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Nice looking basket, I built a mini UDS and love it. Can't wait to get the full size done so I have more smoking room.

thanks guys, cant wait to get the 55g drum smoking! plan on doing a rotisserie with it.

filled basket about 6"

Finished product took about 2 hours and was awesome! http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae161/LoweLandscaping/7982F3E2-4BFA-4F1C-84E4-981DCDDEA880-1082-0000012FDC4C0585_zps93886071.jpg http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae161/LoweLandscaping/A7C1B22A-4229-4A11-8A9B-D04542682787-1082-0000012FED59D270...

Its been over for hours since I lit the charcoal to start here's what's left http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae161/LoweLandscaping/8C61E2C1-4D08-4885-B89D-0D7A2DC25101-1170-00000142A897D885_zps931a7fb4.jpg here is what I did for a firebox its about 12"x7" sq 12" tall 2" off the ground, I also mad...

awesome, Im running a few handfuls of charcoal and a hickory/apple wood mix to season it as we speak, along with rubbing everything inside down with veggie oil. after it cools down band I reload I plan to try a my first attempt at a whole chicken. Man it shot up to 500 real fast and been holding ste...

I still have to build my firebox, get valves for air inlets for now ill use fridge magnets. Also plan on giving the lid a new coat of paint. I got the lid latches on however they need a little adjusting. I'm thinking I may add either a water pan or heat deflector since the cooking grate is so close ...

link to my mini uds build
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Couple goodies. http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae161/LoweLandscaping/1BE4D6FE-ADF8-4CF3-AA7E-242D6AB25203-378-000000358FA1BF59_zps30c971a9.jpg After paint http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae161/LoweLandscaping/1C4001A1-4FAC-4EBD-AC08-975BD6E102D8-378-00000035A184E2EE_zpsaf3de13a.jpg Cheap gril...

I picked up some up some oil barrels and one was a 16g barrel, Soon after I found a weber lid to fit. http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae161/LoweLandscaping/C6E23BCB-5F74-43FC-A4C4-3333BFFED5AF-16086-00000DE5051FCDE4_zps9222bad4.jpg So I drilled 3, 3/4" holes 2 1/4" from the bottom and lit a nice ...

Rodcrafter wrote:I wouldn't paint anything that goes inside the cook chamber of any kind of cooker. Put a little veggie oil on it and season it that is all that is needed.

thanks will do, I had decided to go ahead and get new grill grates anyway. Will be nice to start with some nice clean grates.

SmokinFF wrote:Menards.com. 22 1/2" grates $9.00
13 1/2" $6.00


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Sweet ! I had only looked a smaller hardware store thats a little higher on just about everything. Thanks

Very nice. FYI, a Weber Smokey Joe lid will fit on the 16 gal drum. They make great travel sized drums. I remebered a guy not to far from me who does a lot of scrapping, So I stopped by (normally im taking him scrap crap) I start telling him what I needed for my 55g uds build whem I look over and :...

Well I didnt make any progress today, I did go pick up some high temp paint and nuts/bolts for grill support. A local box store has the grill grates I need for $19.99e havent checked anywhere else. Also can old grill grates be re painted with the high temp paint? It's 1000f degree rated, well above ...

SmokinFF wrote:It's not bad using rattle cans. It only takes to for a good finish.

2 spray cans or two coats? Im sure both.

What I am unsure on is primer, do they make a high temp primer also?

Thats a pretty fancy drum! :ymapplause: What size did you end up making the fire basket? How long average cook? How far down is the cooking rack? ;) I started a 55g uds build however while searching for a lid and grates and so fourth for it I happend to find the lid and cooking grate for the 16g dru...

that will work, just didnt want to paint it with a spray can.

I decided to wait to do the burn until I get the high temp paint to repaint after it cools. I didnt get much done today except for getting four 3/4" holes drilled 2 3/4" from bottom to make it 1 1/2" from the bottom on the inside. I scored a FREE rotissorie from a gas grill, I think if I cut the 2nd...

Well..... I wont be the one doing the welding, I will have to measure and cut everything and try to have all the paint grinded off the areas that will be welded. I didnt even even think about the paint.

lmao, yea the women came home with new bed set and thinks I switched the frames with the matresses so she will never notice there gone.

Anyone see any problems with using the angle iron from bed frames on the outside of my UDS build? im looking to use it to build a shelf off of each side and a frame on bottom of the uds for casters. Trying to keep it as close to free as possible and realized I had brand new bed frame in the box unde...

I got a little done today but not much. The drums were closed so I had to cut the tops out, So I cut it just on the inside of the lip. http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/ae161/LoweLandscaping/76E1F45F-3F74-4A32-B7AC-F60C5F5E9FB5-13090-00000B8915A6D1B7_zpsea05ed1f.jpg After cutting the top out it lef...

thanks rod

SmokinFF wrote:Very nice. FYI, a Weber Smokey Joe lid will fit on the 16 gal drum. They make great travel sized drums.

Thanks SmokinFF I was hoping to find a lid for the 16g drum as I thought it would be perfect for camping or something like that.

thanks, I figured it be a PITA to adjust them while cooking or with a fire going but if setup before hand thought they might not be so bad to adjust. Also would be extra clips for the ones dropped in the fire basket.

picked up my barrels tonight and plan on burning one out tomorrow.