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I have to store mine in the lawnmower barn.
I guess my question is: What thickness does the drum need to be?
What have been the best ideals for running your temperature probe through the side of the drum and sealing it?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Since you're in California, the thin metal is okay....
for probes the hole just needs to be big enough to fish the probe through, be sure to deburr the hole,
and you can use some aluminum foil to seal it for on the cheap...I have also used a wine cork and drilled it through the center just big enough to fit the probe wire...also on the cheap...
I'm not handy at all. But this thread has definitely got me interested in trying a build of my own. So I contacted Apex Drums inquiring about a food grade drum with a lid for a smoker, and they told me that prices range from $60 to $100 depending on the thickness. Seems a bit pricier than what others in this thread have been getting their drums for.
I guess my question is: What thickness does the drum need to be?
Here's a pic of my UDS I built last summer.
What have been the best ideals for running your temperature probe through the side of the drum and sealing it?
Thanks in advance for your help.
I'm not handy at all. But this thread has definitely got me interested in trying a build of my own. So I contacted Apex Drums inquiring about a food grade drum with a lid for a smoker, and they told me that prices range from $60 to $100 depending on the thickness. Seems a bit pricier than what others in this thread have been getting their drums for.
I have bee fond of drilling out chrome plated brass automotive valve stems. That said, while it is easy if you have a valve tool and a drill press, there might be simpler solutions. Honestly you can probably do it without one of those tools, just not without both. It is a lot easier to drill out with the valve removed (so you might be able to pull it off with a hand drill). Drilling through the valve (did that a couple times when I did not feel like digging for my valve tool) is not much fun.
I have bee fond of drilling out chrome plated brass automotive valve stems. That said, while it is easy if you have a valve tool and a drill press, there might be simpler solutions. Honestly you can probably do it without one of those tools, just not without both. It is a lot easier to drill out with the valve removed (so you might be able to pull it off with a hand drill). Drilling through the valve (did that a couple times when I did not feel like digging for my valve tool) is not much fun.
I use the 1/8th in. compression fitting you can buy at the auto part stores.
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