Anybody Use A Tin Can Instead Of Foil?

[weekendwarrior]

My uncle came up with this idea to take a tin can and cut it two inches from the bottom, drill multiple holes using a 1.2mm drill bit, then burn it with a torch so all the chemicals come off and all that's left is steel. It sits perfectly over a wide mouth clay bowl and results in a much cooler burning tobacco but the problem is the top layer of the tobacco always sticks to the bottom of the tin so after every session you have to clean it and after multiple uses the bottom is very black and now I'm afraid it's too dirty to re-use. I was thinking about using double foil from now on but I'm not sure how well that will work compared to a tin can. Anybody else experimenting with foil alternatives?

[Big Boss]

Someone, I can't remember, had a ceramic screen made and it worked pretty well.

[Speak_In_Vowels]

My uncle came up with this idea to take a tin can and cut it two inches from the bottom, drill multiple holes using a 1.2mm drill bit, then burn it with a torch so all the chemicals come off and all that's left is steel. It sits perfectly over a wide mouth clay bowl and results in a much cooler burning tobacco but the problem is the top layer of the tobacco always sticks to the bottom of the tin so after every session you have to clean it and after multiple uses the bottom is very black and now I'm afraid it's too dirty to re-use. I was thinking about using double foil from now on but I'm not sure how well that will work compared to a tin can. Anybody else experimenting with foil alternatives?

do not do this!!
my friend did this about a year ago and got sick almost immediately.
the toxins in the the aluminum come out in vapor form under excessive heat.
he also said that he could taste the chemicals, so needless to say he threw up multiple times, and he got a free trip to the hospital.
so i highly advise against this.

[KLD]

My uncle came up with this idea to take a tin can and cut it two inches from the bottom, drill multiple holes using a 1.2mm drill bit, then burn it with a torch so all the chemicals come off and all that's left is steel. It sits perfectly over a wide mouth clay bowl and results in a much cooler burning tobacco but the problem is the top layer of the tobacco always sticks to the bottom of the tin so after every session you have to clean it and after multiple uses the bottom is very black and now I'm afraid it's too dirty to re-use. I was thinking about using double foil from now on but I'm not sure how well that will work compared to a tin can. Anybody else experimenting with foil alternatives?

do not do this!!
my friend did this about a year ago and got sick almost immediately.
the toxins in the the aluminum come out in vapor form under excessive heat.
he also said that he could taste the chemicals, so needless to say he threw up multiple times, and he got a free trip to the hospital.
so i highly advise against this.

burn.. the.. chemicals.. off.. first..

[NickReppinThe909]

what about the lid off of a soup can ? should be fine if you burn everything off

[EternalSoil]

what about the lid off of a soup can ? should be fine if you burn everything off

that's a tin can...

just use foil...

[NickReppinThe909]

sounds like OP was talking about a soda can

[dakingkevin23]

Someone, I can't remember, had a ceramic screen made and it worked pretty well.

I think it was scoop. Not sure though

[guyt]

There is no steel in tin cans, for the record. It is all tin, and tin is borderline heavy metal.

[Stuie]

just a thought anyone thought about flipping over at starbuzz can and drill holes or use the lid? Not sure about the chemical thing...just a random thought.

[Jeff_T]

Aren't soda cans now just aluminum, no tin?

[AKammenzind]

Aren't soda cans now just aluminum, no tin?

Yup, pretty damn sure... some cans are stainless, but they aren't that common. All the big pop brands just use aluminum. A stainless soup can or something might not be a bad idea though. Still probably just not worth it.

[camelflage]

just double the foil over.

[vaypourus]

This thread is full of bad information. How many of you paid attention in high school chemistry? its been 11 years for me, and I still remember most of this stuff.

the toxins in the the aluminum come out in vapor form under excessive heat.

Toxins won't come out of aluminum when heated. Most studies suggest that aluminum isn't really toxic to humans. There were a lot of studies done during the Alzheimer's scare, and it concluded that aluminum had no effect on the onset of the disease. If Al is in fact toxic, we don't know about it as of now.

Aluminum foil is 99.99% aluminum, and toxins don't come off of that. What funny is that oil is applied to rollers during the production process, and this isn't really toxic either. Aluminum is considered non-toxic by the world health organization.

Magnesium and paint/coatings used in a aluminum can production CAN be harmful when sigificant heat is applied.

There is no steel in tin cans, for the record. It is all tin, and tin is borderline heavy metal.

You are wrong about that. Tin cans are not made of tin anymore dude. They are usually coated steel; either tin (called tinplate) or chromium alloy coated. Occasionally you see galvanized cans as well. Tin by itself is too expensive.

Tin doesn't rust; it's the steel in a can than can make it rust.

Additionally, Tin is not in the family of metals considered "Heavy Metals", it is considered an "other metal" just like Aluminum. If you do consider it "borderline", who cares? A borderline heavy metal doesn't mean anything; it won't have any properties of a heavy metal. The periodic table is pretty cut and dry...elements either have properties and do things or they don't.

Just some food for thought....iron, copper, silver, and gold are all heavy metals. Not all heavy metals contain dangerous properties either.

But, don't take my word for it or anyone elses. Go do some reading for yourselves.

[ForgetulRobot]

I did that a while back some time last fall and used that same fabricated screen for months after. No side effects, no funky taste, just saving a lot of aluminum foil. I mentioned this idea a few months back, probably one of my first posts on this.