JB Weld or JB Stik on burner?

I picked up a keg tonight (legally!) from which to make a keggle. Unfortunately, I bought it sight unseen, and discovered afterwards that it doesn't sit stably on my turkey fryer burner. I want to add some angle iron tabs to my burner so that I can have a stable setup. I don't relish the idea of spilling 10 gallons of boiling wort on my feet...

Unfortunately, I don't have the foggiest idea how to weld. I do have a couple of tubes of JB Weld lying around, though. Has anybody else used JB Weld (or JB Stik) for a similar application? It's rated up to 500 degrees, which should be well above what anything at the outermost edge of a propane banjo burner would see, right? I've only used it in low temp applications, so I don't know what it can take.

No, no, no, no, no!

Please do not support up to 200 lbs of boiling liquid with nothing more than epoxied tabs!

How about bolting them on instead?

Yuri_Rage said:

No, no, no, no, no!

Please do not support up to 200 lbs of boiling liquid with nothing more than epoxied tabs!

How about bolting them on instead?

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Ditto.

After an hour of boiling, the supports on my propane burner are dull red, and I promise you that is way above the temp that epoxy resins like JB are crispy critters. I would find a welder to add some extensions. That's what I did, I found some 3/8" square rod stock and had it welded on top of the pot supports on my burner. I'd post a picture but I'm incapable of that.

Don't use the epoxy you will regret it.

Fair enough. I've not tested the shear strength of JB-stick, but have seen it hold up very well in tensile and compression applications. But better safe than sorry, and as I said, I've only tried low-temp applications. I was hoping for glowing (so to speak) recommendations for this application.

Bolting will require drilling through my burner, but I have to buy a step bit to drill my keg anyway, so that shouldn't be a concern. Good practice with the bit, too. As for welding it, unfortunately, I don't know any welders in the area. Any one have any ideas how much it might cost to get 4 tabs tacked on if I just call one randomly from the phone book?

$20 or a six pack of homebrew.

I'd do it for a sixer...... unfortunately it'd cost ya 20 bucks in gas just to get here




Actually I'd do it for free, but that still doesn't help ya much

Thanks for the info, guys, and for the offer, shafferpilot. Although these days, it might cost me more than $20, and I drive a Focus! I'll go ask the guys at the world's greatest locally owned hardware store to recommend somebody. They've never steered me wrong yet.

I've personally seen jb weld on a set of headers on a hot rod, down by the collector, practically burst into flames. Heat not so good

I've seen some people lay a BBQ grill grate on top of the burner stand to add some area to it.

Anyone have a link to the story of the exploding keg?

Is it yhe one I put in announcments?

Bobby_M said:

I've seen some people lay a BBQ grill grate on top of the burner stand to add some area to it.

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That's not a bad idea. I've also got an extra wire shelf from my keg fridge conversion I hadn't yet found a use for. Will try it out tonight.

Use some bailing wire to secure it to the stand.

shafferpilot said:

Use some bailing wire to secure it to the stand.

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Another good idea. Keep 'em coming!

I need to find some way to incorporate some duct tape, too.