55 gallon drum ideas

[Brake Weight]

I was explained this from a land drilling rig contract welder trick.

Hook up a hose from the tailpipe of your welding diesel machine (or any combustion engine) and let the exhaust displace any oxygen from said combustible fluid tank while you get all your equipment ready. Once you feel that all the oxygen is displaced you can cut or weld on the tank without fear of it exploding.

LOL. At least that was the reasoning I was told.

 

[rockinmywaypa]

I made these for feeding lambs. One plastic barrel plus one plastic oil pail cleaned out real well. bolted together with a 6 inch hole connecting the two. leave an inch gap or so at bottom of trough. the extra barrel on top is so we can pour feed in from upstairs, not recommended to fill both as it becomes quite unstable.

 

[PILOON]

I wonder if the barrel stove kits have instructions to not use plastic barrels?

Bruce

LOL! Good one.

 

[dannoGT]

You are kiddng! :confused3: Ok,how do you know?

Well you make the assumption that because it has kicked you once it cant possibly kick you again and you light up the torch again........

 

[Jstpssng]

I was explained this from a land drilling rig contract welder trick.

Hook up a hose from the tailpipe of your welding diesel machine (or any combustion engine) and let the exhaust displace any oxygen from said combustible fluid tank while you get all your equipment ready. Once you feel that all the oxygen is displaced you can cut or weld on the tank without fear of it exploding.

LOL. At least that was the reasoning I was told.

I've heard that before, but haven't dared try it because I don't know how to tell when it's full of exhaust.
Back in HS days some of my friends believed that a driveshaft is filled with some type of gas, because of the reaction when they are cut with a torch. The real reason (I believe) is that the shaft is sealed, so the air expands as you are cutting it, and blows out when the steel is breached.

 

[sixdogs]

On post 65 above, here's how my old welding shop used to weld bungs in gasoline storage tanks. First, they emptied the tank. Then, they hooked up a Sears shop vac that blew air into the tank (and exited another opening). They let that vac run for four days, I think, and then welded the bung in. Seemed to work since they did a lot of tanks and no problems.

 

[Jstpssng]

On post 65 above, here's how my old welding shop used to weld bungs in gasoline storage tanks. First, they emptied the tank. Then, they hooked up a Sears shop vac that blew air into the tank (and exited another opening). They let that vac run for four days, I think, and then welded the bung in. Seemed to work since they did a lot of tanks and no problems.

I notice that you said they blew the air in- not suck the fumes out into that electric motor. They obviously knew what they were doing. I have heard of welders doing pipeline repairs on while said pipelines were operating; but that's a different league than an amateur like me with my little AC welder.

 

[MossRoad]

I'd just stick a garden hose in it, let if fill up, and run over for 10 minutes of so. Then dump and repeat two more times.

 

[sixdogs]

I'd just stick a garden hose in it, let if fill up, and run over for 10 minutes of so. Then dump and repeat two more times.

Do you think that would really clean it? I've rinsed things before and still smelled residual gas.

 

[MillWeld]

I welded 2 together to make a sawdust collector for my planer. I can fill it in 20 minutes so I should have welded 10 together.