Man dies making BBQ out on an oil barrel

[aris]

In the interests of safety - I don't think anyone should be recommending using a drum which has ever been used for petroleum products.

[keith157]

strechie, nice write up but I didn't see any mention of ensuring the barrel was free from any inflamable content, i.e. you cleaned the residue out before applying powertools or fire?

[stretchie_]

I'll tell you what, you're not wrong.

I may adjust it. I just did a quick risk analysis, looked inside, only a thin film of oil inside, was using a flap disk on the outside of the barrel so no cutting INTO the barrel just the outside lip and then cracked on.

[giblet]

I suppose one of the issues is finding a barrel that is suitable for the job. Whilst there are plenty of food grade ones available on ebay etc I can see why someone would use an oil barrel from a garage.

One issue I am having is finding the right size barrel and making sure its not galvanised as I have been told the chemicals used in the process to galvanise the steel can burn off at higher temperatures and result in some nastyness. I have found some tinplate drums but I am unsure if tinplate can stand higher temperatures without any issues. Any ideas folks?

[aris]

I just took delivery of one of the food grade ones from eBay. Will be doing a burn-out this weekend (weather permitting) - lets see how that goes. I've heard that the orange lining inside these things is a real bugger to take off, so we'll see

May have to invest in some flap discs or wire brushes for my angle grinder.