Beer Keg for smelting pot

I've been reading about all of the things that make a good smelting pot, and I have determined that a full size beer keg cut in half would make a great smelting pot. It has a very sturdy ring around the bottom, it fits perfectly on a fish fryer burner, and best of all, it is made out of stainless steel.

What say you????

Bo

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it should work most excellent........(holding back sarcastic comment about how much pot you can smelt in a beer keg)

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Make sure you drink all the beer inside first.. no sense in waste

Boolit Master Join DateMar 2011Posts280

Are they stainless steel or aluminum? If aluminum don't do it!

You mean you didn't take it back for your deposit??

I also was thinking along the lines of JonB with a sarcastic response to the title...

I believe most kegs are stainless to keep the beer colder but I'm not sure about that, I don know I would like to get a few empty kegs for different projects including a grinder stand, never thought about smelting but they would work nice for that if they were steel, since they are so thin. Actually, on second thought, aren't some kegs two piece? With a liner and a shell, wouldn't they separate after you cut them?

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Every keg I've ever seen was aluminum.

Every keg I've ever seen was aluminum.Joe, there are some aluminum kegs out there, but the majority of them are made of SS, they just look dull.

Beer kegs are made of stainless steel, or less commonly, of aluminium. A keg has a single opening on one end. A tube called a "spear" extends from the opening to the other end. There is a self-closing valve that is opened by the coupling fitting which is attached when the keg is tapped. There is also an opening at the top of the spear that allows gas (usually carbon dioxide) to drive the beer out of the keg. The coupling fitting has one or two valves that control the flow of beer out of and gas into the keg. The keg must be in the upright position, that is, with the opening on top for the beer to be dispensed

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I just made my first smelting rig out of one. Holds ~400lbs. A joy to use. Go for it!

I just checked the three I have for when I used to brew beer. It's quite possible they are stainless steel. I always assumed they were aluminum.
I don't see any markings though.

Boolit Master Join DateFeb 2012LocationOregonPosts199

I just checked the three I have for when I used to brew beer. It's quite possible they are stainless steel. I always assumed they were aluminum.
I don't see any markings though.
Get a magnet, it should tell you everything.

Better to be poked in the eye with a wet fish than a sharp stick

Get a magnet, it should tell you everything.Magnet no sticky. These are over 10 years old. Maybe stainless became the norm after that.
I wish they were tin.

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