My stainless UDS is finally finished!

[HabitualSmoker]

I bought my stainless barrel from Bubba's Barrels. Good experience.

That was going to be my go-to if my local source didn't have any.



Also installed a pork butt mod today :mrgreen:

 

[luberconn]

wow, i had no idea how expensive a SS drum is. :shock: seeing them online for around $500 and up. wow.

 

[Ol Skul '66]

That is a thing of beauty! Enjoy!!!

 

[cowgirl]

Nice build!

 

[HabitualSmoker]

Bump for the weekend crew

 

[mchar69]

Looks great. How did you cut the top of your kettle to make the lip?
Any pics of the installed lip?

 

[Stingerhook]

She surely ain't ugly!

 

[HabitualSmoker]

Looks great. How did you cut the top of your kettle to make the lip?
Any pics of the installed lip?

I used a grinder with a cutting wheel, marked a line around the bottom piece of the kettle, about 2" from the lip and went to town. Drilled 12 holes, spaced evenly about 6" apart, on each the barrel and kettle flange and bolted it in place. I put a fiber glass rope flange in between, which didn't end up being as tight a fit as I wanted, so I put the red BBQ silicone on top of that

Used a tool similar to this:

I don't have any pics of it freshly installed unfortunately but I can take some in the next day or two. Fair warning, there is a good layer of seasoning + a few cooks in it :mrgreen:

 

[smoke ninja]

You forgot the bottle opener

 

[HabitualSmoker]

There's always room for further mods! A bottle opener, and a couple of utensil hooks mounted on my table are on my to-do list.

 

[plakers]

Looks great. Now get it hot and let it chug along.