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06-18-2013, 02:34 PM
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Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 06-03-13
Location: Maiden NC
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Starting my UDS
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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06-18-2013, 03:27 PM
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Got rid of the matchlight.
Join Date: 02-19-13
Location: Little Rock, AR
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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.
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06-18-2013, 04:28 PM
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is Blowin Smoke!
Join Date: 01-01-05
Location: Southern Arizona
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How much did the sand blasting cost?
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06-18-2013, 06:07 PM
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is one Smokin' Farker
  Join Date: 12-24-12
Location: Up a tree somewhere in MD
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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.
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06-18-2013, 06:20 PM
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Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 06-03-13
Location: Maiden NC
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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
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06-18-2013, 06:41 PM
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is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 12-31-12
Location: chesterfield, va
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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
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06-18-2013, 08:23 PM
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Quintessential Chatty Farker
 Join Date: 12-17-10
Location: Pleasanton, Ca
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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.
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06-18-2013, 08:30 PM
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Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 06-03-13
Location: Maiden NC
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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
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06-18-2013, 09:23 PM
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On the road to being a farker
Join Date: 05-02-13
Location: Saint Louis, MO
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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.
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06-18-2013, 09:49 PM
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is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 05-25-13
Location: Los Angeles
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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.
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06-19-2013, 01:49 AM
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is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 10-11-11
Location: North Pole, Alaska
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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
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06-19-2013, 02:26 AM
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Join Date: 11-18-10
Location: Callahan Fl
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