Heineken Mini Keg - good vessel for a gas forge?

[KaosX]

One of these is coming my way from a friend:

Anyone had good luck with these as a gas forge before?

As far as I know the kegs are made from some variety of stainless steel.

 

[12345678910]

I would return it for deposit if there is one.

Stainless? I would guess aluminum.


You want to attached a side pipe like in the photo.
Normal mild steel is the easiest to attach to with welding.
http://www.holisticforgeworks.com/museum/img/forge_noliner.jpg

I would look for other items.

 

[Bhamster]

They are aluminum and thus not a good choice. Drink the beer while thinkimg of a more suitable vessel for a forge and then after you sober up return it for the deposit/refund.

 

[Carl_First_Timer]

They are aluminum and thus not a good choice. Drink the beer while thinkimg of a more suitable vessel for a forge and then after you sober up return it for the deposit/refund.

Sober up? It is only five liters...

 

[javand]

Some of the mini kegs are made of steel though, I've got one from a local brewery set aside for a forge project. You can use just about any non-flammable material, its just a matter of convenience, mild steel as mentioned is easy to weld to, which makes life much easier when attaching burners, rest, legs, etc.

 

[jdm61]

I have seen forges made from cartable refractory like the Zowada forge that arguably don't even need a metal skin on the outside. With that said, remember that aluminum melts at 1220F.

 

[KaosX]

Thanks guys! At the very least I can use it as my quench tank since I don't have one of those yet either.

 

[Bhamster]

Ok I am a lightweight!

 

[Hengelo_77]

And Grolsch is the better dutch beer