Flattening out a warped drum lid

raiderx · Nov 19, 2008

Anyone have any tips on fixing a warped drum lid? I was burning off the paint on the lid last night and now it looks a little like a pringles chip. I figure if I really need to, I can brace it straight by screwing some angle iron across the top, but I'd rather just find a way to flatten it out.

BBQ Grail · Nov 19, 2008

Where's Albuque and his hammer when you need it?

BobBrisket · Nov 19, 2008

The bottom of my drum warped when I burned it out. Luckily it warped upward into the drum so the dome shape kinda acts as a grease diverter and channels all the grease towards the drum wall. I tried everything and it would not flatten out. It would basically just bulge downward when I pressed against it. Can you just score a new lid maybe?

raiderx · Nov 19, 2008

BobBrisket said:
Can you just score a new lid maybe?

Yeah, I'm pretty sure I saw some extras at the yard where I got my drum. I was just thinking taking an "extended lunch" and running down there.

sfbbqguy · Nov 19, 2008

Maybe you could use the lid off that thing in your avatar...or maybe that would make the food smell/taste funny!

raiderx · Nov 19, 2008

To stay on topic, I'm heading out to look for a new lid.

sfbbqguy - Don't think I wouldn't! Here, I found you something: (http://cgi.ebay.com/Broncos-helmet-smoker-bbq-barbeque-NFL-Football-Denver_W0QQitemZ270302521469QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item270302521469&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318)

sfbbqguy · Nov 19, 2008

The thought has crossed my mind...not sure I could get away with that one.

raiderx · Nov 19, 2008

Well, everything works out - got another lid from the same place for two bucks.

I actually do have a Weber 22 lid - found a discarded One-Touch silver around the corner while walking the dog last week. The bottom is rusty, but the lid is fine. Just wanted to have the flat lid for smaller batches.

sfbbqguy · Nov 19, 2008

The dog walk thing is sort-of crazy as that's exactly how I found my Weber lid! So needless to say I wasn't afraid of bending the rim to fit my drum.
You better get that thing done for Sunday.

Norcoredneck · Nov 19, 2008

Use the band clamp. Try heating it when it's on.

raiderx · Nov 19, 2008

norcoredneck - I'll try that. I wouldn't mind having a spare lid to experiment with.

As far as the Weber goes, since I have the whole kettle, I'm going to grind off the top edge of the bowl to use as a collar insert for the drum and leave the lid as-is.

We'll see if this is ready to use by Sunday. I'm hating these short days. No daylight to do stuff after work.

Norcoredneck · Nov 19, 2008

Where did you get your drum? Most refurb places have spares that can be bought cheap.

raiderx · Nov 19, 2008

I picked up spare drum lid today - a couple of posts back.

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