chilled_fluorine Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 (edited) Does anyone know where you can get those bulky 55 gallon oil drums? It would be nice to have a few right about now... **** imperial units, so inconvenient... Edited August 24, 2012 by chilled_fluorine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMJones0424 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Check with local farmer's co-ops, local companies that buy bulk liquids, or your county extension agency. People who live outside of normal municipal trash pick-up may be able to point you in the right direction, as the steel drums are frequently used for burn barrels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilled_fluorine Posted August 26, 2012 Author Share Posted August 26, 2012 Check with local farmer's co-ops, local companies that buy bulk liquids, or your county extension agency. People who live outside of normal municipal trash pick-up may be able to point you in the right direction, as the steel drums are frequently used for burn barrels. Okay. Okay. Well, that got me nowhere. Any other ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phi for All Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Ebay or a local feed store, perhaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilled_fluorine Posted August 27, 2012 Author Share Posted August 27, 2012 Ebay or a local feed store, perhaps. This must sound so ignorant, but is a feed store a place that has feed for animals, such as grain? Farming isn't so big here. Mining is, however. At the center they had a big drum supposedly full of mercury, I wonder how they would move that thing. They don't have any other drums, althought they offered to sell me 100 ccs of the mercury for 5 dollars. Sounds like a pretty good deal, but I don't need to refine any gold, and if I did there would be safer ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phi for All Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Mining companies have to use some kind of oil or grease for equipment. That might come in 55 gallon drums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilled_fluorine Posted August 27, 2012 Author Share Posted August 27, 2012 Mining companies have to use some kind of oil or grease for equipment. That might come in 55 gallon drums. No, I asked around. They get their lube in 5 gallon cans. They do have other 55 gallon drums, but all are plastic. Stainless steel IS one of those metals that doesn't go off and amalgam with mercury, right? If it was, well that makes me chuckle and cringe at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMJones0424 Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Try oil change companies, mechanics, or machine shops. Safety Kleen comes in steel drums, and the quick oil change shops around me get their oil and antifreeze in steel drums. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg H. Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 If you're in the states, you can use this website to locate dealers in your state. http://www.macraesbluebook.com/search/product_company_list.cfm?prod_code=2618850®ion=Iowa-IA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilled_fluorine Posted August 28, 2012 Author Share Posted August 28, 2012 If you're in the states, you can use this website to locate dealers in your state. http://www.macraesbl...®ion=Iowa-IA None of the companies on that list are within a five hours drive of where I live. What terrible luck, as I don't want to drive 6.5 hours. Try oil change companies, mechanics, or machine shops. Safety Kleen comes in steel drums, and the quick oil change shops around me get their oil and antifreeze in steel drums. Mmm... Safety clean? Never heard of it. I'll look around. My schedule looks pretty tight, so it could be a while before I get to do some more serious scavenging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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