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  1. helljack6

    Ongoing long burn tests

    I appreciate all of the feedback. I think it's mostly my anal retentiveness that drives me to find out what works and what doesn't. I'm ALMOST tempted to go back to #4 with the 1/2 intakes and rework the design from there. Yes, I rely on a digital therm on the middle of my grate. Thinking I may...
  2. helljack6

    Ongoing long burn tests

    Yeah, i'm going to work with it some more. I'm taking an un-built barrel into my FIL's place in the morning and we're going to cut a 2" intake into it and weld some pipe with a 90 degree elbow on it and that's going to be #6. The other thing I want to try to figure out is, is it more beneficial...
  3. helljack6

    Ongoing long burn tests

    My firebasket (i had to remeasure it this morning just to be sure I was accurate) is 6-7" high and about 16.5-17" round. So, if I understand you correctly, different types/brands of fuel will require different air supply requirements to maintain the same temperature in a given cooking device...
  4. helljack6

    Ongoing long burn tests

    So tell me if this makes sense. I fired the drum again today, just for the heck of it. It soared well over 300 for the first hour, came down to about 292 during the second hour, and now, after uncapping one intake and setting the magnet back to 1/4 open, my temps are now hanging around 240ish...
  5. helljack6

    Ongoing long burn tests

    Well, I didn't have a lot of success with regular charcoal over the past couple of days so I changed gears and tried lump. Fired the UDS at 530pm last night and brought it up to 240ish around 615pm and started the clock from there. From 615pm through 1130pm the temps did nothing from slowly drop...
  6. helljack6

    Where has Billbo been?

    www.helljack6.com My personal website. IT for over 10 years, been part of all the major stupid rip you off and make you pay out the @ss computer repair chains, now work maintain network infrastructure for the military. Enjoy, comments welcome.
  7. helljack6

    UDS help please

    Over the past several days I've done multiple test burns using various settings, varying loads of fuel and what not. Hopefully my results will help those who presently use UDS and for those yet to come. Recap: -55 Gallon Drum DOT Approved, thicker gauge steel -18 inch weber charcoal grate with...
  8. helljack6

    UDS help please

    905pm, removed magnet completely, temp sitting at 210, temp has fallen from 230 to 210 in just over two hours with 5lbs of fuel spread in two layers, no wood.
  9. helljack6

    I think I'm in love

    That's a whole lotta rosie!!!
  10. helljack6

    UDS help please

    Thinking I have bad fuel at this point, temps still falling off.
  11. helljack6

    UDS help please

    Ok, day two, combining two different techniques i'm trying to establish positive temp control in UDS #5. Recap: 55Gal drum with three 3/4 intakes, two with caps and a magnet to cover the third. ALSO, loaded a specific amount of fuel, only made it two layers high in the firebox after completely...
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