Am I really doing this?

[Sammy_Shuford]

Building a UDS. This will be number 3, including my ideas from 1 and 2.

I picked up a ash pan today,

 

[mytmouz]

Sweet! I rode past my old us a few minutes ago, so I know the feeling...

 

[Nuco59]

Don't know what so hard to understand about it.

In a world where you have COS's, High end stickburners, pellet poopers of all stripes, reverse flow this and that's- there is is the UDS. As stupid simple a cooker as a fella could ever want. Bone stock- it just works. Bling it out-and it's yours. ATC's or ball valves- doesn't matter- all good.

Fpr some years now- every time some posted "what cooker should I buy?", "build a UDS" was an answer- and it was not totally in jest..

I can't ever see a time where I don't have a UDS.

 

[4ever3]

Are you?

I’d say, YEP, ya are...

 

[sliding_billy]

That looks like too much work. Just build a UDS, LOL.

 

[Big George's BBQ]

Looking forward to seeing your results

 

[Sammy_Shuford]

Picked up 3/4 nipples and pipe, 3/4 ball valve, and a ordered a new unlined, 16G closed head drum.

 

[shares]

Where do you get the ash pan please?

 

[Sammy_Shuford]

Esschert Design Round Bottom Plate for Round Fire Basket
ESD-FF100

https://www.bestnest.com/bestnest/bnhome.asp

 

[Robert]

Where do you get the ash pan please?

I went on eBay and found some 20" deep dish pizza pans. Several years ago. Think they were less than $20 each Buy it Now with free shipping. They work great.


Robert

 

[Sammy_Shuford]

Home from Vacation, and some real work in process. Trimming down the weber kettle lid, it will set just inside the top rim of the drum. Drips inside, not down the outside.

 

[Sammy_Shuford]

Now, it's beginning to look like a UDS

 

[kickedaside05]

One day I'll will get brave enough to try this. Did you buy a kit for your first one?

 

[Sammy_Shuford]

no, some kit parts this time.

 

[Mike Twangzer]

So what improvements / enhancements / changes will be included in this one that was not in the others ?

 

[Sammy_Shuford]

This time the weber lid's edge will be inside the top lip of the drum. No more grease down to side.

Better air control.

 

[Sammy_Shuford]

Drum was "almost Deheaded" left a lip for the weber top to set on. Need to deburr the inside drum and the weber top where they were cut. Hunsaker cook grates and there grate support brackets came in today. Just in time!

 

[Sammy_Shuford]

Hi temp primer, and grate brackets installed

 

[Sammy_Shuford]

Fire basket and ash pan are ready. I took a Hunsaker vortex basket, cut the welds to remove his pan, bent the tabs out to bolt to my larger pan.