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bakerk7 01-02-2018 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Hinds15 (Post 3926970)
Question for you guys. A business owner local to me is selling 55 gallon drums for 60$ bare metal on the inside with no liners or coatings and was used once to store coconut oil. Is that a fair price? It's appealing to me because I won't have to burn it out.

I'd go for it. I got mine for $51 and even though I didn't have to burn it out I did to burn off the outside paint.

el luchador 01-03-2018 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by bakerk7 (Post 3927087)
I'd go for it. I got mine for $51 and even though I didn't have to burn it out I did to burn off the outside paint.


btw, I didnt burn off the outside paint on mine and the original paint has stayed intact.

DRMSMKER 01-03-2018 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by wihint (Post 3926980)
Hinds that seems fair since it is ready to go. I can get a stainless one here in PHX for about $75. I will never go through the pain of having to burn out a liner etc again.

You can get a complete stainless steal barrel for $75? Aren't they more like 10x that price?

wihint 01-03-2018 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by DRMSMKER (Post 3927216)
You can get a complete stainless steal barrel for $75? Aren't they more like 10x that price?

Oops that clearly was a typo on my behalf.
Here is the ad for the guy I used last year.

https://phoenix.craigslist.org/wvl/f...439201785.html

DRMSMKER 01-03-2018 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by wihint (Post 3927222)
Oops that clearly was a typo on my behalf.
Here is the ad for the guy I used last year.

https://phoenix.craigslist.org/wvl/f...439201785.html

Haha make sense now. I was about to book a flight to phoenix and drive a uhaul full of them back at that price. My buddy works for mcmaster carr and he got me a brand new with removable lid unlined for $60 with his discount so I'd think anywhere around that price for unlined is worth it. If found cheaper, great.


On a side note, when you store your drum, do you leave a vent open or is it sealed? Would you think keeping silica gel packs or a larger desiccant packet to keep moisture down would be helpful to control service rust prevent mold growth if stored for a while?

Steve S 01-03-2018 12:04 PM

I can get unlined barrels in my are for $20-30.

wihint 01-03-2018 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by DRMSMKER (Post 3927228)
Haha make sense now. I was about to book a flight to phoenix and drive a uhaul full of them back at that price. My buddy works for mcmaster carr and he got me a brand new with removable lid unlined for $60 with his discount so I'd think anywhere around that price for unlined is worth it. If found cheaper, great.


On a side note, when you store your drum, do you leave a vent open or is it sealed? Would you think keeping silica gel packs or a larger desiccant packet to keep moisture down would be helpful to control service rust prevent mold growth if stored for a while?

I put a pie pan of white uncooked rice in mine out of habit in PHX the humidity in not really an issue daily and this is the only time of year we can get even a little bit of dew in the mornings on car windows or grass. In Georgia I left it closed with 2 pans of rice. Not really sure that did much but I never had an issue.

Great question for one of the experts on UDS.

el luchador 01-03-2018 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by DRMSMKER (Post 3927228)
On a side note, when you store your drum, do you leave a vent open or is it sealed? Would you think keeping silica gel packs or a larger desiccant packet to keep moisture down would be helpful to control service rust prevent mold growth if stored for a while?

cook with it at least once a week and you are good to go :mrgreen:

normally, when I finish cooking I clean the grate and then cover the cooker. I imagine that with the residual heat, it dries up any moisture that could be in the cooker.

Czarbecue 01-03-2018 02:21 PM

Ugly Drum Smoker
 
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Originally Posted by Steve S (Post 3927292)
I can get unlined barrels in my are for $20-30.


Are you missing the ‘a’ or ‘s’ here? :heh:

Hinds15 01-03-2018 03:05 PM

Czarbecue how's your UDS build going?

Czarbecue 01-04-2018 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Hinds15 (Post 3927383)
Czarbecue how's your UDS build going?


I may start on it this weekend. Temps will be in the 50s and out of the 30s. I’m still at the mercy of welding out doors. Texas had a winter this year. Who would of thought?

Czarbecue 01-04-2018 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by el luchador (Post 3926706)
looking at the 2017 kcbs team of the year results,

it looks like THREE of the top 5 teams are cooking on UDS.


Until that stat shows restaurants instead of KCBS, I’m not impressed.

el luchador 01-04-2018 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Czarbecue (Post 3927673)
Until that stat shows restaurants instead of KCBS, I’m not impressed.

good for you! :rockon:

Czarbecue 01-06-2018 09:14 AM

Ugly Drum Smoker
 
Had a little time before I have to pick up the kids from my parents. Hopefully this is done this weekend before it rains.

With the 16 gauge steel, I decided to use the flux core on it instead of the stick welder. I’m still burning through my practice steel. Just need to do a slight surface grind and the grate holders will be all set.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...7f344c7421.jpg

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...6399499ebd.jpg

The 29” next to a 22”.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...d5ad7569eb.jpg

Nuco59 01-06-2018 12:06 PM

looking at the 2017 kcbs team of the year results,
it looks like THREE of the top 5 teams are cooking on UDS.


Drum smokers (like Gateways /Hunsakers) or actual UDS's? Not that it really matters- it is pretty cool considering all the different cookers available.

Until that stat shows restaurants instead of KCBS, I’m not impressed.

Different tools/equipment for different purposes. Top fuel dragsters go "really fast" - but probably don' t make great taxis.


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