Jackdawg Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 On 5/16/2018 at 12:57 PM, Frosty said: Now that's what I call down UNDERWEAR! yeah,if it's a bad one - it's terrible, dogs even lay in the sun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen56 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 use a stainless beer barrel that found at the tip,wine barrels made of french oak last for ever if looked after,the barrels came from down south u.s.a.and were used in storing bourbon whiskey,the wineries used them for their ports and other fortified wines then sold them for 50 bucks,most the same size as a 44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Hammer Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Bought me one of those Jack Daniels half barrels from the big box store last month. Yeah, any bucket with water works, but you have to admit the half barrels look really cool! It will be functional too and give just a small nod to the blacksmiths of old. That thing smelled so bad of Jack Daniels that I was worried about what would happen if I got pulled over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Those half barrels were my go to slack tub too. I found out that after about 5-6 years they would rot out from the bottom and the replacements have tripled in price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 My slack tub is one of those helium tanks for filling balloons, originally intended for making it into a gas forge. It’s attached to an aluminum speaker frame for stability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixit Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 I add a couple tablespoons of Bleach in my slacktub. I use a small beer keg, probably 2or 3 times your size shown in the photo. How did you attach the stand to the tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 The tank is upside-down; the carrying handles are cut and wrapped around the speaker frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Our current tub is a donated deep sink. Made out of some kind of resin (heavy like cast iron) it's working well and easy to drain. Picture while making an angle iron frame stand for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borntoolate Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Mine is plastic it doesn't rust. IT is from a previous pool DE filter. BUt don't see why any plastic tub would not work. Just don't poke it with hot metal. This is relatively thick maybe 1/4" or so maybe more. Has to hold pool pump pressure. So thicker than a plastic trash bin and pretty sturdy. Drifts usually live in the flange holes for easy access and quench cooling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMoore Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 I use a large wine barrel (wood). Put a trough heater in it in the winter to keep it from freezing. Put a BBQ grill grating on it to keep out critters (drowning). Put a mosquito killer ring in it in the summer to stop it from becoming a "nesting" ground. And, put up with the smell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 A few drops of garlic oil in on the water prevents mosquito and other water loving larva surviving. Any oil will work, it suffocates them but garlic isn't hazardous. The rest of the funk is . . . . Hmmmm, maybe brew beer? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 I use a 10 gal. galvanized trash can. The lid keeps everything out. A birdbath heater is adequate to prevent freezing down to at least zero and the current draw is low, something like 0.5 or 0.7 amps. Never have had it freeze. Don't have to worry about poking/burning a hole in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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