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David.WE.Roberts

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Jul 15, 2013, 11:14:38 AM7/15/13
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I am about to try and make an incinerator from an old oil drum.

All I need is an old oil drum :-)

eBay and Gumtree don't show any in the local area - loads for around £10
but local collection only.

So where is the best place to get one?

Local garage?

Trying to think of an industry which uses loads of steel drums but doesn't
use toxic chemicals.

Cheers

Dave R

Nightjar

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Jul 15, 2013, 11:45:52 AM7/15/13
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I used to get through quite a lot when I was still in business although,
as they contained solvents, they were all plastic lined. From
experience, you will probably find a few dumped around the back of units
on local industrial estates, depending how long it is since the
Environment Agency had been around to nag about not leaving them there.
As you don't need it in pristine condition, you might find an industrial
chemical supplier has one or two that are past being reused.

Colin Bignell

Bob Minchin

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Jul 15, 2013, 12:16:55 PM7/15/13
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Most car and van service places will buy their oil in them and may let
you have one. I'm not sure if there is a deposit on the empties these
days or not.

Grimly Curmudgeon

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Jul 15, 2013, 12:19:57 PM7/15/13
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On 15 Jul 2013 15:14:38 GMT, "David.WE.Roberts" <nos...@nospam.net>
wrote:

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>All I need is an old oil drum :-)
>
>eBay and Gumtree don't show any in the local area - loads for around £10
>but local collection only.
>
>So where is the best place to get one?

Truck, plant and machinery hirers, depots, dealers, etc.
They use 205L drums a lot and are usually glad for somebody to take
them away. Worst case, you might pay a couple of quid to the tea kitty
per drum.

Mr Pounder

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Jul 15, 2013, 12:31:24 PM7/15/13
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"David.WE.Roberts" <nos...@nospam.net> wrote in message
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> If you live anywhere near the docks there are always loads lying around.


alan

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Jul 15, 2013, 1:07:57 PM7/15/13
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On 15/07/2013 16:14, David.WE.Roberts wrote:

> So where is the best place to get one?
>
> Local garage?

They probably use them for old engine oil.


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Jim K

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Jul 15, 2013, 3:37:24 PM7/15/13
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On Monday, July 15, 2013 6:07:57 PM UTC+1, alan wrote:
> On 15/07/2013 16:14, David.WE.Roberts wrote:
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> > So where is the best place to get one?
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> > Local garage?
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> They probably use them for old engine oil.

only to store some to burn in winter...

Jim K
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