Weller "tin"

[Teno]

Hello,

I just cut the bottom of an old Weller propane tube, and I want to make some sort of billy can.

Is the steel ok for food use? This cross my mind when finishing the slice...

Thanks,

Marcelo

 

[g4ghb]

Crikey! - I know moras are good but heck that is one clean cut and it still looks sharp!

Seriously though I have no idea re the steel suitability but I Know Wayland has made pots form cast calor bottles so I guess the gas should be no problem.

 

[Chips]

I don't know if it's safe or not, but I did hear of Stephen Venebles making one in the karoakoram on a mountain face high up when he knocked his only pan off the ledge he was bivying on.

 

[Teno]

I believe it is steel, but dunno about some treat, or something. The inside has a rare smell, not gas, like rust or something similar.

 

[jojo]

I don't see why not, Teno. You could stick the tin in the fire to burn all the paint and stuff on it first, as it may be toxic or at least give bad taste to water and food. I have used ordinary tins to make billycans and stoves.

Have a look here for the "how to" from an expert.

 

[Teno]

The page that you linked me remembers my survival instructor, Mario Pereyra, from Argentina. He teach us to build cookware from scratch, using mostly food tins.
Thanks for the info!

 

[Rothley Bill]

Marcelo
I believe that the canisters are coated with either a laquer or a plastic to prevent corrosion in storage. You may want to burn this off before you cook in it or eat from it.