Re: 55 gal drum dye pot
[Re: billsauk]
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07/02/18 06:40 PM
07/02/18 06:40 PM
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I would think a smoking hot wood fire inside would cure it, along with a post-fire rinse, of course.
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Re: 55 gal drum dye pot
[Re: billsauk]
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07/02/18 07:24 PM
07/02/18 07:24 PM
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steel 55gallon drums have 2 ridges bent in them typically about 1/3 up from the bottom and down form the top using a fiber cutting disc on a angle grinder cut about a half inch above that upper ridge it gives the lip more strength
this makes a deeper barrel than just half but is more like the rolled edge you would get on a steel pot.
cut the top free to make a lid and bold a wooden handle to it , a lid keep the heat in and reduces the fuel to get to a boil and keep hot.
the remainder of the barrel can be cut vertically so you can open it up and can make a wind block for the burner under neath so that your heat doesn't blow away
not to many turkey fryers can take that kind of weight a few cement blocks to take the weight of the barrel you may want to dig a bit of a hole to set the burner down into.
I don't think you need to get to carried away with the fire probably just a kindling fire no big wood needed.
I haven't used oil barrels most of the steel barrels I get had food in bags in them or detergent and I just boiled them a few times
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Re: 55 gal drum dye pot
[Re: billsauk]
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07/05/18 01:15 AM
07/05/18 01:15 AM
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10bands that is a very nice looking set up!!! Dennis
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Re: 55 gal drum dye pot
[Re: billsauk]
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07/05/18 01:06 PM
07/05/18 01:06 PM
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That is an awesome set-up. I just went and bought a barrel. I have the stove pipe already. I've been getting by using a metal 5-gallon bucket to dye in. It pretty much takes ALL day to wax and dye 12dz or so traps. That's about my limit in a day. Plus, it takes a lot more wood to keep it hot when the bucket is just sitting above an open flame. I used to do the propane, but that can get to be an expense that wood easily replaces. I'm fixing to fire my angle grinder up and get this barrel cut. Then I'll have to convince someone to do some welding for me, but that's usually not to hard. Thanks for sharing 10bands!
I'm using a food grade barrel, but I appreciate the heads-up on the possible dangers of cutting the barrels by the previous poster.
Last edited by cfowler; 07/05/18 01:08 PM.
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Re: 55 gal drum dye pot
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07/05/18 01:16 PM
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Please be very careful when cutting drums, they can be bombs waiting for a spark to happen! We had one kid killed and another injured at a high school here, they were cutting a drum in half with an angle grinder to make a BBQ. The drum formerly contained peppermint oil. Seems like the lid would have to cinched down to generate the pressure needed for an explosion....Unfortunate.
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Re: 55 gal drum dye pot
[Re: billsauk]
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07/05/18 02:04 PM
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Took less than an hour to cut the barrel and make the holes in the bottom section. May take another 15-20 minutes to weld. And another half hour to attach stove pipe (taking your time). So for a couple hours work, you could really cut down on the amount of wood and time it takes to heat the dye. I'm liking this idea. I have nothing against dipping traps vs. dying them. I just prefer to dye. I enjoy trapping from beginning to end. I love to sit out under the shade tree, drink my coffee, and watch my traps boil. Smells like freedom to me!
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