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>> > Cool. I'm going to go read your new post now. I'm still trying to
>> > find a big steel drum so I can try to run my genny from wood chips.
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>> That I want to see.
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>> Too bad scrap prices are so high, a lot of steel is getting sold.
>> What about something from a brewery or milk parlor?
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>> Or one of those big propane tanks?
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> I think I need something with a removable top that can be replaced an
> will seal well, that is if I understand all of the instructions for
> wood gasifiers. I can't even find a steel 5 gallon paint can anywhere
> (probably too small anyway). I thought about using a propane tank but
> it would be a lot more work. I've asked all over town for steel drums
> and someone directed me to the auto salvage place. When I asked one
> guy he acted like 'why the hell would they have one of those' and then
> the other guy said "we just sold the last one." I guess I'm getting
> closer. Hmmm, I didn't try the paint store yet...

Dono where you live, but you can buy burn barrels around here for about
20 bucks. Just old steel drums -- or we'd get them from a boat maker who
bought 55 gal drums of fiber glass resin. Ask around any industrial
place or even a garage that gets oil or grease in 55 gal drums maybe.