5 Gallon/25 Litre Containers?

[Windy Miller]

I'm looking for a couple of steel 5 gallon drums, the type with a removable lid (like a big paint tin) rather than the small screw on caps.

Does such a thing still exist? I've not seen any around for a while, but then I've not really been looking!

Any ideas where I could get some?

 

[CompoSimmonite]

You might try industrial building painting firms as I believe they still use paint that comes in such containers that then get poured into a pressurised pot like this before being sprayed onto walls of warehouses and such -

Some roofing products come in similar containers but could be a lot more messy than paint to clean out

 

[pedrobedro]

You mean a bucket with a lid. When I was printing we used to get ink delivered in them but they all went over to plastic.

 

[rory1]

Grease tubs, they are sort of re-sealable if you bend all the tabs back into place

 

[AndyStobbs]

There was about 50 in a skip at my work two weeks ago. Skip gone now but will keep a look out for more. They are used, is that ok? If so, how many do you want?

 

[HMB]

Where are you? We get our structural bolts delivered in these drums

 

[rory1]

Chain is also sometimes delivered in drums

 

[Windy Miller]

Where are you? We get our structural bolts delivered in these drums

I'm in the Medway Towns in Kent. Not too far from Essex near the Thames!

 

[Windy Miller]

There was about 50 in a skip at my work two weeks ago. Skip gone now but will keep a look out for more. They are used, is that ok? If so, how many do you want?

I only need a couple. Postage from your neck of the woods would make it too dear I suspect, but cheers anyhow!

 

[sardine]

Roofing bitumen paint.

 

[Wendelspanswick]

Fermentation buckets?
http://www.wilko.com/homebrew-accessories+equipment/wilko-fermenting-bin-and-lid-25lt/invt/0022555
£10 for a 25l bucket and lid.

Sorry, missed the steel bit!

 

[MattH]

I use a couple of these in a vac dust collection system:

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=351082383989&globalID=EBAY-GB

 

[HMB]

Windy can you get over to Brentwood?

 

[Windy Miller]

Windy can you get over to Brentwood?

Yep! You're about 25 ish miles away. Very do-able I should think!

 

[HMB]

I'll pm you address. If you come today it'll be ideal

 

[Windy Miller]

Well many thanks to HMB - I am now the proud owner of a couple of 25L steel containers!

Very nice to meet you today Sir, and thanks very much for the go on your big mig - it certainly is a beast! A very different machine to my 200i ESAB.

You ought to post up some photos of your work as I'm sure there would be a lot of interest here, very impressive stuff!

 

[HMB]

Just for windy miller

 

[HMB]

Thanks for the biscuits windy, went well with coffee