[TheForge] Slack tank

[Bob Ehrenberger]

The wood could probably take it, but you would probably pop the bands.  Two 
years ago I had a band pop when I was doing my spring fill. I had tightened 
them up and when the wood swelled up the bottom band let go, it was a little 
rusty, and pulled the rivots out.

Robert Ehrenberger
Shelbyville, Mo.
eforge at centurytel.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andy Gladish" <gladish at cablerocket.com>
To: "Bob Ehrenberger" <eforge at centurytel.net>; "Blacksmithing List Sponsored 
by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 9:37 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Slack tank


I wonder if a wooden half-barrel is flexible enough that it wouldn't break.
It doesn't get brittle when cold like plastic does.
Bought a full size barrel a few years ago thinking what a nice slack tub it
would make, and it's still sitting on its side outdoors- If I stop every few
hours and do a backbend over it, I feel much looser at the end of the day-
it's worth lots more to me that way. Still using a five gallon bucket.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Bob Ehrenberger
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 8:49 PM
To: williamsiron at comcast.net
Cc: theforge
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Slack tank

Mark,
Mine's a wine barrrel cut in half. It actually froze two weeks ago, and I
emptied it.  I had to go to the dentist today, so I stopped in the farm
store and got the heater.  I've never had ice break a barrel, but I always
empty them as soon as the surface freezes.  Over the years I've had several
plastic buckets freeze and break, if I leave them over the weekend and
forgot to empty on Friday.



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