Thread: How to dispense from a 225kg drum of resin

You don't say whether you're going to do this or not, but I'd be decanting it into bottles and using pumps (just like 'normal' folks do - what on earth do you need that much resin for?)

For decanting, a tap would be easiest but if you don't mind an experiment leaving you messy, lie the drum on her side, take out the bung (I'm assuming it's got a top mounted bung), then roll her until the resin comes out of the bung hole - you'll find you'll have quite good control over the rate at which the muck comes out of the hole and to stop the flow, just roll it back again. Mind you, I've only done this with liquids, never something as viscous as resin and never with such a heavy drum. You'll get a some spillage at the start and the end of the process which is why decanting it into a secondary bottle would be good.

If you are decanting into bottles, do you need such an expensive tap? Wouldn't something like those you use for a rainwater tank do the trick?

You could always having a go siphoning out of the top hole.

And pick of the lot - put the drum on a stand, get as many bottles as you can find, take out the bottom bung and start filling like mad (I was going to suggest whacking it with the axe then remembered you'd have bung for the tap )

Richard

Originally Posted by Daddles

You don't say whether you're going to do this or not, but I'd be decanting it into bottles and using pumps (just like 'normal' folks do - what on earth do you need that much resin for?)

For decanting, a tap would be easiest but if you don't mind an experiment leaving you messy, lie the drum on her side, take out the bung (I'm assuming it's got a top mounted bung), then roll her until the resin comes out of the bung hole - you'll find you'll have quite good control over the rate at which the muck comes out of the hole and to stop the flow, just roll it back again. Mind you, I've only done this with liquids, never something as viscous as resin and never with such a heavy drum. You'll get a some spillage at the start and the end of the process which is why decanting it into a secondary bottle would be good.

If you are decanting into bottles, do you need such an expensive tap? Wouldn't something like those you use for a rainwater tank do the trick?

You could always having a go siphoning out of the top hole.

And pick of the lot - put the drum on a stand, get as many bottles as you can find, take out the bottom bung and start filling like mad (I was going to suggest whacking it with the axe then remembered you'd have bung for the tap )

Richard

Yes I suggested an irrigation tap to someone and they tell me that the thread on the drum is not the same as the ag threads.
Decanting isn't really an option.
I think they use a syrup tap because it can cope with the viscosity and fits on these drums.
They do sell a hand pump for this application, which I imagine is less expensive than the tap/stand arrangement, but probably not by much.

When we used 225 kg drums, we just laid the drum on its side , resting on blocks of wood but wedged on either side, yet high enough to get a 20kg drum under. We used a syrup tap and poured into our 20 kg resin drums. Worked a dream. Pay the $80 for the tap. Its a small price to pay overall, compared to the 225kg drum of resin
Mark

In our factory most of the resin drums were on their side on stands (the above method will also work), never used taps of any type, just have the big bung on the bottom, the small one on the top. Undo the small bung enough to get the resin to flow out (ie let some air in) then undo the big bung and hold it about 45 deg with with one top thread in the last female thread of the drum and let the resin flow in to your container. When you have enough put the bung back in, quick ant-clockwise part turn to engage the thread and do it up. Use your finger to wipe the last bit of resin off the drum (use gloves if you really have to).

Takes longer to describe than to do. Used the same method for linseed oil, stand oil etc.