Ugly Drum Smoker

[Norcoredneck]

Originally Posted by Barbarian

This lid left quite a bit of the sticky chit behind when I scraped out the foam seal.

WD-40, toothbrush wire brush followed by strong tide/warm water mix wash.

[Rick's Tropical Delight]

Originally Posted by Bbq Bubba

J/K Jerry, mine usually come out clean but i have taken a small torch and burned the glue off one.

you forgot to do that to mine, eh

[Bbq Bubba]

Originally Posted by Norcoredneck

WD-40, toothbrush wire brush followed by strong tide/warm water mix wash.

Don't forget to line dry and steam press!

[Bbq Bubba]

Originally Posted by Rick's Tropical Delight

you forgot to do that to mine, eh

Bubba sorry.

Last minute mod.

[Rick's Tropical Delight]

Originally Posted by Bbq Bubba

Bubba sorry.

Last minute mod.

ain't nuthin bob marley the weed burner won't fix

[Barbarian]

Thanks Norco, will give that a shot tomorrow then send out for the steam pressing that Bubba recommends.

[JD McGee]

Originally Posted by Rick's Tropical Delight

ain't nuthin bob marley the weed burner won't fix

Very weird visual here...I'm picturing Bob firing up his "weed" with a "weed" burner...

[ralphyboy]

I just spotted this on craigslist in Sacramento, CA..
barrels for $10 delivered.
http://sacramento.craigslist.org/grd/1002892310.html
-RB

[firestick]

Well I've had a few trial runs with the UDS with pretty good results. I'm not sure about the resizing thing, so this post is mostly to see if it worked. If it does I'll post more

[jd-santaclarita]

Hi all,
Its been a couple months since i read the ENTIRE thread and i just scored my barrels to build 2 UDS's. Unfortunately, i forgot some of it...but i do have the notes i took. Does this look good to you guys:

- use 1" hole saw or harbor freight step bit with 3in1 oil for 3/4 pipe thread holes (2" up from bottom?)

- go with (3) 3/4 close nipples, 1 capped and 2 3/4 ball valves (how long should the nipples be)?

- make wallyworld ash pan from cheap bbq, mount either a rod or good hook system to lift it out easily

- expando + 18.5 charcoal grate + bolts for legs, use ss zip ties or rebar wire to secure it together (i dont have welder)

Also i was wondering, is there a "best of" list for designs/build guides for each part? There are so many pics and ideas in this thread that its hard to flush out which ones are the solid ones that i should copy....for the lid/flu, charcoal basket, ash pan, etc?

Thanks all,
JD

[N8man]

I believe this is the Link you need to look at to answer all your questions..
http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...hlight=redneck

[Barbarian]

Hey Norco the wd40 did the trick with the leftover glue in the lid rim. Let it sit about an hour then hit it with the toothbrush size wirebrush and a little steel wool, cleaned out with Tide solution, rinsed and done. Thank you very much. Somehow that should be added to How a Redneck would build a UDS thread.

[la smoker]

I know I am going to take a beating about these pictures,but here it goes. I know they are supposed to be ugly,OK so I got a little carried away. Though Im sure there are some football fans on here that think the LSU UDS is plenty ugly. I would like to thank everyone for all their post and help on the UDS. I have never smoked meat so easy and so good in my life. Now let the comments start!!
Thanks, la smoker

[jocosa]

The tag 'mod' is spiffy... interesting way to decorate... :) Now I have a use for all my old car tags... :)

[Meat Burner]

la, just a thought. The intake plugs look like cast from the pics. They will rust like a big dog in short order. May want to get some brass plugs. Just a thought! Nice looking smokers BTW!!