I did it! The UDS is finished!

grilling24x7 · 01-21-2013, 10:17 AM

First off, big thanks to all the guys who chimed in with great ideas and advice for how to do this. Amazing!

I had a blast doing it and I can't wait to fire it up (probably next weekend). I guess I'll coat the inside with PAM, light it up and maybe toss a naked fatty on there.

Here's some details:
New unlined drum. This is a pure steel drum with no liner. I attempted to use a propane torch to take the paint off. I started with the lid. I ended up warping the lid. This caused so much panic and pissed-off-ness that I decided to keep the black paint from the new drum on the sides. I bent the lid back to proper form and decided to paint it purple. 45 inches of expanded steel bent into a circle and attached to a charcoal grate with U-bolts. I have 1 cooking grate at 7 inches below the top and I have another option for a grate 16 inches off the bottom of the smoker. This can allow for a diffuser or a water pan down the road. Obvious bottle opener and cheapo thermometer mounted in the side. I'll be doing accurate temperature readings through one of the 1 inch holes on the top with a digital probes. I got a small circular piece of wood from a big box store and stained and sealed it black. Mounted it to the side with cheap right angle brackets. Standard air intakes and 1 ball valve for temp control.

There we go! The official Grilling24x7 UDS is complete!!!! Can't wait to get a big packer brisket!

Puckstopper · 01-21-2013, 10:25 AM

Looks good. like the purple lid!

1911Ron · 01-21-2013, 10:35 AM

Only one problem, it looks to clean

Seriously it looks good and like the table idea.

grilling24x7 · 01-21-2013, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by 1911Ron

Only one problem, it looks to clean

Seriously it looks good and like the table idea.

I know! Not very ugly. I'll work on that with some pork fat!

Swamp Donkeyz BBQ · 01-21-2013, 10:39 AM

Great looking drum! You're gonna love cooking on it.

HeSmellsLikeSmoke · 01-21-2013, 10:40 AM

Great looking drum pit there. Congratulations

caliking · 01-21-2013, 10:41 AM

Time to put some ugly on it! That's a sweet lookin drum - and greatidea for the side table.

Bludawg · 01-21-2013, 10:46 AM

DIggin that Purple Haze Lid! ("poor choice of words" From a drug fueled youth.) "Purple Haze" & "Lid"

DadDoolz · 01-21-2013, 10:49 AM

Is that a bottle opener on the side...

if so That is awesome add on...

Everyone should have one. lol

plakers · 01-21-2013, 10:54 AM

Great looking drum, they look better with TBS creeping out the vents.

I would recommend keeping eyes sharp for a Weber lid as I really like the extra heigth and clearance.

ITBFQ · 01-21-2013, 10:55 AM

That UDS looks awesome! Nice work, man! I think I need to make myself one of these.

Skidder · 01-21-2013, 10:55 AM

Very nice I'm on #16. But oh I remember my first.......UDS that is!

grilling24x7 · 01-21-2013, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by plakers

Great looking drum, they look better with TBS creeping out the vents.

I would recommend keeping eyes sharp for a Weber lid as I really like the extra heigth and clearance.

I tested my Weber lid (22 in performer) and it was too small. So that's why I decided against doing another cooking grate 1 inch from the top.

N8man · 01-21-2013, 10:59 AM

Congratulations on the Birth of your shiny new DrumPit.....

now.....git 'er dirty!!!!

Garyclaw · 01-21-2013, 10:59 AM

Nice work! You're going to love that thing.

01-21-2013, 10:25 AM	#2
Puckstopper On the road to being a farker Join Date: 01-14-13 Location: Forked river NJ Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Looks good. like the purple lid! __________________ 22.5 Weber Kettle,BWS Fatboy,Super Fast Lime Green Thermapen,Stok Tower Grill,and iGrill

01-21-2013, 10:35 AM	#3
1911Ron is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 04-09-12 Location: Ft. Mudge, Az Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Only one problem, it looks to clean Seriously it looks good and like the table idea. __________________ YOU CAN NOT COOK GREAT BBQ ON A CONSISTENT BASIS BY COOKING TO AN INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OR BY TIME ( XXX MIN PER LB) YOU MUST COOK BY FEEL! For Brisket and Pork Butts it must pass the poke test(probe like soft butter in the thickest part of the Flat) Ribs pass the Bend Test, These are the only reliable methods to ensure that your cook will be a success. There is one exception to these rules and that is Poultry which must achieve an internal temp of 170 deg in the thickest part of the thigh and 165 in the breast.

01-21-2013, 10:40 AM	#6
HeSmellsLikeSmoke somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 04-02-07 Location: Warren, Vermont Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Great looking drum pit there. Congratulations __________________ Jim - Another transplanted Texan Former KCBS CBJ Large and Medium Big Green Eggs , Black 18.5" WSM, Blue Weber Performer - Stainless, Green Weber OTG Kettle , Brinkmann SnP Pro, and a Stainless UDS. One retired Portable Kitchen grill. Red Thermapen, Maverick ET-73, EdgePro Apex Sharpener. Avatar is the original 1951 Weber Kettle

01-21-2013, 10:41 AM	#7
caliking is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 01-13-10 Location: Houston, TX Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Time to put some ugly on it! That's a sweet lookin drum - and greatidea for the side table. __________________ EZ wood handled 3 wheeler \| OTS \| OTS mod to OTG \| Ladybug SS Performer \| UglyDrumTandoor \| UDS v1 \| midi UDS with red nipples \| SJG smoker mod \| Simpsons SJS \| Simpsons OTG \| WGA charcoal \| SJP \| Stacked brick WFO \| Lodge Logic Sportsman's Grill cast iron hibachi/sigri \| LBGE

01-21-2013, 10:46 AM	#8
Bludawg Babbling Farker Join Date: 07-04-09 Location: Jonesboro,Tx Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	DIggin that Purple Haze Lid! ("poor choice of words" From a drug fueled youth.) "Purple Haze" & "Lid" __________________ I never met a Cow that I didn't like with a little Salt & Pepper! Certified PORK-A-HOLIC

01-21-2013, 10:39 AM	#5
Swamp Donkeyz BBQ is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 07-25-12 Location: Huntsville, Tx Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Great looking drum! You're gonna love cooking on it.

01-21-2013, 10:49 AM	#9
DadDoolz Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 12-31-12 Location: Port Chester NY Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Is that a bottle opener on the side... if so That is awesome add on... Everyone should have one. lol __________________ Weber WSM 22.5, Weber EP-320, Weber Q-200, Maverick ET-732,TapaTalk

01-21-2013, 10:54 AM	#10
plakers On the road to being a farker Join Date: 04-16-12 Location: Springfield, OR Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Great looking drum, they look better with TBS creeping out the vents. I would recommend keeping eyes sharp for a Weber lid as I really like the extra heigth and clearance. __________________ Pete-my first UDS,a brick pizza WFO, a leaky Chargriller offest, wifes Weber Genesis gasser, and now a Lightening Fast RED Thermapen

01-21-2013, 10:55 AM	#11
ITBFQ Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 09-17-12 Location: Aurora, IL Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That UDS looks awesome! Nice work, man! I think I need to make myself one of these. __________________ UDS; ECB; Non-Thermapen; Cold Brews; Kettle; Commercial Series Gasser; Some Other Crap, Too!

01-21-2013, 10:55 AM	#12
Skidder Babbling Farker Join Date: 02-02-08 Location: Westfield,Ma. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Very nice I'm on #16. But oh I remember my first.......UDS that is!

01-21-2013, 10:59 AM	#14
N8man Babbling Farker Join Date: 05-09-07 Location: God's Country Ossipee-Osceola NC Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Congratulations on the Birth of your shiny new DrumPit..... now.....git 'er dirty!!!! __________________ N8man Average Joe Backyard Enthusiast How I Fire Up That Ugly DrumPit Smoker!!!!

01-21-2013, 10:59 AM	#15
Garyclaw Babbling Farker Join Date: 08-05-09 Location: NE OH-IO Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Nice work! You're going to love that thing. __________________ Gary ____________________________________ Big BarBChef built in to the Outdoor Kitchen, Weber kettle, 1 UDS, Little Chief Electric, 2 Propane Fish Cookers/Turkey Fryers, a swinging grate over my Fire pit, Big Pig Cooker "Nice talkin' to ya"