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Q-talk *ON TOPIC ONLY* QUALITY ON TOPIC discussion of Backyard BBQ, grilling, equipment and outdoor cookin' . ** Other cooking techniques are welcomed for when your cookin' in the kitchen. Post your hints, tips, tricks & techniques, success, failures, but stay on topic and watch for that hijacking. |
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07-23-2012, 02:26 PM | #9781 |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 05-14-10
Location: Haverfordwest, Pembs, UK
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HI guys I have managed to get myself an old castrol oil drum it is sealed so I will have to cut the top off. My question is as I live in the UK and it is constantly wet here how do I best protect it from rust? I can probably find a cover for it but I was wondering if there were any paints that I could use such as hammerite on the outside?
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07-23-2012, 02:41 PM | #9782 |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 05-14-10
Location: Haverfordwest, Pembs, UK
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This is the one used to have universal tractor oil in so will take some burning!!!
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07-23-2012, 05:15 PM | #9783 |
Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 06-06-12
Location: Aurora, Mo
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Took me six weeks but I finally finished the entire thread. Feels like I should have a PHD in UDS.
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07-23-2012, 05:21 PM | #9784 |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 09-28-10
Location: Wildwood, MO
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For those of us that have used the Big Lots 22.5" cheapo grill for the lids & rack, be aware that they have reduced it to a 21.5" grill! Obviously this doesn't come close to fitting the standard drums any longer...
Just picked up 2 for $25/ea to learn this lesson...back to the store. |
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07-23-2012, 07:40 PM | #9785 |
Got Wood.
Join Date: 05-27-12
Location: metairie
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Rain has kept me from burning out the barrel for 2 weeks. Finally got it done. I see many meats in my future.
VHT High Temp Copper. It was free with Autozone reward points. Obligatory Basket Photo - cut barrel top out and used as the ash catcher. |
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07-24-2012, 09:56 AM | #9786 |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 06-06-12
Location: Mt. Sterling KY
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Tulse
Is that your air intake door on the bottom? Care how to tell how you fabricated that? Nice looking build! |
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07-24-2012, 07:00 PM | #9787 | |
Got Wood.
Join Date: 05-27-12
Location: metairie
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Somewhere in this tomb of UDS builds are a few more examples I copied from. I just sandwiched a "slider", with a tab I bent on vise, between the actual drum and a larger piece of sheet metal. Used some washers as spacers and guides for the slider. It's tight, but I wanted it that way. I tap it with a machete to open and close. Make it nice and long and be sure to space your holes a bit more than their diameter apart. That's about it. Not too much trouble, but more work than a ball valve. |
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07-24-2012, 10:10 PM | #9788 |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 05-26-12
Location: Kennesaw, GA
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Smoker basket
Great looking copper color! Smoker basket question - is the side standing off of the bottom (on other words, is there an air space between them), or is it just the angle of the pic? And if it's standing off of the bottom, why? I'm not questioning it, I just want to know if I should make my next basket like that.
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07-24-2012, 10:27 PM | #9789 |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 05-26-12
Location: Kennesaw, GA
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Smoker basket
One more question for the bretheren in general. Any thoughts on using a cut down basket from a turkey fryer for a fire basket?
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07-25-2012, 06:32 AM | #9790 |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 10-15-11
Location: Cedar Rapids, IA
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yes, it is standing off the bottom. It does two things for you. One, lets air circulate through the basket, and two gives the ash a place to fall too, instead of gathering around the coals.
And there is no issue using a cut down turkey fryer backet for the coal basket. They dont have to be pretty, just functional. I prefer something with more/larger holes because I want as much ash to fall as possible. |
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07-25-2012, 08:48 AM | #9791 | |
Got Wood.
Join Date: 05-27-12
Location: metairie
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If you meant the ash catcher itself (a cut out barrel top), it looks like that because the barrel was stored somewhere hot. The barrel had methanol in it. The pressure bulged the lid, turning it into a shallow bowl. The lid, once cut out and flipped upside-down, makes a perfect ash-catching shape (purely accidentally). So, yes, the ash catcher's rim is a bit up off the floor, but not for air flow reasons, just due to the slight dome shape. |
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07-25-2012, 08:52 AM | #9792 |
Got Wood.
Join Date: 01-26-10
Location: Ca.
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07-25-2012, 10:22 AM | #9793 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 02-02-08
Location: Westfield,Ma.
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UDS #11 or 12 I can't remember but anyways nailed a first place trophy for for ribs with it beat out some big rigs too. Not the cooker it's the cook. Don't know why it's sideways but oh well turn your computer or yer head haha
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07-25-2012, 10:33 AM | #9795 | |
is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 04-22-11
Location: Cleveland, OH
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