New uses for an old metal oil tank?

[Peppermint]

If there's enough oil left in it and you plant potatoes, you never know, you might grow chips

Now, that would appeal to Mr P

[di]

If it's too windy for a Barbeque, how about cutting a door in it and have an outdoor oven?

[Peppermint]

If you cut it in half, watch out for the cut edges. In the winter you could cover them with polycarbonate sheets and turn them into coldframes.

Last week Mr P made a cold frame with a salvaged window and some scrap timber - with the base made to fit to size of the window. Now you've got him thinking of how to make a top to fit an oil tank base

Mr P's idea of gardening is building things

[Peppermint]

If it's too windy for a Barbeque, how about cutting a door in it and have an outdoor oven?

A bit like a pizza oven? That would be different.

[cardiffsteve]

I really, really want to find a use for it.

Yea sell it and you wont have to worry about cleaning it.
Then use the money to buy something for growing.

[Potstubsdustbins]

Without knowing the facts it's hard to comment. But be aware if it's had light oil in it it must be cleaned before any attempt is made to cut it.

Colin

[di]

I've got an old oil drum at the lottie, my mind was split 50/50 as to whether to get a mate to slice it in half to make a barbeque or get them to turn it into an oven. I'm now thinking oven. I've got an open fire thing already that we do barbies on (not like that), so think an enclosed one would be good.....just imagine taking your bread dough with you in the morning and come dinner be eating freshly baked rolls......I want Spring NOW. Oil drum, horse poo, loads of cardboard boxes and now two new fruit trees!

[di]

Why is that Colin?

[Peppermint]

I think it might explode Di.

I want spring now too. A new cold frame. Four ice cream tubs of seeds (for the next four months). Two new pairs of gardening gloves. A load of scrap pallets and now it looks like we have an oil tank project.

And no daylight hours in the evening here yet Wild windy weather forecast for us this weekend.

[Peppermint]

Yea sell it and you wont have to worry about cleaning it.
Then use the money to buy something for growing.

Oh, you are ever so practical. There I was living on the romance of making something new out of something old

[veggiechicken]

Cardiff Steve is the local scrappie. If you're want to part with your oil tank, he'll give you a goldfish! You'd have to deliver it first.

[Potstubsdustbins]

Di, light oil can if the temperature is right evaporate into a gaseous form, mix this with the right amount of air, add source of ignition and the scientific name is 'BOMB'.

There have been several incidents in the past where people have applied a 'gas axe' to a supposedly empty tank and very quickly grown wings.

Colin.

[cardiffsteve]

Yea I got a goldfish that can swim upside down.

[di]

Thank goodness I'm getting a mate to do it then!

[veggiechicken]

Oh Yeah! Its in the bath with you, I suppose..... You scrappie's are all the same.
"Any old rags, luv?"
NO!
"Warrabout that dress you wearin' then?
I'll give you a goldfish that swims upside down for it...."