I start my UDS build last night. So far I am happy with the charcoal basket but the burn out of the drum is an entirely different story.
For the basket I did what seems to be pretty standard no weld expanded metal and a grill grate. The more I read the more I want to put in a ash try.
Basket:
For the drum I figured in a pretty populated area I wouldn't be able to get away with a barrel burning for a couple of hours so I bought a weed torch. I was hoping this was going to make quick work on the inside liner and outside paint not the case. I burnt one side for about 45 minutes and made a dent on the inside liner but only barely broke through the outside paint.
Before:
After:
I have been seeing that people are going with sandblasting aside from price are there any down sides to this. Do you still need to burn out the barrel afterward?
For the basket I did what seems to be pretty standard no weld expanded metal and a grill grate. The more I read the more I want to put in a ash try.
Basket:
For the drum I figured in a pretty populated area I wouldn't be able to get away with a barrel burning for a couple of hours so I bought a weed torch. I was hoping this was going to make quick work on the inside liner and outside paint not the case. I burnt one side for about 45 minutes and made a dent on the inside liner but only barely broke through the outside paint.
Before:
After:
I have been seeing that people are going with sandblasting aside from price are there any down sides to this. Do you still need to burn out the barrel afterward?
