UDS Weber Lid

smokemaster1 · Nov 12, 2009

My drum build post
http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=70800
Open top drum

Donor kettle. Cut off the flange and handle.

Oven gasket glued in place

Not a bad fit.

ECB grate holder.

Looks pretty good.

deguerre · Nov 12, 2009

NICE.

Warthog · Nov 12, 2009

Looks just fine.

Ksmoker1 · Nov 12, 2009

This is just what I've been looking for! I have the donor kettle. I'm cutting it today.
Thanks

Phubar · Nov 12, 2009

No complaints here....
Still love your side thermo!:-D
Did you ordered it from the US,River Country?

BobBrisket · Nov 12, 2009

You made it look easy!! I had a hell of a time making my lid/flange assembly work out right. Took me weeks of tinkering. Nice looking drum! Now get it dirty.:eusa_clap

chambersuac · Nov 12, 2009

looks good

Pit Boss Honeycutt · Nov 12, 2009

Looks Great!!

Bbq Bubba · Nov 12, 2009

chambersuac said:
looks good

Pit Boss Honeycutt said:
Looks Great!!

Looks familiar! :wink:

1FUNVET · Nov 12, 2009

Very nice job. You are now official member of drum corps. :biggrin:

MrMike · Nov 12, 2009

Damn! Now I need a donor kettle. Isn't there a box on your driver's license that you can check?

jetfxr27 · Nov 12, 2009

Great idea! May need to try it.

I got dizzy, looking at your pics for some reason.

Paul B · Nov 12, 2009

Ok, to each their own, but I think my mod is easier. Although I can see why you guys don't want to take a hammer to a good lid and mess up the porcelin.

You can mash the outer most lip on the weber lid down a bit(maybe half way), drill 4 holes to install 4 bolts with nuts to hold, some furnace gasket and have a lid that sits firm and smoke free from the rim. :biggrin:

Hard to see but the edge has been mashed to halfway flat.

Here the furnace gasket fits nicely in the half mashed channel and around the bolts. The length of bolt I used makes for a very stable lid that sits square(or is it round) on the drum. I'm sure it would work for a weber lid, mine is a SS lid about the same size as a weber lid.

JMHO and experiences..............

Paul B
SS UDS

jetfxr27 · Nov 12, 2009

Paul B said:
Ok, to each their own, but I think my mod is easier. Although I can see why you guys don't want to take a hammer to a good lid and mess up the porcelin.

1. How do you mash the edge.
2.What do you with the lid while your working on the grate. It seems with the extruding hardware that it would be difficult to set most places, much less hang on the side of the drum.

jswordy · Nov 12, 2009

My solution... lid hangs on drum great...

...but the EVEN BETTER LID is the cheapo Uniflame, which hinges on this version I built when combined with two 1" shelf brackets...

It works so well, I am thinking of modifying the Weber version!

FWIW, YMMV and all other applicable acronyms.

Phubar · Nov 12, 2009

JSWordy,that drum looks pretty clean to me,didn't know you had an UDS as well?

Paul B · Nov 12, 2009

jetfxr27 said:
1. How do you mash the edge.
2.What do you with the lid while your working on the grate. It seems with the extruding hardware that it would be difficult to set most places, much less hang on the side of the drum.

I used a big ball peem hammer.
I either lay the lid on my small patio or hang it on one of my empty plant holders.

Paul B

Rich Parker · Nov 12, 2009

Nice Drum!

MushCreek · Nov 12, 2009

I modded my SS UDS today, since it was a little big for a Weber or Arctic (SS) lid. I added a strip of 1/8" X 1-1/4" SS to the inside of the bead, attached with button head screws. Lid fits good now! I don't have the wherewithal to weld SS- the screws work fine, although it was a chore with a hand drill. Idea here- drill the holes in the strip of metal while it is straight, using a drill press. Then bend it in to place, and drill from the inside out, using the holes in the strip to guide the drill.

swamprb · Nov 12, 2009

Nice work smokemaster!

Was the donor kettle hard to come by in Germany? They are a dime a dozen around here-so I didn't have to "jump through hoops" to get any of mine!

Its nice to be able to use either lid.

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