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02-01-2010, 08:55 AM | #4861 |
is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 12-08-09
Location: Bellevue Nebraska
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i cut off the entire rim. i just couldnt get the weber kettle top to fit
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02-01-2010, 08:59 AM | #4862 |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 01-15-10
Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia
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PIcked up my first free drum last week... Still reading through te thread, but I'll be starting the build soon...!!!
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02-01-2010, 10:24 AM | #4863 |
On the road to being a farker
Join Date: 01-31-09
Location: Austin, Texas
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When using it as a uds should be used, I have seen absolutely no need for a diffuser.
That said, mine is currently a twig burner. When cooking chicken, I have a VERY short window to open it without catastrophic temperature spikes. With chicken I run the drum hot (300-350). Essentially all the twigs are kept right below flash point - open it longer than 10-15 seconds and flames are coming out the top of the barrel. As such I have considered using a diffuser (including a butterfly baffle - to limit the uds turning into a burn barrel. Why do I open it too long? takes a while to load chicken quarters. |
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02-01-2010, 04:15 PM | #4864 |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 03-22-09
Location: Illinois City,IL
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I bought the threaded thermos for my UDS at Walmart in the grill dept.
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02-01-2010, 04:38 PM | #4865 | |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 01-26-10
Location: Virginia
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02-01-2010, 07:26 PM | #4866 |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 11-07-09
Location: Sydney, Australia
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One more question; ive painted the inside of my drum with black kettle paint (rated to 400C or 752F)
Was this a bad idea, healthwise? |
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02-01-2010, 08:06 PM | #4867 |
is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 07-08-09
Location: Datyona Beach, Fl
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02-01-2010, 08:12 PM | #4868 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 01-26-10
Location: Virginia
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Hire someone to sand blast it out unless you want to lose your hearing from a sander inside the barrel.
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02-01-2010, 08:14 PM | #4869 | |
Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 09-30-09
Location: West Chicago, IL
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Errr... like shooting at the range: Step 1: put on earplugs. Step 2: Put on hearing protector sound deadening ear-muffs.
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02-01-2010, 08:16 PM | #4870 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 01-26-10
Location: Virginia
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Too much work. It's worth $20.00 to have someone else do it. :-)
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02-01-2010, 09:26 PM | #4871 |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 11-07-09
Location: Sydney, Australia
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Thanks guys,
I stripped the orignial paint lining out from the inside using an electric drill & wire brush. Looks like i'll be doing that all over again! |
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02-01-2010, 11:26 PM | #4872 |
On the road to being a farker
Join Date: 01-15-10
Location: Irving, TX
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Not to proud to ask a brother for help
Howdy yall,
I am new to the brotherhood and have been reading on this epic thread for the BDS/UDS. Now 'member I'm from Texas and there's always a story 'specally 'fore askin' a question. I have the bug to build a UDS, especially since my new son-in-law after this last Thanksgiving when I smoked a turkey wants a smoker so I want to make one for each of us. (Brings a tear to my eye, a lump in my throat, and my chest puffs out a bit, just thinkin' 'bout the boy with his very first smoker. I'm so proud. ) I have a question before I get started. I have been given 10 open top barrells with rolled rims, bolt rings, and lids. Don't know what the insides look like yet as they are sealed up, I do know they were used for soil samples from an area small strip mall and have been given green non-hazardous stickers, so I know our 'Q won't glow in the dark or poison us.( 2 very important points.) I would like to use a couple of them to make high covers instead of using old weber or clone domes (since I don't have any of those), and maybe even rotisery rings like ive seen a few do. I'm only up to page 130 of the thread so I don't know if this has been asked and answered, if it has please tell me where to look, many thanks. Here's the question, I was wondering if any one has specific instructions and/or pics of how to construct the donor drum lids and make them seal tightly? I think that I've seen somewhere in the thread N8man talking about his but not how he built it. I just want to get it right the first time to get a good seal. I'll take lost of pice during the build and post it all for upcoming generations of brethren. Thanks brothers, in advance ____________________________________ Havent figured out how to get all the stuff I have to Q and Grill with tha normally goes here |
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02-02-2010, 07:38 AM | #4873 |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 12-11-07
Location: N. Andover, MA
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High top cover for a drum
Hey brotherbd, here's what I did.
A drum with a crimped seal, not rolled. This is an open top drum, so used the bottom for this part. Cut 3/4" below the first bulge. Beat the heck out of the bulge to expand it a bit. I used a 3# hammer and an anvil. A close up. And sitting on the drum. This was done to accept a Weber top and a rotisserie unit, but will certainly work as high top cover for your drums. It will need an exhaust of some sort though. Have fun with the project and I hope this was of some help to you. |
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02-02-2010, 07:45 AM | #4874 |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 03-22-09
Location: Fredericton N.B. Canada
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Great idea Smokin D
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02-02-2010, 08:37 AM | #4875 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 05-09-07
Location: God's Country Ossipee-Osceola NC
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I did mine sorta like Smokin D's except I took an open top drum and cut the top third section of it at the center of the reinforcement rib. At first I thought to use it as a extended lid but couldn't get it to seal well enough. I used a locking ring to meld the cut section to the DrumPit Proper and used stove gasket to eliminate the air leaks. Keep in mind that this may not be a viable option for some. My DrumPit is now 46.5" tall and for some, they would need a step ladder to use it.
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