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I had to burn my barrel twice. The first burn built up ash too fast and the bottom 1/3 wasn't hot enough. On the second burn I dumped a couple of chimneys of briquettes and just let it burn for a long time before adding longer cnunks of wood and working up the barrel. A weed burner might help as well. I was tempted to leave some patches as getting the last bits out with a wire wheel SUCKED but I didn't want to risk anything toxic in the barrel. Stick with it and take it down to bare metal. Mike |
I had the same prob with that lining. I burned it out three times, tried the wire wheel, then broke down & got my oldest boy to sand blast that puppy :biggrin:.
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Patches are in the top, some on bottom. I just called a fellow who does sandblasting, he figures about $20 or so will get it nice and shiny. We'll see how the sandblasting works on the raw coating as well. I couldn't get it burned off the lids at all.
Thanks to Rookie48 for the sandblasting tip. |
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Straight to the horse's mouth...
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1. If I want to build my UDS with 2 racks to hold meat, does your tutorial have that? Even if I'm keeping the original lid (no 22" Weber kettle add on). 2. Can I effectively have 2 racks for a 55 gal drum? 3. Do you and the others recommend drilling before burning? Thanks |
Only one rack will work if you are useing the flat lid.
If you want 2 racks you will need a domed lid or make a lid from another drum (i did). If you are going to burn, YES drill the bottom holes first, you will need to get the air down to the bottom of the drum. |
Using a Donor Drum I extended my DrumPit and now have 3 racks.
http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/pi...&pictureid=569 |
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Make it with one rack and the flat lid, the 2nd rack can always be added when you find a domed lid.
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on the lid we noticed there was a rubber gasket do we burn that off 2
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Can I buy a new replacement Weber for it, from Weber?
Yes You Can I also got a rotissery option and was able to put a screen in it http://images.homeandbeyond.com/prod-0000190-prod.jpg |
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Burn / Wipe out the remaining glue |
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I have rescued 4 weber grills for free from the trash and spent 5 bucks on a mint one-touch gold at a garage sale. They're out there if you are patient. My last one was free from a friend who had a cabana at a beach club (end of the season, she grabbed one that was left behind). Any colleges near you? May is a great time to find them at the trash when the students move out. Christmas and father's day are great times to hunt too --lots of people get new grills then. I would wait and get a freebe before I would buy a new replacement from Weber. You can still fit a lot on the single rack with the flat lid until you find a cheap or free Weber lid. |
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:-PAll you UDS farkers got me going and I finally got down to buying and building...I'll keep ya posted but here is my first pic of the unlined 55 gal I picked up! Do ya think that's enough pallets to burn with:?:
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