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03-14-2013, 07:14 PM | #10696 |
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10695 posts!!!
I built my UDS more than 4 years ago around post 3010 (page 201) I look at the pictures and it looks so shiny and new. But its had a lot of meat through it since then (wow, that sounds really bad...) it is rusting a bit and I have been kicking around the idea of starting all over again. The only problem is there are so many good ideas in this thread I can't decide how the new one will be built.
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03-14-2013, 07:25 PM | #10697 | |
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03-14-2013, 10:26 PM | #10698 |
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Join Date: 03-09-13
Location: Riverside,CA
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Minimum height between grates?
I was wondering what the minimum height between each grate would be in order to be able to set them up? i want as many grates as i could get in there to fit as many ribs as i could. Since ribs are relatively skinny, is 4 inches enough space for the grates to fall in place.
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03-15-2013, 04:35 PM | #10699 |
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Location: Bisbee, AZ
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I installed my 3" Tell Tru therm between the grate and it doesn't register right in that location. 150* or so lower than actual grate temps. Thinking of moving it to the lid to try that out.
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03-15-2013, 05:12 PM | #10700 |
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Join Date: 02-13-13
Location: Wyoming County, N.Y.
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If one is good, two has to be better....
I built my first UDS about a month ago, it is farking fantastic. So I figured "how about two"? I scored a mini-UDS barrel from work. It was a grease barrel (hand-gun type grease) but it had a heavy duty plastic bag liner in it. I pulled out the liner, voila!, unlined barrel. I Scrounged some parts laying around and presto! a mini is born. Best part is all the parts from a Smokey Joe fit perfect. I still want to add some bling to it, but I smell a seasoning this weekend!! Thanks god I found this site, I found my calling in life.
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03-16-2013, 05:22 PM | #10701 |
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Join Date: 01-12-13
Location: Aiken, South Carolina
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OK, got me a weed burner and burned the inside liner of the drum. It did not do too great of a job. So I got some really aggressive sanding disc and a wire wheel for my angle grinder. Still had to do a little "drum diving" but it went pretty good. The drum still has some of the liner left in it in spots! Does this surface have to be completely clean or will a couple of good hot burns finish it up? I would say all the line is about 98% removed.
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03-16-2013, 06:56 PM | #10702 |
Is lookin for wood to cook with.
Join Date: 12-23-12
Location: Richmond, VA
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Re: Ugly Drum Smoker
Seasoning burn is done! Started after work about 6:30 pm, got home from work the next day about 5pm still had hot coals inside. I did have one issue I wanted opinions on. I had a very tough time getting to 250° with all three vents open. I have, based upon this thread narrowed down to three suspects.
First, when I put the fire basket together the longest bolt HD had was 3". Not wanting to go back to Lowes(had already been there) because they didn't have expanded steel which is why I was at HD to start with, I got the 3"ers. Two, being the first time user may not have started enough coals so it might have floundered because of that? C) Exhaust opening not big enough/ poor air flow. I have the flat top and the large bung hole( I am the Great Cornholio,,, you have TP?) Is slightly smaller than the one on my second drum that I have not started on yet. Any opinions would be helpful. Even jokes about Beavis and Butthead. Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2 |
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03-16-2013, 07:06 PM | #10703 |
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Join Date: 09-10-12
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Re: Ugly Drum Smoker
Hammer, I'll go w/ "C".... although you dont say how many intakes you have open. That could be part of it. Also, you'll finf that after about 6 cooks you'll have a better understanding of how YOUR UDS works. Go get some meat and start smoking!
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03-16-2013, 07:10 PM | #10704 | |
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Join Date: 09-10-12
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Having said that, I think you'll be fine. Start with a butt and get the drum seasoned with some smokey pig fat and everything will be alright. Sent from my pocket computer ( G III) |
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03-16-2013, 07:28 PM | #10705 | |
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03-17-2013, 04:15 AM | #10706 |
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Join Date: 03-15-13
Location: Uk
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Stumbled across the idea of a UDS about a week ago hammered a couple of hundred pages of this thread (Great resource by the way) and started gathering materials.
I live in the UK and some of this stuff is hard to find, I've sourced a new 55 gallon open top unlined barrel, just found a pipe fitting company with a trade desk to get nipples and ball valve from and I can order a 57cm weber grate from the UK distributer but the fire basket and some sort of covered chimney (it rains here a lot) is proving more difficult. A local blacksmith qouted me £125 for a expanded steel basket with ash pan and expanded steel isn't readily available of the shelf any ideas or any islanders here who have built one? |
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03-17-2013, 06:32 AM | #10707 | |
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03-18-2013, 01:39 PM | #10708 |
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Join Date: 12-15-12
Location: Gennep
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Ugly Drum Smoker
Inspired by this awesome thread I started my own build!
The basket Made some adjustments to the basket Got me my drum.. Clean on the inside! Fits perfectly! Cleaned it and removed the stickers Bling! Standing ready for more adjustments There will be more soon! |
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03-18-2013, 01:49 PM | #10709 |
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Mr Nas......Nice basket, but I think you're gonna find that you're gonna need a lot more larger holes than that. Ash build up can easily clog them.
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03-18-2013, 01:56 PM | #10710 | |
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Join Date: 12-15-12
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Ugly Drum Smoker
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The basket "floor" is 47 cm diameter, so when this doesn't work I can put one of the racks I have here lying around in it. But this first attempt looks prettier:) |
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