Blue Kettle
Full Fledged Farker
I appreciate it. One thing though, are those "safe"? I'm still a little unclear on how safe you can render these with a burnout if they aren't unlined or good grade.
Ugly Drum Smoker
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I appreciate it. One thing though, are those "safe"? I'm still a little unclear on how safe you can render these with a burnout if they aren't unlined or good grade.
el luchador
is Blowin Smoke!
el luchador
is Blowin Smoke!
Thanks czar
MeridianBlades
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UDS Headquarters
New to the forum ... The UDS thread brought me over. Made a little stop over to UDS MPLS headquarters today....(or you'd think it) hahaha Thanks for checkin out my pics.
Here is my starter kit:
New to the forum ... The UDS thread brought me over. Made a little stop over to UDS MPLS headquarters today....(or you'd think it) hahaha Thanks for checkin out my pics.
Here is my starter kit:
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Czarbecue
Babbling Farker
Are those stainless or just unpainted?
MeridianBlades
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Hey Czar... unpainted, unlined and new. That's what I asked them for, and they were great. I got the link from this thread, and so thanks for the referral.
MeridianBlades
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Intake Options..
Question for guys..... What is the best air intake at the bottom of the barrel? I have seen conflicting opinions. Some say the 3/4 pipe with valves are too small. Some say the sliders like from the BGE /Kamado Joes are too big. Some say the vent should be on the bottom of the barrel, instead of the side.
Anyone tried a few of these options and have it down where they'd do it the same way again on your next build(s)?
Thanks Larry
Question for guys..... What is the best air intake at the bottom of the barrel? I have seen conflicting opinions. Some say the 3/4 pipe with valves are too small. Some say the sliders like from the BGE /Kamado Joes are too big. Some say the vent should be on the bottom of the barrel, instead of the side.
Anyone tried a few of these options and have it down where they'd do it the same way again on your next build(s)?
Thanks Larry
Blue Kettle
Full Fledged Farker
I have a related question, how many intakes do you need?
el luchador
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there are two air requirements in a UDS, getting up to temp, and keeping temp.
keeping temp requires surprising little air intake. a 3/4" hole would provide all the air needed assuming sufficient coals.
getting up to temp efficiently needs more air. I use two one inch intakes to get up to temp but then after that about half of a 3/4 intake can keep temp.
simplest option is probably a 2" ball valve and just close it down as you get to temp.
ebijack
Babbling Farker
Depends on what you want to do with your drum, temps you want to cook at. Outside temps and conditions you cook in. How much food you will be cooking at one time. How easy to adjust/close. If/when wind/snow could blow directly into your drum spiking your temps or not.
Czarbecue
Babbling Farker
This is why I went with the 3" hole under neath the drum with the foot lever from Hunsaker. I can leave it wide open for when I am getting to temp and move it down to barely an opening to keep it alive. Wind? What wind? :loco:
el luchador
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I have never had any issues with wind with my intake on the side. how much wind gets into half of a .75" opening?
Czarbecue
Babbling Farker
My old WSM had the intakes on all 3 sides. It was a nightmare when there is a breeze. We get a lot of that up here in McKinney with no cityscapes for a windbreak.
Hinds15
Full Fledged Farker
I get some pretty windy conditions south of Houston too which is why I settled on the hunsaker style intake.
el luchador
is Blowin Smoke!
Well I guess a smoker that has a side to side draft could be affected by wind. My uds has intakes on one side and I've cooked in quite windy conditions no problems whatsoever.
MeridianBlades
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Interesting. I was considering the vent on the bottom Hunsaker style as well..... UPDATE on my parts run. (pic) Need to start putting together the firebox and pan now. I'm going to use fan type diffuser on the top as well. Should be a fun build.... Also went with the heat deflector around the firebox... Stainless was 1.75 a pound for these cutoffs and the carbon was .60 a lb. Not bad...
el luchador
is Blowin Smoke!
looking good. good luck with the build.
Czarbecue
Babbling Farker
Interesting. I was considering the vent on the bottom Hunsaker style as well..... UPDATE on my parts run. (pic) Need to start putting together the firebox and pan now. I'm going to use fan type diffuser on the top as well. Should be a fun build.... Also went with the heat deflector around the firebox... Stainless was 1.75 a pound for these cutoffs and the carbon was .60 a lb. Not bad...
Are those rods going to hang meat?
MeridianBlades
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The threaded rod will sit in the middle of the firebox and the other one is for the wheels.... Heres more pics from the firebox build last night. Firebox and heat shield. Not much throat depth on my bandsaw so had to finish up the cuts with the cut off wheel and then deburr.
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Czarbecue
Babbling Farker
Nice! I wish I made my own... would like to customize some of the details but I don't have the hardware to do so.
