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Ugly Drum Smoker

Meat Burner said:
No offense jlough, but it was called a UDS way before that bro. Search a little more then post facts. OBTW, that is one of the best build posts on the UDS. Norco is way cool!
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My fault :oops: - just caught up in the excitement of the build process. I 've been reading the thread and keep wanting to reply along the way but then look at the posts and see they were written years ago. Great thread!
 
I liked this drum because it has a 2" bung down low so I'll be able to remove it and shake down the ashes.
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Norcoredneck said:
I believe JGH1204 coined the name Ugly Drum Smoker, at least as far as this forum is concerned.
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Yep, I did some research early on to make sure I hadn't read it somewhere else both on this site and the internet. As the original post says, I was trying to build a drum smoker and it was turning out UGLY so I started the thread to get advice and titled it Ugly Drum Smoker. It was a play on words of the Big Drum Smoker that is sold commercially.

I had no idea the name would stick and this thread would be around years later. It took a 15 months to get to 1,000 posts and another 15 months to get to this point.
 
Finally!!!! I have been reading since last weekend. Wow lots of good info on this forum. I have been BBQin' for a long time but never smoked much. MY Father In Law has supposedly located me some food grade barrels for $5 a piece. I'm not sure if they will be lined or not they have supposedly had plastic bags in them. We shall see, it may be a week or 2 before they show up. I can handle the fab stuff no problem just need to get the parts collected. My plan is to build more than one when I get started. Thanks for all of the info. I'll post up once my barrels get here.
 
jlough69 said:
My fault :oops: - just caught up in the excitement of the build process. I 've been reading the thread and keep wanting to reply along the way but then look at the posts and see they were written years ago. Great thread!
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:wink: Post a lot and more importantly...smoke a lot and post pics brother!
 
Well Poor Piggy 2 is finally getting shelves from a donated Brinkman grill I had for parts. I'll do the other side tomorrow.
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And what did you use in the side of your drum where you run the probe cables through the side?

Great looking drum!

David
 
The thermometers came from a store called Ocean State Job Lot they were $6.00 each and they work great. The things I ran the probes through are called aluminum cable clamps available from electrical suppy house.
 
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BigAL I made them from perforated angle iron then bent them in a bit so they would be a little more square on the drum.
 
Dang Skidder, all of those mods are spot on! I love the little table that you mount your therms to. and the fold down shelf is a nice touch too. I badly need to finish up all the small parts to make mine complete. Mine doesn't even have a handle yet... but it still cooks :)


Tuck
 
Well Poor Piggy 2 is finished. Here's a few pics. Just have to seal the gap around the rotisserie.
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