Ugly Drum Smoker - Page 24

tntitan · 07-25-2007, 02:21 PM

mine is 3 inches

Norcoredneck · 07-25-2007, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by tntitan

mine is 3 inches

Taken out of context (top of page when I opened thread), could be bad!

Norcoredneck · 07-25-2007, 05:22 PM

Most standard thermometers are @ 3-4 inches. I used a long temp probe in mine and the thermometer reads about 200Deg. when probe 6-8" in reads @250. I think this is part of the reason people say they cook faster. I run mine where the dial is "clocked" at 200 straight up. I can sit inside an still see it and know where it is even with my crooked eye no matter how many beers (short of passing out).

Thawley · 07-25-2007, 05:36 PM

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You farkers should start a new thread about welding
This is not Q-Talk info...

Okay, here's The Welder Thread then.

Also, I've posted a separate thread for UUDS™ Foot-Operated Air Vents & fire-basket/ash-pan combo. Just wanted to link it here with the rest of the UDS info...

BizoQ · 07-30-2007, 01:43 AM

WOW! What a great thread! Just finished reading from start to finish (at work no less!) and will now start searching for a 55-gal drum barrel for my very own attempt at one of these beauties. After all, how could something like these homemade smokers be called ugly?!

Bentley · 07-31-2007, 11:47 AM

Started on my UDS project yesterday. Man, let me tell you, I do not really know steel thickness and such, but it is a bitch to weld thin gauge with a stick...you all keep that in mind when you look at my beads and my over all work! Looks like I will be ripping off many mods from this site! Anyway someone posted on here about finished look, heck the grinder is my best welding instrument!

Will try and put up some pictures today!

Norcoredneck · 07-31-2007, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Bentley

Started on my UDS project yesterday. Man, let me tell you, I do not really know steel thickness and such, but it is a bitch to weld thin gauge with a stick...you all keep that in mind when you look at my beads and my over all work! Looks like I will be ripping off many mods from this site! Anyway someone posted on here about finished look, heck the grinder is my best welding instrument!

Will try and put up some pictures today!

Burn baby burn. Not Grand Champion quality Bentley?

tntitan · 07-31-2007, 02:18 PM

bentley when i burnt the paint off the inside and outside my finish came by spraying veg.oil on the outside of the barrel when the fire was hot it made the finish like gloss black also it protects it from rusting

Bentley · 08-02-2007, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Norcoredneck

Burn baby burn. Not Grand Champion quality Bentley?

I guess not. Definition of Nimrod: Bentley

Example: Guess which slot I had the work in and which one I had electrode in for the AC application?

The scary part is that the ThunderBolt unit has this exact drawing on the front of the unit, except for the writing on the right side! Farken scary! And I was making fun of the French guy on Who wants to be a Millionaire! You know, I dont remember doing glue as a teenager!

I expect my welds to be much better tomorrow, actually went out into the garage tonight and switched them so I would not forget! Maybe it wont splatter so much tomorrow! I also broke down and bought a Miller self-darkening helmet, man was that worth the money!

Bentley · 08-02-2007, 10:49 PM

Well, time to let you make fun of my welding! The evil thin lid!

Started out with this...

Ended up with this...

and this...

Adjusting the Miller did nothing, I still burn through! Arghhhhh!

Mista, weed bunner is the way to go on burning out barrels!

To much to do tomorrow and Saturday, will get back at it in Sunday or Monday! Just need to put in nipples and ball valve, TRY and weld some brackets inside to hold the grates and make the fire box!

Sure could use some ideas on a paint job, would love to do something special, but I am not much when it come to design or insperation! Any suggestions Brothers!

ipls3355 · 08-06-2007, 09:07 PM

I got a couple food grade barrels with the coated inside. I built one farking hot fire in and around the barrels but it still has a good amount of the inside paint. The fire was 10 times hotter then any cook that would be done. Does all the inside paint need to be removed?

rlic80 · 08-08-2007, 01:00 PM

For those of you who've gone through these builds before, what do y'all think about this as a charcoal basket?

I plan on using a whole lot more char lumps than brickettes and it's low design would allow the fire to remain 24" below the grill grate. My only concern is the overall size in not being able to concentrate the fire in one tightly packed area, but rather over 18" or so.

Thoughts? I'm a first time builder and a newbie 'que-er.

motley que · 08-08-2007, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by ipls3355

I got a couple food grade barrels with the coated inside. I built one farking hot fire in and around the barrels but it still has a good amount of the inside paint. The fire was 10 times hotter then any cook that would be done. Does all the inside paint need to be removed?

Quote:

Originally Posted by rlic80

For those of you who've gone through these builds before, what do y'all think about this as a charcoal basket?

I plan on using a whole lot more char lumps than brickettes and it's low design would allow the fire to remain 24" below the grill grate. My only concern is the overall size in not being able to concentrate the fire in one tightly packed area, but rather over 18" or so.

Thoughts? I'm a first time builder and a newbie 'que-er.

Yes you need to get the inside liner out. use a weed burner from the outside. that will make it go fast.

for a basket if you dont want to assemble one, you can take a water pan from a ECB and drill holes in it and rest it on a grate near the bottom. i got a good 12 hour burn out of one of those.

swamprb · 08-08-2007, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rlic80

For those of you who've gone through these builds before, what do y'all think about this as a charcoal basket?

I plan on using a whole lot more char lumps than brickettes and it's low design would allow the fire to remain 24" below the grill grate. My only concern is the overall size in not being able to concentrate the fire in one tightly packed area, but rather over 18" or so.

Thoughts? I'm a first time builder and a newbie 'que-er.

Kinda heavy, but don't see why it wouldn't work if it'll fit in the drum. Are you planning on anything around it to contain the coals?

This is a 18" Weber kettle with a chitload of 1/2" holes and the coal grate for all you tidy MOFO's that want the ash can mod!

Of course you'll have to empty it more often if your using Rancher briqs!

Brian

Grillman40 · 08-08-2007, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by tntitan

mine is 3 inches

I agree with Norco. Thought I jumped into the wrong forum for a second.

07-25-2007, 02:21 PM	#346
tntitan On the road to being a farker Join Date: 04-18-07 Location: Cape Coral Florida	mine is 3 inches __________________ custom made ugly drum smokers/ weber kettle

07-25-2007, 05:22 PM	#348
Norcoredneck somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-11-06 Location: Norco, Ca.	Most standard thermometers are @ 3-4 inches. I used a long temp probe in mine and the thermometer reads about 200Deg. when probe 6-8" in reads @250. I think this is part of the reason people say they cook faster. I run mine where the dial is "clocked" at 200 straight up. I can sit inside an still see it and know where it is even with my crooked eye no matter how many beers (short of passing out). __________________ *Low and Slow.....* *The Prontologist is in...* *Ok let's see your Butt!*

07-31-2007, 11:47 AM	#351
Bentley Babbling Farker Join Date: 03-14-07 Location: Culpeper, Virginia	Started on my UDS project yesterday. Man, let me tell you, I do not really know steel thickness and such, but it is a bitch to weld thin gauge with a stick...you all keep that in mind when you look at my beads and my over all work! Looks like I will be ripping off many mods from this site! Anyway someone posted on here about finished look, heck the grinder is my best welding instrument! Will try and put up some pictures today! __________________ Certified Master Judge #5382 What is best in life? "To crush your BBQ opponents, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women."

07-31-2007, 02:18 PM	#353
tntitan On the road to being a farker Join Date: 04-18-07 Location: Cape Coral Florida	bentley when i burnt the paint off the inside and outside my finish came by spraying veg.oil on the outside of the barrel when the fire was hot it made the finish like gloss black also it protects it from rusting __________________ custom made ugly drum smokers/ weber kettle

08-02-2007, 10:49 PM	#355
Bentley Babbling Farker Join Date: 03-14-07 Location: Culpeper, Virginia	The journy begins... Well, time to let you make fun of my welding! The evil thin lid! Started out with this... Ended up with this... and this... Adjusting the Miller did nothing, I still burn through! Arghhhhh! Mista, weed bunner is the way to go on burning out barrels! To much to do tomorrow and Saturday, will get back at it in Sunday or Monday! Just need to put in nipples and ball valve, TRY and weld some brackets inside to hold the grates and make the fire box! Sure could use some ideas on a paint job, would love to do something special, but I am not much when it come to design or insperation! Any suggestions Brothers! __________________ Certified Master Judge #5382 What is best in life? "To crush your BBQ opponents, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women."

07-30-2007, 01:43 AM	#350
BizoQ Found some matches. Join Date: 07-17-07 Location: Albany, NY	WOW! What a great thread! Just finished reading from start to finish (at work no less!) and will now start searching for a 55-gal drum barrel for my very own attempt at one of these beauties. After all, how could something like these homemade smokers be called ugly?!

08-06-2007, 09:07 PM	#356
ipls3355 is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 04-27-07 Location: Mattoon, IL	I got a couple food grade barrels with the coated inside. I built one farking hot fire in and around the barrels but it still has a good amount of the inside paint. The fire was 10 times hotter then any cook that would be done. Does all the inside paint need to be removed? __________________ Chris Crankin out Q on my ECB since 2005 UDS born September, 2007 22" Weber Kettle 18" Weber Kettle

08-08-2007, 01:00 PM	#357
rlic80 Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 07-01-07 Location: Santa Monica, CA	Charcoal basket...thoughts... For those of you who've gone through these builds before, what do y'all think about this as a charcoal basket? I plan on using a whole lot more char lumps than brickettes and it's low design would allow the fire to remain 24" below the grill grate. My only concern is the overall size in not being able to concentrate the fire in one tightly packed area, but rather over 18" or so. Thoughts? I'm a first time builder and a newbie 'que-er.

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