Finally assembled my BPS kit last week, here are some pics.
I picked up a new drum for $50.
And took off all the paint. At first, with an ox-aceteline torch, but that was slow going. I switched to an angle grinder and made much better progress, but it still took a few hours. The paint was def heavy duty industrial stuff, in hindsight, I wonder if it would have been ok if left on, or if it would have peeled eventually.
All done stripping the drum, we marked the holes...
And drilled them.
Painted it, two coats (used exactly one can of paint for the drum, lid and handles. There was zero paint left in the can after this)
The next morning, assembly time.
I missed drilling a hole the night before. It got LOUD in the drum taking off the burs. I also used some red-RTV between the bottom vents and the drum. There didn't appear to be a gap, but I had it sitting there, so why not.
All Done!
I picked up a new drum for $50.
And took off all the paint. At first, with an ox-aceteline torch, but that was slow going. I switched to an angle grinder and made much better progress, but it still took a few hours. The paint was def heavy duty industrial stuff, in hindsight, I wonder if it would have been ok if left on, or if it would have peeled eventually.
All done stripping the drum, we marked the holes...
And drilled them.
Painted it, two coats (used exactly one can of paint for the drum, lid and handles. There was zero paint left in the can after this)
The next morning, assembly time.
I missed drilling a hole the night before. It got LOUD in the drum taking off the burs. I also used some red-RTV between the bottom vents and the drum. There didn't appear to be a gap, but I had it sitting there, so why not.
All Done!