I never really did like the way the Weber lid sealed on my drum. Even though I used the top lip of a donor kettle bottom, I evidently tweaked it when I was bolting it in place and the lid would rock a bit and let some smoke escape.
Well, I came across some leftover stove rope and cement in the garage and figured it was time to fix it.
So I wirewheeled some of the loose stuff off
and applied another bead of the gasket cement
and put another layer of stove rope around the lip.
Had a bit of a problem where the ends came together but I figure out I can trim that later.
It's curing now but I'm hoping it will seal better.
Oh . . . and I also added some more holes to my deflector plate.
Here it is inside the drum.
I may light a small batch of charcoal and put the plate over the basket to eliminate the remainder of the Teflon coating.
Thanks for looking.
Dave
Well, I came across some leftover stove rope and cement in the garage and figured it was time to fix it.
So I wirewheeled some of the loose stuff off
and applied another bead of the gasket cement
and put another layer of stove rope around the lip.
Had a bit of a problem where the ends came together but I figure out I can trim that later.
It's curing now but I'm hoping it will seal better.
Oh . . . and I also added some more holes to my deflector plate.
Here it is inside the drum.
I may light a small batch of charcoal and put the plate over the basket to eliminate the remainder of the Teflon coating.
Thanks for looking.
Dave
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