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    UDS: How I Built Mine: Horizontal w/Pic

    What are you dimensions for your firebox? As well as the measurements for the firebox-to-cooking chamber opening? I am thinking about building a horizontal drum smoker as well, I was blessed to be given some free barrels
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    Weber (or dome) lid exhaust mods

    My lid is from Char-boil, I kept the damper or whatever you want to call it and trimmed it down tacked on a 4" rain cap, cut the bottom of rain cap so that it would be level when my lid was closed.  Cut out a slot in the back for the damper to still serve its purpose of closing closed...
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    Weber (or dome) lid exhaust mods

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    Extension on the ball valve???

    With just running your ball valve, do you or can you still maintain that same temp?  Or is it just that your UDS works that way?
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    Extension on the ball valve???

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    Extension on the ball valve???

    I am going to try that next time I do a cook, just don't know when it will be.  Just putting the question out there to see if any others have had a similar problem or have any suggestions I think I got the picture problem sorted out, here's my UDS
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    Extension on the ball valve???

    I can't figure out how to add a picture. Here is a link to all of my picture posts in the UDS Group http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/153821/lightbox/post/1108681/id/277549
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    Extension on the ball valve???

    I have 3 one inch holes around my barrel, two inches off the bottom. On two of the holes I have them capped/plugged and on the third I have a ball valve with a 24" extension on it for easier accessibility. My question to the UDS family is I am having trouble maintaining my heat on a regular...
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    New Guy with a UDS

    Its the expanded metal that is sold at Home Depot, so it possibly could be.  The cooks that I have done on it have turned out fine, no metal taste or smell to any of the meat.  I have noticed that on some smokes there is more moisture inside the drum than on others, is this common?  And what I...
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