Crap! Ideas?

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Dbcooper
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Crap! Ideas?

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Ok, I know I am new here, but got a 100l fusti for a boiler. Well the brand I bought is a Sansone that looks just like the rest. The issue is the mouth of the lid is 9.5 inches across and the opening is 8.75 . Looks like the milk can triclamp lid isn't going g to fit. Ideas for a work around? I know I can have a ferrule welded to the lid but the threads I doubt are meant to hold weight.
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Similar problem with my milk can. Irregular sized opening.
I found a stainless steel cake stand with a base that matched. Had that welded to the milk can and a 4" ferrule welded to that. I can get my arm through it and down to the bottom for cleaning, so it works for me.
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Once you find something suitable and strong enough, you could always get a 6" or 8" ferrule welded on and use a reducer (if your arms aren't as thin as mine).
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Those drums do not have the welded base, and have the gasket at the bottom of the bottom, they are good for storing the oil
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