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07-09-2012, 02:34 PM | #9721 |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 05-31-12
Location: Olathe, KS
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Thanks to this ginormous thread and the wise people on this forum, I was able to complete my UDS this weekend! I made 4 of the 3/4" vents on the bottom, and I left them wide open for the burn in to see how high it would go, and within about an hour and a half, as it approached 600 degrees and reached the upper limit of my Maverick, I decided I had better start shutting it down! I was eventually able to regulate to about 230 for the rest of the night. The Pam sprayed on the inside was seasoned to a perfect black. Now I can't wait to throw a butt our brisket on to smoke!
My grate is 8 inches down from the top, but I want to add another above. I would like to be able to use my original flat lid, but I'm not sure if I can make another grate fit. I have an old Weber lid, but of course it's too small, and I'm not sure if I want to try the mods I've seen so far. Thanks to everyone who contributed to this thread, and in turn, to the build of my new smoker! |
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07-09-2012, 02:36 PM | #9722 |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 05-31-12
Location: Olathe, KS
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Sorry about the sideways picture. First post and from my phone, so not sure what happened...
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07-09-2012, 02:46 PM | #9723 |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 06-21-12
Location: Lake Jackson
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Awesome thread, had two windows open on my computer for weeks. One read forward (1, 2, 3 ECT) and one Reading backward (649, 648, Ect)!!!
I lucked out and found a new unlined drum for $40. Should I still burn it out...or just season it? When the drum has been closed for a couple of hours I smell a light chemical smell...but It could be from the gasket in the lid. Thanks! Tony |
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07-09-2012, 02:53 PM | #9724 |
On the road to being a farker
Join Date: 01-31-09
Location: Austin, Texas
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I welded my first basket, just did hog rings on the second - second one works better. I misplaced my hog ring pliers (might buy a new one, they are cheep and rings are good for a lot of things), so have been using a vice grip - it is annoying but will work in a pinch. +1 for using valve stems - you will probably need to drill them out, but most are chrome plated brass (they drill out easily)
I think I can get 16+ hrs on a 10lb bag of lump. |
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07-09-2012, 02:56 PM | #9725 |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 05-31-12
Location: Olathe, KS
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I think I was in the same situation - a reconditioned drum with no liner, but it could have had a rust resistant spray inside. So I burned all the new paint off the outside (that I replaced with new high temp black) - and anything that might have been inside - with my weed burner that I bought just for that purpose at Harbor Freight for $25.
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07-09-2012, 03:32 PM | #9726 |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 05-31-12
Location: Olathe, KS
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I used cut pieces of wire clothes hanger to attach the bottom of my charcoal basket to the sides, kinda like the hog rings. Cheap (as in I already had them on hand) and it worked well. Also used clothes hanger for a basket handle. They survived my 600 degree burn in, so I don't expect to have a problem with them.
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07-09-2012, 04:33 PM | #9727 |
Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 09-21-11
Location: Idaho
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My fire basket cost nothing other than 3 bolts to raise it off bottom. It is made from old gasser grills I got at junk yard. It is held together with pieces of grills bent around. The bottom has 2 grills turned 90*'s to each other. It won't win any beauty awards but has worked flawlessly for about 100 smokes. It holds 20 lbs of lump and to me is so ugly its pretty.
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07-09-2012, 04:33 PM | #9728 |
Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 09-21-11
Location: Idaho
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07-09-2012, 11:06 PM | #9729 |
Got rid of the matchlight.
Join Date: 07-04-12
Location: Boise Id
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can someone guide me where to get a pan with a lip for the ash pan of my charcoal basket?
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07-09-2012, 11:10 PM | #9730 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 07-04-09
Location: Jonesboro,Tx
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I use a flat pizza pan I got a Wal mart never saw a need for a lip I figured it would restrict air flow to the fire.
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07-09-2012, 11:15 PM | #9731 |
Got rid of the matchlight.
Join Date: 07-04-12
Location: Boise Id
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i only find 16" flat at walmart was looing for 1 with a lip to help catch ashes better
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07-09-2012, 11:22 PM | #9732 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 07-04-09
Location: Jonesboro,Tx
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All my all fall on the 16" pizza pan.
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07-09-2012, 11:41 PM | #9733 |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 05-31-12
Location: Olathe, KS
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+1. The walmart 16 inch cheapo pizza pan works great and doesn't restrict air flow. If you use something with more lip, prepare to gil the lip full of holes.
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07-10-2012, 05:54 AM | #9734 |
is Blowin Smoke!
Join Date: 05-09-11
Location: Granite City, Illinois (Near St. Louis "GO CARDS")
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I used a 20" plow disk from the farm store. added some legs & a lifting rod. About $16. Will last forever.
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07-10-2012, 08:12 AM | #9735 | |
Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 06-30-12
Location: MOntpelier,OH
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Quote:
Actually I bought TWO of the grills and used the grates for the bottom of my charcoal basket, just rotated them to make a square hole pattern and bent the wire supports over the edge to hold it all together. |
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