I want to see your home made 55 gallon drum GRILLS!!

johnnyreb

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i am currently in the process of making a 55 gallon drum grill and i need pics/ ideas of the lid options, air intakes and frames

i am thinking of making the lid a quarter instead of a half drum cut, how did yall do your air vents?

 

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Here's some to get ya startted.

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/forum/thread/89986/uds-paint-jobs

 

lugnutz

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here is my uds lid, I used 1/3 of another barrel

 

ak1

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Here's mine;

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/forum/thread/95009/score

 

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Here is mine, gotta get toward the end of the thread to get to the better pics.

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/forum/thread/93682/just-another-uds

 

pandemonium

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I think hes talking about a grill not a smoker right?

 

pandemonium

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here is one i am making but still need to do the legs and air intakes and flume.

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v154/garyganu/grill/?action=view&current=grill002.jpg

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v154/garyganu/grill/?action=view&current=grill003.jpg

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v154/garyganu/grill/?action=view&current=grill004.jpg

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v154/garyganu/grill/?action=view&current=grill005.jpg

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v154/garyganu/grill/?action=view&current=grill006.jpg

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v154/garyganu/grill/?action=view&current=grill007.jpg

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v154/garyganu/grill/?action=view&current=grill001.jpg

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v154/garyganu/grill/?action=view&current=Photo0298.jpg

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v154/garyganu/grill/?action=view&current=Photo0299.jpg

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v154/garyganu/grill/?action=view&current=Photo0300.jpg

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v154/garyganu/grill/?action=view&current=Photo0301.jpg
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johnnyreb

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pandemonium said:

I think hes talking about a grill not a smoker right?

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right a grill...i have built a few UDS's

 

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i was thinking about cutting a door out on the side for adding wood/coals and putting my air vent in the door

have any of yall done anything like that?

 

pandemonium

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you are wanting to keep the drum upright?

 

johnnyreb

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no horizontal

 

ak1

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Well, if you want horizontal, you already have the chargriller. 

 

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Is that silicone on the side , its the pic just under the head on shot with the grill quartering away or to the right how ever you want to see it.......if not. what is that?

 

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AK1 said:

Well, if you want horizontal, you already have the chargriller. 

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yea but i wanna MAKE one

 

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pandemonium

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well get to makin it, thats what i did just looked at a few pics and got at it its not brain surgery lol

 

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brdprey said:

Is that silicone on the side , its the pic just under the head on shot with the grill quartering away or to the right how ever you want to see it.......if not. what is that?

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its not silicone, its some liquid nail type stuff because there were little holes from blowing through and from not having a solid weld bead so i figured i would cover them up but i run a nasty caulk bead so holes ight have been better.
 

 

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JohnnyReb said:

yea but i wanna MAKE one

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AAH, I get it now. 

Good luck with the build. Can't wait to see pics.
 

 

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JohnnyReb said:

i am currently in the process of making a 55 gallon drum grill and i need pics/ ideas of the lid options, air intakes and frames

i am thinking of making the lid a quarter instead of a half drum cut, how did yall do your air vents?

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