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Can't a grinder pinch between the metal and kickback? Especially at the top of barrel where the lip is thicker?

What temperature is a spark off a grinder against metal running into fumes or oil?

Maybe oregano oil... did say on the side but they label's gone now

I'm making a horizontal type smoker. Thought I'd heard that some barrels with old oil on could ignite from a spark if enclosed?

I have 2 old drum barrels that I want to cut to make a smoker out of 1 (55gal) and a mini propane BBQ out of the other (10gallon). The 55 gl only had coconut milk in it and has been washed out. The 10gl had some kind of almond oil in it. Do you fill them up with water and then cut? I have an...

There was nothing there or maybe it had disintegrated overs the years. It's a used BBQ that the old neighbours left so whether they installed the gasket originally or not I am not sure but I presume it's a standard material used for any BBQ that has a venturi joining the burner? Although it...

That`s why I said high heat like the automotive you mentioned. Or will unblocking the burner mean I don;t need a gasket?

do I need to reseal with high heat silicone after? ie the join between venturi tube and base of BBQ?

It's on of those H shaped burners - doesn't seem to be any way to pry it open... Everything burns with big yellow flames though.

Reattached - think you can click this one to open larger:

That's what was used... link above

anyone?

I had a small gas leak and flames were coming out of the bottom of the grill - this is where the venturi joins the metal grill and I guess over the years the original gasket material has disappeared. So, the only thing I could find locally was automotive high temp gasket maker (up to 600F) and...