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Postby Swamp Donkeyz BBQ » Sat Nov 17, 2012 7:56 pm

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Postby keltor » Tue Nov 20, 2012 10:40 am

Surely you could add a gasket and then the lid would fit snuggly?
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Postby Swamp Donkeyz BBQ » Tue Nov 20, 2012 11:40 am

I don't think a gasket would solve the problem. The barrel is just a tad too big.


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Postby k.a.m. » Tue Nov 20, 2012 7:18 pm

Swamp Donkeyz BBQ, very nice work on your UDS. :D Do not discount her in Comps I have seen a few teams walk very high on drum cookers. :wink: The band trick works on undersized lids I would use 1/8" x 1.5" carbon steel its cheaper by the foot.
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Postby Swamp Donkeyz BBQ » Thu Dec 27, 2012 1:08 pm

Thanks to the generosity, and sheer awesomeness, of my wife, I have the thermometer for my UDS. I got the lid fitting right and the maverick mounted. I also gave her a coat of ceramic engine paint.
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Postby jtilk » Thu Dec 27, 2012 6:30 pm

Swamp Donkeyz BBQ wrote:I hope it turns out to be a good one. It ain't fancy, but it's mine and I built it by myself.


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Postby plmcrzy » Sat Dec 29, 2012 10:36 am

nice! I like the use of the horseshoes for your thermo mounting. I'll be building mine in the new year. I just need to do a little metal massaging around the top of the drum so the lid sits better.
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Postby Swamp Donkeyz BBQ » Sat Dec 29, 2012 1:32 pm

plmcrzy wrote:nice! I like the use of the horseshoes for your thermo mounting. I'll be building mine in the new year. I just need to do a little metal massaging around the top of the drum so the lid sits better.


Thanks! I hammered the shoe closed a little so it would cradle the maverick. I used a grinder with one of those sand paper type heads on it, to grond the lip down, and it worked great. My lid fits nice and snug.


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Postby ChileFarmer » Sat Dec 29, 2012 7:30 pm

You got her looking like brand new, I like it. Good job. CF :D
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Postby limey » Sat Dec 29, 2012 8:56 pm

Good job on the build, :salut:
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Postby Txdragon » Mon Jan 14, 2013 8:53 am

Some more info on those intakes would be good! What size ball valves did you use, and what's the length and purpose of the extended one? Does that make any difference at all being extended like that?
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Postby Swamp Donkeyz BBQ » Mon Jan 14, 2013 12:01 pm

They're 3/4 inch ball valves on the intakes. The one that is extended up, 24 inches, is dual purpose. If I ever decide to put a Guru on it, that is where I will mount the fan. The second reason is I've got a fake leg so it's easier for me to fine tune from there than to bend over, my right leg is sawed off above the knee. The next one I build I will use 1 inch ball valves. When it's cold and windy, like last night, it doesnt want to run over 350. The only time that matters is when I'm cooking steak, and that's what I was cooking last night. Didn't quite get that sear I was looking for.

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