UDS Weber Lid

[smokemaster1]

My drum build post
http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=70800
Open top drum
http://mybbq.net/forum/userpix/411_PIC_0701_1.jpg
Donor kettle. Cut off the flange and handle.
http://mybbq.net/forum/userpix/411_PIC_0710_1.jpg
http://mybbq.net/forum/userpix/411_PIC_0755_1.jpg
Oven gasket glued in place
http://mybbq.net/forum/userpix/411_PIC_0754_1.jpg
Not a bad fit.
http://mybbq.net/forum/userpix/411_PIC_0756_1.jpg
ECB grate holder.
http://mybbq.net/forum/userpix/411_PIC_0760_1.jpg
Looks pretty good.
http://mybbq.net/forum/userpix/411_PIC_0761_1.jpg

[deguerre]

NICE.:cool:

[Warthog]

Looks just fine.

[Ksmoker1]

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

[Phubar]

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

http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/vv96/phubar/SP_A0588.jpg

[BobBrisket]

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]

looks good

[Pit Boss Honeycutt]

Looks Great!!

[Bbq Bubba]

looks good

Looks Great!!

Looks familiar! :wink:

[1FUNVET]

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

[MrMike]

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

[jetfxr27]

Great idea! May need to try it.

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

[Paul B]

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:

http://i829.photobucket.com/albums/zz211/PaulB12/DSCF5288.jpg
Hard to see but the edge has been mashed to halfway flat.
http://i829.photobucket.com/albums/zz211/PaulB12/DSCF5292.jpg
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
http://i829.photobucket.com/albums/zz211/PaulB12/DSCF5295.jpg

[jetfxr27]

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]

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

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p264/jswordy/smokers004.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p264/jswordy/smokers010.jpg

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

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p264/jswordy/smokers012.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p264/jswordy/smokers011.jpg



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

FWIW, YMMV and all other applicable acronyms.

[Phubar]

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

[Paul B]

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.
http://i829.photobucket.com/albums/zz211/PaulB12/DSCF5286.jpg

Paul B

[Rich Parker]

Nice Drum!

[MushCreek]

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.

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k18/flgargoyle/IMGP5024.jpg
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k18/flgargoyle/IMGP5025.jpg

[swamprb]

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!

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/swamprb/Ugly%20Drum%20Smoker/100_2247.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/swamprb/Ugly%20Drum%20Smoker/100_2083.jpg

Its nice to be able to use either lid.

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/swamprb/Ugly%20Drum%20Smoker/100_1644.jpg

[smokemaster1]

Works like a champ. Ordered it from BBQ Bonanza, kck.comNo complaints here....
Still love your side thermo!:-D
Did you ordered it from the US,River Country?

http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/vv96/phubar/SP_A0588.jpg

[smokemaster1]

This one had been sitting outside an office across from mine for the last 2 years. Finally got in touch with the folks and they were glad to get rid of it. Otherwise they are hard to find.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!

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/swamprb/Ugly%20Drum%20Smoker/100_2247.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/swamprb/Ugly%20Drum%20Smoker/100_2083.jpg

Its nice to be able to use either lid.

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/swamprb/Ugly%20Drum%20Smoker/100_1644.jpg