my Ducks smokers!
Just built these two. One's for a friend.
I stole ideas from the ones I liked best here. It's basically a mini UDS with PBC elements (hanging meat).
The Ducks logos are just transfer decals (like bumper stickers) stuck on stainless license plate blanks, which I mounted using 1" standoffs I made from 1/2" hollow stainless rod, and secured with finishing washers and 1/4 x 20 x 1-1/2" machine screws.
All hardware from Home Depot, stainless where possible.
Other details as follows.
Lid:
-added 3.5" rope hook to hang lid, and Hyco 2" temp gauge
Drum:
-16 gallon barrels, had gear lube in them before, burned them out, wire brushed, sanded
-5/8" rebar holes 0.75" from the top for hanging meat
-3 14" grates at 5", 10" and 15" from top, on 1/4 x 20 x 1/2" hex bolts (stainless)
-1.25" hole on side for WSM temp probe grommet just above second grate level
-3 1" holes for air intakes 2.5" from bottom, 3 3/4" pipe nipples, 2 with caps and 1 with 3/4" ball valve, and mine has a BBQ guru adapter for my Party-Q
-grates modded with U-bolts for to help pick them up
-Rustoleum Ultra gloss black BBQ paint
-2 18" pieces of rebar (I think I used 1/2") also painted black for hanging meat
-sheet magnets to cover rebar holes when using grates
-stainless hooks from IKEA, filed pointy
-wire drawer pulls for handles, and a bottle opener
Charcoal basket:
-expanded metal, 5" tall, tied to Smokey Joe charcoal grate with rebar wire (twisted with pliers)
-grate on 3" riser bolts for airflow
-bolts through a 10" deep dish pizza pan for catching ash
-handles are repurposed from old busted buckets
Mine sits on a 16 gallon drum dolly because I liked the look, but bricks and casters work fine.
Build cost came to almost $200 exactly. I like how they turned out but it definitely could be done cheaper, and a PBC is bigger and better made, and just as customizable if comfortable drilling through porcelain enameled steel.
