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10-22-2013, 08:00 AM | #11536 |
On the road to being a farker
Join Date: 10-04-13
Location: From the Land of Pleasant Living
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I used one can of 2000 degree engine paint for my base coat. I got two coats with the one can.
1 can of gloss black paint, also got two coats out of this. then 1 can of gloss clear coat. again two coats. |
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10-22-2013, 08:01 AM | #11537 |
On the road to being a farker
Join Date: 10-04-13
Location: From the Land of Pleasant Living
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I'm trying to post a picture of my build but apparently I dont have enough posts
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10-22-2013, 08:12 AM | #11538 |
On the road to being a farker
Join Date: 10-04-13
Location: From the Land of Pleasant Living
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here is my UDS build
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10-22-2013, 10:22 AM | #11539 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 10-15-12
Location: Anaheim, CA
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1 Color? 1-2 cans of paint. Custom Paint Job? Sky's the limit.
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10-22-2013, 12:12 PM | #11540 | |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 10-07-13
Location: Orlando, FL
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Magnets on UDS
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"If it ain't got no bark, it ain't worth the bite" |
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10-23-2013, 08:43 PM | #11541 |
Got rid of the matchlight.
Join Date: 10-19-13
Location: San Antonio, TX
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Hi everyone. I just want to say thanks to all you seasoned vets and your discussions about the UDS. I referenced this thread and the discussions here quite a bit in my build and created a blog for novices who want to build a UDS. Check it out and let me know if I've missed anything. I'll post pics on here soon.
http://udsrookie.blogspot.com/ |
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10-24-2013, 04:18 AM | #11542 |
Got rid of the matchlight.
Join Date: 10-18-13
Location: Maricopa, Arizona
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My first UDS build (w/ pics)
Greetings Brethren!
I'm new to the site and happened to stumble across it when doing research on this UDS I recently herd of. I've always been a huge fan of BBQ but have never taken a shot at it on my own. When I found out about this midevil cooking device, I was hooked on making one of my own and give'n it a whirl. With about a week of research and compiling ideas, I set about to gather all the bits and pieces needed to build my contraption. I did not do allot of pricing around and pretty much just bought everything when I found it wherever that might have been. I had an idea of what I wanted it to look like and borrowed ideas from many other peoples builds(Thanks to everyone) ! So with no further , here are a few pics of the making of my very first UDS build. The drum I found was $35 w/ lid & ring. It was a "food grade" container that formerly held Pinapple concentrate. First I measured out all my holes and cut them out. Then I built a good fire with some scrap 2x4's I had laying around and torched it good. The next morning I proceeded to clean it up with some degreaser(purple power), water, and a scotch brite pad. I found out that this is the most labor intensive part of the build.... After cleaning and drying the drum, I proceeded to put my two tone paint onto the exterior after giving the inside a lite coat of canola oil to keep it from rusting up on me. After applying the paint and waiting between coats for it to dry.... .... I began to assemble all me pipes and joints. (I said "pipes" and "joints" ). The next day was time to get everything hooked up for a good seasoning. I havn't made my basket yet (got the expanded metal today) so I used the basket from my turkey fryer for the break-in. After wiping the inside clean of the previous oil slick, I reapplied a liberal coating and fired off 10lbs of lump carcoal with some hickory chips for good measure! I put flame to coals at 6pm and the UDS climbed to 300 for about 1hr. I chocked off all the O2 for about 5 minutes and the temp slowly dropped down to 230 when I bagan to crack open some valves to revive things a bit. The drum krept back up to about 250 where it stayed for another 3hrs. I played with the valves a bit and was able to get it to stabalize at 230deg where it stayed until I crashed out at 4am the next morning. So in closing, I know the UDS will hold a temp (a little higher than I was hoping) for at least 10 hrs. I hope to put some dead animal products on it this weekend once I get the basket finished. I will use briquets this next time as I understand they burn a little cooler than the lump. It's my hope that with meat on the grill and cooler burning briquets, I can get it to run in the 215-225deg range. The last picture is taken with a nice bronze smoke patina on the guts of the UDS.... I can't wait to see how she cooks this weekend. Cheers!! Keith |
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10-24-2013, 05:08 AM | #11543 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 08-23-13
Location: Detroit Mi
Name/Nickname : tom
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Nice drum sandskipper, you may know this but just be aware that copper can get hot enough to burn kids/pets etc. It transfers heat very quickly. And it will turn green inside and out unless you coat it. Let us know how it works.
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10-24-2013, 03:27 PM | #11544 | |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 10-15-13
Location: Benton, Arkansas
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10-27-2013, 11:05 PM | #11545 |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 10-23-13
Location: Aurora, CO
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Hello from CO
I have been reading over the site for the past several days. Today I purchased a large portion of the items needed to build my UDM. I will work on it in the evenings and hope to have it accomplished by the end of the weekend. I have ordered a few items online, so hopefully it will all arrive by the weekend.
Thanks to all of the lessons learned in this forum, I am sure it will turn out great. Thanks in advance! Christopher |
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10-27-2013, 11:18 PM | #11546 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 07-17-13
Location: Burleson Tx
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250*-275* is Perfect UDS Smoking Temps.!.!. For All Meat - except Psuedo meat like Chicken- then 325* is best.
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10-27-2013, 11:25 PM | #11547 |
Got Wood.
Join Date: 10-13-13
Location: Anaheim, ca
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In the middle of a build myself. Got most of it fab'd up already (hope it's done right). Now it's time for finish work and paint. Would sandblasting be a fair idea? The inside appears to be a dark red color, and I'm concerned it may be the dreaded liner I keep reading about. Anxious to get her finished, so considering a sandblast.... Thoughts?
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10-27-2013, 11:30 PM | #11548 | |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 07-17-13
Location: Burleson Tx
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Yes- if you know a place and can afford it. The Red Liner seems to be the harder one but I burned mine out- Weed burner couldn't handle it but 4 busted up pallets and a couple fire place sized logs and a lil lighter fluid did the trick. Burned it out in my Driveway and someone called Fire Dept on me! They made me put out the fire or get a Ticket- luckily it had burned long enough.
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10-29-2013, 07:08 PM | #11549 |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 10-23-10
Location: Chico CA
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All done with this one. Probably about my 15th one to date. This is going to a good friend.
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10-29-2013, 08:05 PM | #11550 |
On the road to being a farker
Join Date: 08-17-13
Location: dallas , georgia
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