge that has to be dealt with. Also, the lid comes out rather deformed, and possibly unusable for your purposes.
Lately I've been using a hack saw type blade in a sabre saw to cut out the lid. It leaves a much cleaner cut and does not deform the lid. Just drill a small pilot hole into the lid right next to the rim. Use a long blade and run the saw on top of the rim. Very clean cut with minimal cleanup needed. Hope this helps. Sterling Skouson
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01-06-2011, 12:26 PM | #8 |
is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 01-21-10
Location: Denver, NC
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I remember seeing on here, that someone cut the lid to reuse it. I think they cut the top rim with a dremel grinder and pried the lid off. Cut on the bottom or side of the rolled edge.
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01-06-2011, 01:26 PM | #9 |
Take a breath!
Join Date: 12-17-10
Location: Cape Cod, MA
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Seems to me a good plasma torch would do the trick!
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01-06-2011, 01:55 PM | #10 |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 07-04-08
Location: SLC, UTard
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Sterling- Based on your Avatar I presume you to be a native Utahn. I am brewing a polygamy styled porter on Sun. L |
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01-06-2011, 04:32 PM | #11 | |
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Join Date: 12-06-09
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I do avoid the obvious religious connotations, however, and enjoy a good porter myself. I thought the avatar had a subtle hint of rebellion and those in the know would get the joke. Sterling
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