UDS Finished: Thank you

[pmad]

I just wanted to say thank you to all that helped with advice for my UDS.

It is now finished.
I tested it out last night (no food) and temps remained where I wanted them and I had pretty good control.

I sealed the ash door with high heat silicone and put in a ball valve.

Again, thank you all.
Great community here.
Hopefully, I'll be able to contribute as much as others have.

Well, here it is:

 

[deguerre]

Nice! Now that it's new and all purty and stuff, get her dirty!:clap2:

 

[sandiegobbq]

Very nice.

That is not ugly though!

 

[HeSmellsLikeSmoke]

That is a very good looking smoker. Congratulations.

 

[N8man]

Yeppers, that needs to get Dirty!!!

Great Job!!!

 

[JMSetzler]

Nice! Time to get some drippings all over it

 

[1FUNVET]

Another drum head is born :clap2::clap2:

 

[court]

Lookin good!

 

[zacman]

Looks like you sealed it up real good from what it was. How is the lid sealed? If it's still a little leaky a little stove gasket will fix it right up. Or put some more of that high heat silicone and cover with saran wrap and then gently close lid and makes a perfect formed gasket.

 

[jerneedog]

Excellent looking UDS you got there!
Time to get some food in there.
I hope to make one myself someday? We'll see?

 

[pmad]

Looks like you sealed it up real good from what it was. How is the lid sealed? If it's still a little leaky a little stove gasket will fix it right up. Or put some more of that high heat silicone and cover with saran wrap and then gently close lid and makes a perfect formed gasket.

Here is how the lid works.
There is a backer in there.
Seals pretty good, but I'm definitely going to do your silicone idea.

 

[spider22]

i have looked at a lot of these and some have a pipe on the air intake running up the side and some don't. any advantages or disadvantages of doing this.

 

[pmad]

i have looked at a lot of these and some have a pipe on the air intake running up the side and some don't. any advantages or disadvantages of doing this.

I'm very new at this, but I was told is that the advantage is that I don't have to bend over with my face next to the hot smoker when adjusting the air flow.

 

[spider22]

I'm very new at this, but I was told is that the advantage is that I don't have to bend over with my face next to the hot smoker when adjusting the air flow.

that is a good enough reason