On Sat, 29 May 2004 06:33:32 GMT, Gunner
wrote:

On Fri, 28 May 2004 21:12:10 -0700, Roger Hull
wrote:

Hi, All:

First; Thank you to the group for past assistance. You don't get told that
nearly enough. You've always given of yourselves, knowledge, time, and ideas,
and I appreciate it a lot.

I need ideas again. I have a 55 Gal. steel drum I want to convert into a bead
blast cabinet. I've cut a large hole in the drumhead which will eventually be
the door for workpieces. My quandry is that the drum stood for years with
water in it and there is HEAVY rust inside. The problem is how to remove it?
It would take a ton of abrasives to blast it all and be a nasty job to boot.

What makes this problem special is the fact that I am physically handicapped.
I have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and very little actual physical strength. I
depend heavily on chain falls, come-alongs, ramps and hydraulic jacks to do
what most would consider everyday chores (I live alone and am VERY
independant). If it wasn't for that I'd just put sand in the drum and roll it
around. I have a pretty complete shop, welders, two lathes, a mini-mill, ect;
and build special tools all the time. But here I'm not sure how to proceed.

Any and all suggestions (even the smart-assed ones) would be appreciated.
TIA.

Roger in Vegas
Worlds Greatest Impulse Buyer

Sunworshipper..this may be right up your alley, and a new compadre to
boot.

Gunner

I already know Roger , he's been to my shop and I've been to his about
3 times. Just got a nasty chest cold the other day and probably feel
like his condition. Have to work all weekend and all next week while
about to fall over.

I have a like new pretty blue racing fuel drum that I could drop off
at his place Sunday or Mon. I cut the top end off at about 3" from
the sides , the plug holes are still there... Will that be ok Roger?

I was going to make a metal melter with a robotic crane , but it
sounds to hard to learn at the moment. Way to many irons in the fire
as it is. I'm always scoping for free stuff. There are two oily ones
right off LVB. I even run into those bigger white plastic ones ,
wonder if that would be better... Don't have one of those , you have
to be around the back of restaurants or the like to run into them.

I need to get right to cast iron , so I don't need it . Plus, I can
always pick up another , if not the same kind.