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Thu Mar 11, 2021 9:31 am

So, I’m not sure if this has ever come up before, but has anyone ever made a beer mug/stein out of a cylinder jug? I’ve got a rusty one that came from a buddy of mine and I was thinking about bead-blasting it, carefully welding a bottom onto it, and possibly a top and handle as well. I suppose my question is, has anyone ever done it before, and what can be done to ensure it would be safe to drink from?

Thu Mar 11, 2021 9:54 am

shit thats eazy...make it out of ceramic. I have the old holly bug spray coffie mugs, cylinder mug should be eazy to do. and make it is a rust color :wink: .

Thu Mar 11, 2021 5:09 pm

If you can pull it off, I’m gonna send you a 94mm barrel.

I like big beers and I can not lie.
You other brothers can’t deny...

Make up your own lyrics from there I suppose.

How much beer does an 85.5 hold?
I bet if you put it in the freezer or a cooler it would help keep your beer cold longer.

Maybe I missed it but what to do to prevent rust on the inside? POR 15?
Mark, Are you talking about a ceramic coating of some sort?
Am I an idiot? Is POR 15 a ceramic coating or more of an epoxy?

Thu Mar 11, 2021 8:48 pm

Weld on a bottom and a handle, get it triple plated chrome!

Thu Mar 11, 2021 10:22 pm

I would think a glass insert would be the way to go.

Just head to Walmart with your jug and find the glass that fits inside. You will look crazy but it's Walmart...

Fri Mar 12, 2021 4:48 am

I almost spit my coffee out. Quote: You will look crazy but it's Walmart...
Might need to use this as a sig line. 8)

Fri Mar 12, 2021 6:20 am

Probably would be a good idea to insulate the beverage from the cylinder walls. Direct contact with a deeply finned cylinder will most likely result in a room temperature beverage very quickly. :wink:
Does sound like a fun mug though, there are coffee mugs available that look like zoom lenses for the photographer crowd, so why not cylinder mugs for the gear heads.

Fri Mar 12, 2021 6:36 am

This is my favoritest thread LOL

Fri Mar 12, 2021 12:11 pm

FarmerBill wrote: Probably would be a good idea to insulate the beverage from the cylinder walls. Direct contact with a deeply finned cylinder will most likely result in a room temperature beverage very quickly. :wink:

Um, yeah, that's the whole idea, isn't it? LOL <dope slap to forehead>

Sat Mar 13, 2021 8:33 am

jeffrey8164 wrote:

Maybe I missed it but what to do to prevent rust on the inside? POR 15?
Mark, Are you talking about a ceramic coating of some sort?
Am I an idiot? Is POR 15 a ceramic coating or more of an epoxy?

no, ceramic as in clay molded then fired with a glaze on it..no not a donut...and no not that glaze either. :shock: and no not moldy clay with moldy glaze~ whatever on it. :roll:
Ive never pored 15, 2 cups is about my limit.

Sat Mar 13, 2021 9:07 am

jeffrey8164 wrote: If you can pull it off, I’m gonna send you a 94mm barrel.

Right, more displacement !!!

Mon Mar 15, 2021 8:16 am

Sorry for the wait gents. Work has been quite hectic. My plan is to either weld a metal plate onto the bottom, or glue (JB Weld) it. I’m not sure how well a hardened cylinder jug would take to welding on mild steel. Any advice is appreciated. Afterwards, in order to ensure it’s safe to drink from, my plan is to have it Cerakoted. I will likely think up a lid and handle later down the road, but for now I just want a functional beer mug!

Mon Mar 15, 2021 8:24 am

It's cast iron.

Mon Mar 15, 2021 12:42 pm

You would have forearms like Popeye!

Tue Mar 16, 2021 11:27 am

If you have a 3D printer, you can print yourself a cylinder with a hole sized to accommodate a beer can. It would be like a beer cozy. You won't have to worry about lining it, etc. When empty, replace with a new can.

Tue Mar 16, 2021 1:12 pm

AirHead1966 wrote: If you have a 3D printer, you can print yourself a cylinder with a hole sized to accommodate a beer can. It would be like a beer cozy. You won't have to worry about lining it, etc. When empty, replace with a new can. now thats using your thinker!!!!

Wed Mar 17, 2021 1:03 pm

Actually, there is someone who makes cupholders like that already, should be easy to use them as a coozy...

Fri Mar 19, 2021 3:18 pm

I got some too. Painted black for better heat dissipation 😉
They’re actually 85.5mm and hold a Yeti coozie perfectly.

Somehow I don’t think any self respecting German would drink from a plastic stein.

Sat Mar 20, 2021 8:48 am

I like those.

Wed Mar 24, 2021 3:52 pm

So how are those gears turning?
Any ideas?