Keg Aluminum or SS?????
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Keg Aluminum or SS?????
I have a 15.5 gallon keg that has "Bestco Beatrice Nebraska" stamped on the side and on the top it says "JOS Schlitz Brewing Co. Tampa Florida 6-66" Anyone have any idea how to determine if this keg is Stainless or aluminum?? I tried a magnet but it didnt stick, however it didnt stick to my stainless pans either..Thx for any input.
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New_moon.. No harm..Barlow good for checking for bondo too.
Tryme: Hard to tell from pics. Some say Aluminum doesn't carry past column, you decide that.
Magnet ain't no good on aluminum or certain grades of SS. Is it lighter or heaver that you expected when you picked it up?
Tryme: Hard to tell from pics. Some say Aluminum doesn't carry past column, you decide that.
Magnet ain't no good on aluminum or certain grades of SS. Is it lighter or heaver that you expected when you picked it up?
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It doesn't scratch all that easy..As for the scratches already on it this thing has been around and been abused...I have thrown it around my garage on the concrete and everything else for 4 yrs..Its pretty heavy (quite a bit heavier than I thought) so even if it turns out to be aluminum it wont hurt my feelings I will make decent $$ scraping it lol....
Old Schlitz kegs are one of the ones where you can run into AL kegs (Hams and old coors also made some AL kegs).
However, that one "looks" to be stainless to me. At least the way that bottom rim scratched. Those look like stainless scratches, which are usually a large majority of shallow scratches. AL will have some very deep cuts and gouges from a keg that beaten up.
However, that one "looks" to be stainless to me. At least the way that bottom rim scratched. Those look like stainless scratches, which are usually a large majority of shallow scratches. AL will have some very deep cuts and gouges from a keg that beaten up.
hmmmm
s/s and some bung holes to boot. thats cool in its self.. what could an idea man do with a drum like that. ...on its side boiler more room to flash off surface area..perhaps a small continueous unit. its a find for sure
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ss or al
hit it with a hammer
bong = al
bing =ss
put a grinder to its rim
bong = al
bing =ss
put a grinder to its rim
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oops
better watch for pressure though if you start messing with it!!
liable to get a black eye or wet
liable to get a black eye or wet
Re: ss or al
blat = yer thumbinspeedway wrote:hit it with a hammer
bong = al
bing =ss
put a grinder to its rim
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Re: ss or al
Scratch that-big worm wrote:blat = yer thumbinspeedway wrote:hit it with a hammer
bong = al
bing =ss
put a grinder to its rim
@#$%=yer thumb
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Re: Keg Aluminum or SS?????
I know this thread is 10 years old, but an interesting one at that. I also have an identical keg with identical date. If you still have that keg, and the spear is still in it, I would ask to procure it.
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Re: Keg Aluminum or SS?????
This is a zombie tread, the OP has not been with us for a decade...when you see the "last visited" of the OP you'll see it's blank, meaning he was removed from HD forums for breaking the rules.
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