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Old Pressure Tank - Uses?

Lassen Forge

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We just had our pressure tank on our well replaced... the plumber was going to cart it away, but I started looking at this thing and thought to myself, Damn, there has to be something I can do with it.

Any ideas? I was thinking cut the top off and make a smoker out of it... the bottom flange looks an awful lot like a forge tuyere... I just hate to scrap this thing.
 
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Lelandwelds

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You could use it for the outer shell of a propane forge.

I would make a cold smoker out of it and try converting pork belly into bacon. Do you have an old rural mailbox and some metal duct? (White smoke!)

A BBQ smoker with offset firebox is possible but it wont make it to the three year mark. You will get a bit better life from a mini ugly drum smoker.

I have not tried it but you may use it to cast a refractory clay smoker like a big green egg.
 

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Fill it with concrete for a boat anchor.


Well, it doesnt have points to dig in. It is too thin for its diameter to ring. Could these be attempts at humor?

I have repurposed lots of obscenely expensive military and govt surplus to functional items. I have acquaintances who do something similiar with "junk" and "recyclables " of a more conventional source. I know artists who work with "found" materials. I have a day job. I could not afford literally thousands of dollars for components to experiment with. I found a pennies on the dollar alternative.

You will get praise in an abstract and save-the-planet fashion. In the practical, routine, day to day, you will be judged, ridiculed, and despised. And, yes, it will be by the exact same people, who are members of organizations at direct opposite functions. Go figure.

I hide my projects. Learn to do something similiar. People are astounded by the finished product. They despise the source material. But, publicly claim something different.

You would expect I would hide one and embrace the other. Truth is, I despise both. I buy the HF paint guns and make everything look new. I do not post photos. No social media. Joining this site is a fluke. If I had a better feel for lighting and efficient use of storage and space, I would not have signed up.
 

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I made a really nice wood burning stove out of an old pressure vessels back in the 80's.
I heated my home with it fir years.
I still have it in a shed, but I don't have any pictures.
 
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Since your user name is "Lassen Forge" I'm assuming you do some type of forging. If that is the case and if you don't have a shop full of forges, here is my idea.

I just looked at my pressure tank and it is an avg size apparently, looks like r2d2. In my opinion this is way to big for a standard horizontal propane forge and you probably already have one. However it is actually smaller in diameter than my vertical blown forge, mines an oval, but over all a similar size. So if you want to make damascus a vertical forge is the way to go and you could make a nice one out of it. My 2 cents.

-Clint
 

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Darth Vader Patio Fireplace?

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KEH

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Cut in half longways, weld angle iron on flat ends for stability, use for livestock feed or water trough.

KEH
 

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Make a Minion ??? Star War helmet ??
 

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