Ugly Drum Smoker - Page 695

mike5150 · 12-24-2012, 07:22 AM

Can someone point me to a blower circuit for temperature control.

Edward Alt · 12-26-2012, 06:32 PM

I started smoking on a homemade miniWSM this last summer. Borrowed a UDS and like what it can do, so I picked up a 55 gallon drum that held vegetable oil. Drilled (4) 3/4" holes around the bottom for intake, and burned it out with the HF weed burner this morning. I think I have most of the parts to put a UDS together. I have a weber kettle lid that I will use, along with the standard flat lid. Eventually it will hold two cooking grates. I aim to have this together enough and season Thursday night with olive oil and the standard Fatty so that I can smoke a prime rib in it Friday.

Gonna be late nights tonight and tomorrow night finishing this up ...

Bludawg · 12-26-2012, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by mike5150

Can someone point me to a blower circuit for temperature control.

hows this

mike5150 · 12-26-2012, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Bludawg

hows this

Is there something missing?

My name is Mike and I approved this message

Mr. Bo · 12-26-2012, 11:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Edward Alt

I started smoking on a homemade miniWSM this last summer. Borrowed a UDS and like what it can do, so I picked up a 55 gallon drum that held vegetable oil. Drilled (4) 3/4" holes around the bottom for intake, and burned it out with the HF weed burner this morning. I think I have most of the parts to put a UDS together. I have a weber kettle lid that I will use, along with the standard flat lid. Eventually it will hold two cooking grates. I aim to have this together enough and season Thursday night with olive oil and the standard Fatty so that I can smoke a prime rib in it Friday.

Gonna be late nights tonight and tomorrow night finishing this up ...

Good luck with your build and let us know how it goes. Pictures are good but not required.

Mr. Bo · 12-26-2012, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by mike5150

Can someone point me to a blower circuit for temperature control.

Can't help you with that one mike5150. Not sure about Bludawg's thoughts either... Maybe he needs a blower circuit too.

Edward Alt · 12-27-2012, 02:40 AM

Here's pics of the barrel before I burned it out with the weed burner. Started cleaning it up tonight with a wire wheel until the battery ran out. Will finish cleaning in the morning.

More pics in the days to come ...

rob_stang2000 · 12-27-2012, 07:34 AM

This is the UDS I built for my brother-in-law for Christmas. He is a cop, and he loved it.

Mr. Bo · 12-27-2012, 10:02 AM

Nice touch on the handles..

Bludawg · 12-27-2012, 10:13 AM

I aint no big fan of the POLice but I like it

Edward Alt · 12-27-2012, 12:27 PM

It's getting there ...

Basket needs a little more work, and I have a wire handle for it somewhere around here. Lid is in the process of being drilled (battery died again), and I do have a weber kettle lid I'll be using eventually. Will be seasoning tonight, and smokin' tomorrow ...

Mason Dixon Bowhunta · 12-27-2012, 01:28 PM

Okay, I'm a newbie to this site and have become addicted to reading through the many posts on this thread. Lot's of great info, but my ADD is kicking in and I'm wondering about the holes that are drilled into the base of the barrel. They are obviously for air flow, but do you need a valve on each hole? Or do you only only need a valve on one of the holes.

Bluesman · 12-27-2012, 01:48 PM

Rob that Police UDS is great. What did you use for the handle, a blue gun? I love it. great work

mike5150 · 12-27-2012, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Mason Dixon Bowhunta

Okay, I'm a newbie to this site and have become addicted to reading through the many posts on this thread. Lot's of great info, but my ADD is kicking in and I'm wondering about the holes that are drilled into the base of the barrel. They are obviously for air flow, but do you need a valve on each hole? Or do you only only need a valve on one of the holes.

If was going to build another one...I would not use the valve I would use pipe fittings on all three. I seem to always leave it wide open to keep my temp at. 235-250 ish just my 2c

My name is Mike and I approved this message

cheapbeer · 12-27-2012, 02:19 PM

At Mason Dixon Bowhunta. You only need the ball valve on one intake. The first uds I built I used four 1/2 pipe nipples and I used a regular gate valve that is used on waterhose applications and to be I can keep it around 240 degrees just by using the caps on or off with the valve completely open. The next drum I built I got the drum from a friend with the holes drilled for 1/2 nipples but he messed up the hole spacing so there was a larger gap between one set of holes. I drilled a 1 inch hole in the middle of that space that space and installed a 3/4 nipple with a ball valve. That drum sometimes I leave one nipple off and regulate the airflow with the valve and sometimes I just use the valve with all the nipples capped depending on weather conditions. I believe that if a guy was on a low budget he could put in six equally spaced 1/2 nipples and regulate the temps just using the caps on or off a few nipples.

12-24-2012, 07:22 AM	#10411
mike5150 Got Wood. Join Date: 07-05-11 Location: Dallas Tx Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Can someone point me to a blower circuit for temperature control. __________________ (1) UDS 2011 Model

12-26-2012, 06:32 PM	#10412
Edward Alt Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 08-18-12 Location: Kansas City, MO Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I started smoking on a homemade miniWSM this last summer. Borrowed a UDS and like what it can do, so I picked up a 55 gallon drum that held vegetable oil. Drilled (4) 3/4" holes around the bottom for intake, and burned it out with the HF weed burner this morning. I think I have most of the parts to put a UDS together. I have a weber kettle lid that I will use, along with the standard flat lid. Eventually it will hold two cooking grates. I aim to have this together enough and season Thursday night with olive oil and the standard Fatty so that I can smoke a prime rib in it Friday. Gonna be late nights tonight and tomorrow night finishing this up ... __________________ miniWSM, Maverick 732, UDS in progress, Jenn-Air LP Grill, Camp Chef Explorer 2 LP Stove Last edited by Edward Alt; 12-26-2012 at 07:32 PM..

12-27-2012, 02:40 AM	#10417
Edward Alt Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 08-18-12 Location: Kansas City, MO Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Here's pics of the barrel before I burned it out with the weed burner. Started cleaning it up tonight with a wire wheel until the battery ran out. Will finish cleaning in the morning. More pics in the days to come ... __________________ miniWSM, Maverick 732, UDS in progress, Jenn-Air LP Grill, Camp Chef Explorer 2 LP Stove

12-27-2012, 10:02 AM	#10419
Mr. Bo is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 04-15-07 Location: Bisbee, AZ Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Nice touch on the handles.. __________________ 55 gallon smokin' UDS BBQ Grillware vertical gas smoker WSM with mods ECB Deluxe (scrapped for parts for the UDS) BBQ Grillware gas grill Pro-Q Exel 20 High Desert BBQ

12-27-2012, 10:13 AM	#10420
Bludawg Babbling Farker Join Date: 07-04-09 Location: Jonesboro,Tx Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I aint no big fan of the POLice but I like it __________________ I never met a Cow that I didn't like with a little Salt & Pepper! Certified PORK-A-HOLIC

12-27-2012, 12:27 PM	#10421
Edward Alt Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 08-18-12 Location: Kansas City, MO Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It's getting there ... Basket needs a little more work, and I have a wire handle for it somewhere around here. Lid is in the process of being drilled (battery died again), and I do have a weber kettle lid I'll be using eventually. Will be seasoning tonight, and smokin' tomorrow ... __________________ miniWSM, Maverick 732, UDS in progress, Jenn-Air LP Grill, Camp Chef Explorer 2 LP Stove

12-27-2012, 01:28 PM	#10422
Mason Dixon Bowhunta Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 12-24-12 Location: Up a tree somewhere in MD Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Okay, I'm a newbie to this site and have become addicted to reading through the many posts on this thread. Lot's of great info, but my ADD is kicking in and I'm wondering about the holes that are drilled into the base of the barrel. They are obviously for air flow, but do you need a valve on each hole? Or do you only only need a valve on one of the holes.

12-27-2012, 01:48 PM	#10423
Bluesman is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 01-01-10 Location: Fond du Lac, WI Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Rob that Police UDS is great. What did you use for the handle, a blue gun? I love it. great work __________________ "98" Green Weber Performer "95" Black Weber Platinum - Dumpster find workin' on it "00" Weber Simpsons OTG 22.5 WSM Smokin' Bucky UDS Weber Q100 Weber Q200 Faster than the Speed of Light Red Thermapen, Certified MOINK Ball Maker Proud Member of the Zero's Club with Voodoo Soup..

12-27-2012, 02:19 PM	#10425
cheapbeer On the road to being a farker Join Date: 07-07-12 Location: Westfield, Wisconsin Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	At Mason Dixon Bowhunta. You only need the ball valve on one intake. The first uds I built I used four 1/2 pipe nipples and I used a regular gate valve that is used on waterhose applications and to be I can keep it around 240 degrees just by using the caps on or off with the valve completely open. The next drum I built I got the drum from a friend with the holes drilled for 1/2 nipples but he messed up the hole spacing so there was a larger gap between one set of holes. I drilled a 1 inch hole in the middle of that space that space and installed a 3/4 nipple with a ball valve. That drum sometimes I leave one nipple off and regulate the airflow with the valve and sometimes I just use the valve with all the nipples capped depending on weather conditions. I believe that if a guy was on a low budget he could put in six equally spaced 1/2 nipples and regulate the temps just using the caps on or off a few nipples. __________________ 2 1/2 Ugly Drums, 22.5 wsm and 2 18.5 wsm's

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