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daninnewjersey 03-30-2011 03:17 PM

She needs wheels and a handle for the lid (and a beer opener), but other than that she works!! Held 225 for quite a while. Opened her up full throttle and thought I'd have to call the fire dept. I guess you can polish a turd.....:becky:

expatpig 03-30-2011 03:42 PM

Great job Dan, now get it dirty!

Sterling 03-30-2011 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daninnewjersey (Post 1595048)
She needs wheels and a handle for the lid (and a beer opener), but other than that she works!! Held 225 for quite a while. Opened her up full throttle and thought I'd have to call the fire dept. I guess you can polish a turd.....:becky:

Excellent job, Dan!

Cook something good this weekend.

Sterling

thevoice 03-30-2011 07:56 PM

Hey Guys, been reading this thread for weeks now. I finally found a food grade drum with no epoxy inside, and after bringing it home I noticed it had a gold tint on the inside, almost like a clear coat. It originally held concentrated lemon juice. After grinding it a bit, it comes off as easy as the paint outside, but obviously a pain. Will the first burns take care of this? I'm looking into getting it sand blasted by a buddy of mine, but was wondering is this why everyone says the first burn is so important? Sorry if it's on here somewhere I haven't seen it.

Thanks

blackdog043 03-30-2011 08:10 PM

^^^^I would get it sand blasted if you can, then wash it out good and season it. No need to burn it out, after the sand blasting. The coating must be a rust inhibitor of some kind. You sure it's not a tan liner? They do come off easier.

stglide 03-30-2011 09:48 PM

Good job on the build!!

Yleekyoti 04-02-2011 06:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Hook_Line_and_Sinker (Post 653389)
Woah I got to get me one of those

Pic from page 75. what exactly is this brush called and where do you get one?:cool:

Guamaque 04-02-2011 06:30 PM

Here is my UDS with the Guru hooked up.

Guamaque 04-02-2011 06:37 PM

More pics ! :-P

JS-TX 04-02-2011 06:59 PM

So I'm curious if any brethren have put a hinge on the flat lid that some UDS's come with? I've seen plenty of pics of domed lids w/hinges but none with flat lids. Will it not work?

expatpig 04-02-2011 07:00 PM

I think you need a couple more thermometers.

Guamaque 04-02-2011 07:36 PM

I know, I had them already from another grill so I put all the thermometers on , what the heck. lol.

garyk1398 04-02-2011 07:37 PM

That's not a UDS, it's R2D2!

Guamaque 04-02-2011 07:59 PM

I know, I thought about decking it out like that, but lost my steam. I basically tried something different than the norm. Instead of adding the weber kettle lid to the top, I said heck, I'll add the bottom. My lid is the weber kettle bottom. The reason was that it is much heavier and holds the heat much better than the lid does. It sits on perfectly and with the added dome height I can place the grill higher and get a better smoke. I added a home depot style vent through the hole on the top.

schellter 04-02-2011 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by garyk1398 (Post 1598342)
That's not a UDS, it's R2D2!

No, that's a UR2D2.


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