It's alive...

[Hannibal]

It's ugly, it's a drum, and it's a smokin' ! It's my UDS Rookie Edition







Now, if I can just figure out how to set the temp to 240*.....


Thanks for all the help to those who have helped me here!

[Mark R]

I think you use the valves on the bottom to regulate the temp.
Looks good, now some FOOOD!!!

[Hannibal]

I think you use the valves on the bottom to regulate the temp.
Looks good, now some FOOOD!!!

Yeah, I was trying to see if someone knew how to set the digital auto temp thingy on the UDS.

Food comes tomorrow, and brother I can't wait. I am playing with temps and stuff tonight so that hopefully tomorrow's smoke is edible.

[Mark R]

I know for sure that the top opening is to keep rain out only, wide open always. All I can help with.

[Hannibal]

By the way, I now know what the shelves are for!

Tomorrow when I add the Tel Tru thermo I am going to rig a shelf for my digital thermos.

[Richtee]

Man that's an ugly bassard! PERFECT! I'm gonna have one to play with soon...where's that temp control again?

[Fishawn]

Now, if I can just figure out how to set the temp to 240*.....

I just turn my dial to 240* ..... Is there a different way to do it....

Just kiddin.... (kinda).... Nice work on the build.... I have yet to cook on one or mess around on one, but would love to
some thyme in the future.... Let us know how it goes.... Sounds like once you figure them out, they can be pretty much
"set it and forget it" units...

[Bbqgoddess]

congrats... you are gonna love that beauty! I cant wait to get one, Jimmy's twins are just an amazing thing to smoke on..efficient is not even the word! I cant wait to hear how your first sail goes! Slainte!

[Hannibal]

I am playing around with the temps now, it seems to be a little tricky to keep just right. It's been running hotter than I'd like for the last 3 1/2 hours or so, but when I tried dialing her down a bit, I seemed to have went too far.

But, that's what it's about right? I am trying to get a feel for it with a dry run in preperation for a nice smoke tomorrow. I'll be sure to post pics when I do.

congrats... you are gonna love that beauty! I cant wait to get one, Jimmy's twins are just an amazing thing to smoke on..efficient is not even the word! I cant wait to hear how your first sail goes! Slainte!

Back at ya!

[DDave]

Looks great!!

Now, if I can just figure out how to set the temp to 240*.....

Trial and error, my friend, trial and error.

And patience. When you make a valve change, leave it alone for 20 to 30 minutes to give it a chance to react and settle in. And don't try to keep it rock solid on a single temp. If you want 240°, and it's wandering between 230° to 250°, let it go.

Keep it on a short leash but let it wander some.

Dave

[THE__DRIFTER]

I just turn my dial to 240* ..... Is there a different way to do it....

Just kiddin.... (kinda).... Nice work on the build.... I have yet to cook on one or mess around on one, but would love to
some thyme in the future.... Let us know how it goes.... Sounds like once you figure them out, they can be pretty much
"set it and forget it" units...

Fish I wanna help out that woman in your sig if you don't mind.... I can turn the dial if needed... Your * is not a proper sign ya know...

BTW, Hannibal, Nice job and yet another project added to the list...

[Hannibal]

With the shelf and Tel Tru thermo added:





I was having some issues with temp control last night, so I thought I would try it again today. Its still running hot.

A PM from Dave gave me a clue as to what I might be doing wrong.

I'll try his advice and see where I end up. Good thing I bought extra charcoal.

Hopefully I can tame this beast in time to smoke my brisky.

[DDave]

A PM from Dave gave me a clue as to what I might be doing wrong.

I'll try his advice and see where I end up. Good thing I bought extra charcoal.

If the temp you reported to me in your PM came from the dial thermo, you'll need to add 40 to 50° to that for the actual center temp. On the temps I gave you to experiment with, you'll want them measured at the center of the drum with a digital thermo. The temps as measured by a dial thermo on the side will be low and slower to react than the actual center drum temp and not very useful during warmup due to the time it takes for the drum to fully warm up.

On mine, with the short stemmed Teltru guage, a running temp of 190° to 200° is about 240ish in the center. For the most part, I have been using a 12" deep fry thermo in my UDS lately.

http://www.smoked-meat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3732

It doesn't look as good as my Teltru though but gives more accurate information.

Dave

[Richtee]

I was having some issues with temp control last night, so I thought I would try it again today. Its still running hot.

Not to seem too repetitive... but maybe that heat deflector idea?

[SmokinLee]

Congrats on this build, Mine's still not finished and I think she may even be a bit uglyer