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  1. tndawg123

    Dad's Xmas Gift

    I want to thank everyone for all their help. I made the first UDS for myself (mistakes included) and then I built my father one for Xmas. He needed all the help he could get so I included a BBQ Guru DigiQII on his Drum. Also included was a plate made by a friend of mine that does custom...
  2. tndawg123

    FYI on Rustoleum High Heat Paint

    I spent a few days preping and painting a UDS as an xmas gift for my father. This was the high heat ultra semi-gloss. This looked great, but when i heated the drum up it got tacky. I have given it days and when cool it's fine, but when hot it is tacky. Now it's flaking off. I called...
  3. tndawg123

    having trouble with my first smoke! temps

    I have two bung holes in my drum. The 2" bung has a chrome muffler cover for a stack and the small bung has a thermometer dropped in it. I also have an oven temp gauge on the center of the rack. the ball valve is almost closed and there is 10# of chunk charcoal and about 5 chunks of hickory...
  4. tndawg123

    Should I build a stand for UDS?

    I just finished my UDS and have been seasoning it for a couple of days. I want to keep it in my deck, but was not sure if the heat was a problem. It doesn't seem to get that hot on the bottom, but just to be sure I thought I'd ask. Should I build a platform to keep it off the deck? If I do...
  5. tndawg123

    Another Safety Question on Drums

    I know this has been covered repeatedly, but I have multiple options for drums and I'm trying to decide. There are drums that have not been cleaned with unknown uses for $10. I also have a drum company in town that uses a chemical wash and some other process to clean the drums for other...
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