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    chimney bricks

    yeah they are from an old chimney that was torn down. would hate even for any off flavours to come from them. god only knows what they burnt in that chimney ober the years. thanls
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    chimney bricks

    Im not sure whether to post this here or in UDS builds but since its about bricks i thought about posting here... anyways ive built a UDS but want to use fire bricks to insulate the bottom. I have access to used free chimney bricks that i was thinking i could use instead. Im just wondering if...
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    UDS - Properly cleaning it out

    So I have made a double horizontal stacked UDS from food grade 55gallon drums. I did a good burn on it which removed most of the paint and interior coating. What was left was some leftover stuck on paint and a weird pink residue which I was able to take care of with a knot wire grinding brush...
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    Fire box bottom

    I was thinking of something like this. would be easy to fabricate out of 1’’ angle steel. i will look into the fire bricks
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    Fire box bottom

    Well I have no pics at the moment, but honestly just think of 2x 55 gallon drums horizontally stacked one atop the other. Although from the exterior the firebox and the cook chamber will look the same size, I will be using the smoker pit calculations to make the interior of the firebox to...
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    Fire box bottom

    Hey guys, im new here. So built myself a dual (one on top of the other) horizontal UDS. Almost done the build, but ive come to the interior of the firebox. My plan is to burn with hardwood as my main heat source. Im really not sure what I should do for the bottom of the drum where I burn the...
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