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07-17-2013, 10:54 AM | #31 |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 12-05-09
Location: Sandia Park,N.M. (land of entrapment)
Name/Nickname : el jefe
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Sweet!! Nice job.
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"It's all done with smoke and mirrors..............I think I like smoke the best" UDS with 007 mods and pizza top Highly modified Bandera w/ griddle on firebox Mini SJ/UDS micro mini UDS Smokey Joe's 1983 22.5" Weber kettle |
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07-17-2013, 10:54 AM | #32 |
On the road to being a farker
Join Date: 05-02-13
Location: Saint Louis, MO
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Looks sweet! If you ever feel like making another, I can take this off your hands for ya.
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Learning the ropes of BBQ, built my first UDS and have a few butts under my belt |
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07-17-2013, 11:51 AM | #33 |
is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 08-21-11
Location: Greenville, WI
Name/Nickname : Kevin
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Thanks Smokin. Did you do the sandblasting or a shop? How many hours of effort. I am pricing sandblasting and it is very expensive in these parts!
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07-17-2013, 04:21 PM | #34 |
Take a breath!
Join Date: 07-12-12
Location: TX
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Modification and Changes
This the basket modification for the minion effect. Works good. I did not make 3 dividers like some people do.
Attachment 82183 I modified the upper cooking surface after cooking a few times. It was always in the way when cooking on the bottom grates. I cut 6" off. Attachment 82184 Attachment 82185 I modified the ET counter weights. Doors weighed 27# they needed counter weights. The bend in the neck was to shorten the fold back position. They have a nice fluid movement. Not too heavy but wont come open going down the road. I found a very helpful calculation on the internet may have even been on the forum. Attachment 82186 Attachment 82187 Modified hinges. First generation hinges real nice laser cut hinges looked great, but function was not what I wanted. The doors were not very fluid and smooth. I actually had to rebuild the doors completely. I had a piece of pipe left over. The 1st doors sprung about a .25" at the bottom and I got carried away with trying to pull them in and warped them pretty bad. So I started over and rebuilt the hinges at the same time. It was a time consuming loss, but turned out better in the end. Attachment 82188 I also changed the handles at this time to. Laser cut pieces with a down turn to help with that hot wrist/edge of door potential problem. The handles are solid stock 1 1/4" aluminum drilled and tapped. Attachment 82189 Finally Inlet Modification: After first two trial runs I did not like the temperature across the bottom grates. As you can see in the 1st picture I used a inverted inlet that pushed the heat upward, but the bottom of the pit remained cool. After visiting the bbq calculator I realized the inlet was not big enough for cooking chamber. So, I cut 2-2.5" hole below the other inlet and build a removable deflector plate and it worked like a charm. Even temp al the way across. I cooked 2 5# beef rib roast on the far end and 2 racks of baby back pork ribs closest to the fire box. I had a digital thermometer for both side same temp across pit. Attachment 82190 Attachment 82191 Attachment 82192
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